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Why Do So Many Women Believe They’re Controlled by the Moon?

For some, the answer is as much a biological given as allergies or aging. By Emma Alpern

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encounter Gayle Rankin Takes Center Stage After years of flirting with mainstream success, the character actress steps into the spotlight in Cabaret. By Emily Leibert
esther calling ‘Why Do I Panic When the Honeymoon Phase Is Over?’ Because you learned from your parents to bolt as soon as things get hard, Esther Perel tells this week’s “Esther Calling” listener. By Esther Perel

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15 Best Fisherman Sandals Even If You’re Not Catching Fish By Emilia Petrarca and Bianca Nieves
The 25 Best Hair Masks for the Softest Hair of Your Life By Erica Smith, Morgan Evans, and Bianca Nieves
A Courtside Wardrobe for Keeping Two Men By Brooke LaMantia
The Beauty Products Brooke DeVard Uses to the Last Drop By Akili King

we tried this We Tried H&M’s Designer Collaboration With Rokh While we loved the pieces, the sizing wasn’t our favorite for a collection that’s meant to be well tailored. By the Cut
beauty ‘As Young Actors, We’re Encouraged Not to Have Boundaries’ Lili Reinhart and Isabela Merced on the challenges of beauty standards, managing their mental health, and life in the public eye. By Asia Milia Ware

beauty By Asia Milia Ware Am I Full of Fake Botox? Leading NYC plastic surgeon Dr. David Shafer tells us how to watch out for counterfeit injections.

outdoor hobbies week Hike Clerb’s First Collection Is Here The nonprofit organization geared to finding a radical solution to the lack of diversity in the great outdoors teamed up with the North Face. By Shelby Ying Hyde
beauty In Defense of Annette Bening’s Face We need to re-evaluate our relationship with aging. By Valerie Monroe
do i need this? Do You Need JW Anderson and Uniqlo’s Latest Collection? I tested it out for you. By Cortne Bonilla

as told to She Was Fined Thousands of Dollars for Sleeping Outside A formerly unhoused woman just wants to get back on her feet, while a major Supreme Court case will determine if her fines stand. By Claire Lampen
encounter The Woman Who Ate Eric Adams for Breakfast Activist Olayemi Olurin channeled a whole city’s frustration to grill the mayor on morning radio. By Angelina Chapin

crime By Bindu Bansinath The Case Against the Mommy Vlogger Accused of Child Abuse In newly-released diaries, Ruby Franke called her children the “spawn of Satan” and details how she starved them as punishment.

career How to Write a Thank-You Email After a Job Interview You’re not actually thanking your interviewer; you’re continuing the conversation and strengthening the impression you made. By Alison Green

power All of the Allegations Against Diddy Five people have accused the rapper of sexual abuse in lawsuits, and now federal agents have raided the rapper’s homes. By Andrea González-Ramírez

personal finance What It’s Like to Plan Vacations for Billionaires A travel agent for the ultrawealthy on hacking restaurant reservations, getting last-minute tickets, and why yachts are the new hotels. By Charlotte Cowles

career Unless you live under a rock, you’ve seen Mindy Weiss’s work on your Instagram feed or your TV screen. Aside from the Kardashians, with whom she collaborates often, the Hollywood wedding and event planner’s long list of clients includes Paris Hilton, Serena Williams, Diana Ross, Nicole Richie, and the Biebers. Here’s how she gets it done.

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q&a A Memoir of Three Years in a Mental Hospital In her new book Committed, Suzanne Scanlon writes about being institutionalized in her youth and how she eventually got out. By Emily Gould
encounter The Brooklyn Power Throuple Making Space for a Baby Literary couple Daniel and Grace Lavery and their partner, Lily Woodruff, are all living and working full time in their Brooklyn apartment. podcast By Choire Sicha

health By Bindu Bansinath Do Weight-Loss Drugs Make Birth Control Less Effective? Patients have reported getting unexpectedly pregnant while taking drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro.

sex diaries The 69 Best Sex Diaries of All Time These are the diaries that blew up our group texts, inspired an internet conspiracy or two, and still make us blush all these years later. By the Cut

advice ‘Can I Get Over My Debilitating Social Anxiety?’ Forget the high stakes you’re imposing and try to focus on how nice it is simply to be in contact with another human being. By J.P. Brammer

astrology This Mercury Retrograde in Aries Will Be Peak Chaos And it starts today. Buckle up! By Aliza Kelly

the bigger picture When she launched Girls Run NYC in 2014, Jessie Zapo wanted to make it easier for women of all abilities to run “in fellowship with others”: “Our goal was to create a space where it didn’t feel scary, and you weren’t going to get left behind in the dust.” Now Girls Run NYC isn’t just a running club. For many of its members, it’s a support group.

relationships The Case for Marrying an Older Man A woman’s life is all work and little rest. An age gap relationship can help. By Grazie Sophia Christie
how i got this baby The Mom Racing to Diagnose Her Child’s Life-Threatening Food Allergies I was panicking, thinking, Is my next call to my husband going to be me telling him our baby died? By Kristen Mascia

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love Every Single Question We Have About Rupert Murdoch’s Fifth Wedding, Answered From the prenup to the ring to the guest list, here’s everything we were able to find out about the 93-year-old hopeless romantic’s June nuptials. By David Mack
dream date Nicholas Galitzine Is Not Your Average Heartthrob The actor can play himbo, Prince Charming, and Gen-Z queer icon — sometimes all at once. Now, he’s coming for moms. By Lauren Bans

culture By Tariro Mzezewa Anne Hathway Once Kissed 10 Men During a ‘Gross’ Audition She said in the early aughts, it was “normal” to be asked to make out with different actors to test for “chemistry.”

the internet The Cleanfluencers Who Declutter, Haul, Restock, Repeat Meet the content creators making a living by cleaning and reorganizing, one purse tower, acrylic plastic container, and egg organizer at a time. By Charlotte Barnett

cut covers Kacey Musgraves Comes Down to Earth The “Space Cowboy” singer got divorced, rebounded, quit weed — and she’s never felt so grounded. By Allison P. Davis

books Why Does Every Famous Woman Have a Book Club Now? Dakota Johnson is the latest celebrity to pivot to bookfluencer. By Emily Gould

celebrity Céline Dion Is ‘Learning to Live With’ Stiff-Person Syndrome She said she’s doing “athletic, physical, and vocal therapy” five days a week to help her live and sing with her condition. By Danielle Cohen
celebrity Tom Cruise Was Break-dancing at Victoria Beckham’s Birthday “People were absolutely dumbfounded,” according to the Daily Mail. By Olivia Craighead
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culture The Wiz Comes Home to Broadway And it’s queerer and funnier than ever. By Soraya Nadia McDonald
celebrity beauty encyclopedia An Encyclopedia of Celebrity Beauty Brands Please, I beg no more celebrity beauty brands. By Daise Bedolla, Kathleen Hou, and Erica Smith
parenting When Your Kid Is the Classroom Problem Child What would you do if your third-grader hit other kids, shoved his teachers, destroyed his classroom, and hid from everyone? By Anya Kamenetz
power The Women Who Run Harlem Major cultural institutions in the neighborhood are changing and more relevant than ever. By Najha Zigbi-Johnson
relationships The Case for Marrying an Older Man A woman’s life is all work and little rest. An age gap relationship can help. By Grazie Sophia Christie
royals Kate Middleton Wanted the Same Privacy I Had As a cancer survivor, I understand why the Princess of Wales tried to protect her diagnosis. By Sarah Weinman
power The Chaos Inside Diddy’s Harlem Charter School Parents were drawn in by Capital Prep’s celebrity connections and social justice curriculum. Instead, their children faced violence and dysfunction. By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
royals Getting to the Bottom of the Kate Middleton “November Photo” Theory Was the manipulated Mother’s Day photo actually taken last fall? I tried to find out. By Ellie Hall
health The Ozempic Pushers Some fat patients say doctors are pressuring them to take the miracle drug instead of listening to their immediate health concerns. By Angelina Chapin
parenting How Dr. Becky Professionalized Parenting Becky Kennedy popularized buzzwords like reparenting oneself and co-regulation — it’s made her the most influential parenting expert since Dr. Spock. By Kathryn Jezer-Morton
life after roe Alabama’s IVF Patients Are in Embryo Purgatory “This isn’t something that can wait until next year for me.” By Rae Nudson
royals The Royal Family’s Kate Middleton Crisis Her disappearance isn’t just a tabloid sensation. It’s a sign of the monarchy’s deepening instability. By Tanya Gold