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relationships Why Can’t Our Friendship Survive Your Baby? Nothing threatens adult relationships like when some friends have kids and others don’t. podcast By Allison P. Davis
theater The Final Sondheim The complete, from-beginning-to-end story of how Stephen Sondheim, David Ives, and Joe Mantello created the musical Here We Are. By Frank Rich
screen time The Decomposition of Rotten Tomatoes The most overrated metric in entertainment is erratic, reductive, and easily hacked — and yet has Hollywood in its grip. By Lane Brown

Rupert Murdoch Surprisingly Steps Down As Head of Fox

It’s Lachlan’s time for the big job. By Benjamin Hart

early and often Cassidy Hutchinson Says Rudy Giuliani Groped Her During January 6 Rally Giuliani called the claims in the former Trump aide’s new book “totally absurd” and threatened to sue, but his finances may not allow it. By Margaret Hartmann
early and often Shutdown Nears As Trump Tells House GOP to Defund the Government Everything Kevin McCarthy does to placate right-wing hard-liners makes a deal even harder. Trump’s advice isn’t helping. By Ed Kilgore
the media How the Rupert Murdoch Family Drama Inspired Succession All the ways the Murdochs (and other real dysfunctional dynasties) mirror the Roys, from Fox News scandals to fake therapy to family score-settling. By Margaret Hartmann

life after roe
Trump Isn’t Moderating on Abortion, He’s Shifting Tactics By criticizing six-week state limits, Trump is acknowledging that abortion bans are unpopular and returning to incrementalism on the issue. By Ed Kilgore

the national interest ‘Biden or Bust’ Is a Risky Strategy to Save Democracy The unconvincing case for complacency. By Jonathan Chait

conservatism No, Democrats Aren’t to Blame for GOP Voters Loving Trump A myth that won’t die. By Eric Levitz

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I Asked 65 Teens How They Feel About Being Online

By Anya Kamenetz

review At London Fashion Week, a Changing of the Guard Led by Daniel Lee, who hit “reset” with this latest Burberry collection. By Cathy Horyn
parenting How Will We Cope When the Elder Care Crisis Comes for Us? And you thought you had it bad with the childcare situation. By Kathryn Jezer-Morton
both sides of a breakup Both Sides of a Breakup: She Started Sleeping With Her Boss Two exes explain why it ended. By Alyssa Shelasky

where did you get that? Where’d You Get Those Marc Jacobs Platforms, Kim Nguyen? The designer shares the story behind her $60 boots and her Ganni Collab. By Chinea Rodriguez
pda Does Halsey Have a New Boyfriend? The singer was spotted kissing actor Avan Jogia in L.A. By Tariro Mzezewa
personal finance Is ‘Scarcity Brain’ Making You Broke? Maybe. But here’s what you can do about it. By Charlotte Cowles

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Werner Herzog Turns the Lens on Himself

The filmmaker famous for bending the truth tries his hand at memoir. By Zak Cheney-Rice

SNL’s Opera Man Sings What We’re All Thinking About the End of Game of Thrones

the vampire ‘I Think Every Movie Is Political’ El Conde director Pablo Larraín on using satire to confront a real-life monster and finding inspiration in so-called “bad” movies. By Bilge Ebiri
videology Shakira Rides a Horse, Sings a Corrido With Fuerza Regida “El Jefe”? More like La Jefa. By Justin Curto
trial run FKA Twigs’s Sexual-Battery Trial Against Shia LaBeouf Delayed to 2024 Both sides agreed to push the November court date back almost a year. By Zoe Guy
ride on shooting star FLCL Will Never Die With Grunge and Shoegaze, the anime franchise embraces its IP era. By Eric Vilas-Boas

art
A 19th Century Masterpiece That Scandalizes Still Manet’s Olympia, now on view at the Met, remains as disturbing as ever. By Jerry Saltz

chat room
Allison Russell’s ‘Open Letter to White Supremacy’ By Justin Curto

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deal of the day Our Favorite, Celebrity-Approved Sound Machine Is on Sale for $32 It’s beloved by Eva Mendes and Samantha Irby. By Lauren Ro
best in class The 6 Very Best Knife Sharpeners Knowing how to maintain your knives is as important as knowing which knife to buy in the first place. By Chris Stokel-Walker
gifts they might actually want The Best Gifts for 6-Month-Olds, According to Experts Books, toys, and other gifts that encourage sensory exploration, motor skill development, and cause and effect in 6-month-olds. By Lauren Ro
best in class The Very Best Men’s Long-Sleeved T-shirts Including an under-$10 classic, lightweight slub cotton, and one made of hemp that “calls to mind a well-loved vintage tee.” By Arielle Avila
best in class The Very Best Electric Foot Massagers We talked to athletes, podiatrists, physical therapists, and people with tired feet to find the best electric foot massagers you can buy online. By Kitty Guo and Liza Corsillo

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The Look Book Goes to the Luar Fashion Show

At a warehouse in Bushwick, Raul Lopez’s line closed out Fashion Week with a runway presentation, rooftop after-party, and performance by Doechii. gallery By Kelsie Schrader and Jenna Milliner-Waddell

a truly terrific new york listing A Gramercy Park Apartment With Two Private Terraces (and a Key to the Park) The combined 11th-floor unit also comes with two kitchens. By Adriane Quinlan
new york jobs An Out-of-Work Prop Maker Will Build Your Bookshelves As the strikes continue, New York’s set decorators and prop makers are making the awkward adjustment to building real walls and houses. By Adriane Quinlan
openings Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake’s ‘Golf-Infused’ Midtown Bar An entire block filled with golf simulators and New York’s largest indoor TV. By Clio Chang

street view Louis Armstrong’s Wonderful World Was in Queens A museum to a cultural legend emphasizes his unpretentious life at home. By Justin Davidson
great rooms Donald Judd’s Soho In His Own Words The story behind 101 Spring Street. By Wendy Goodman
the rent is too damn high Zombie Renovations Are Coming Landlords are claiming that work completed decades ago is grounds to take a building out of rent regulation. What’s a tenant supposed to do? By Clio Chang

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Grub Street

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Greenpoint Versus Greenpoint

Can a quickly changing neighborhood learn to coexist with itself?

gallery The Off-Kilter Beauty of NYC’s Shabby, Singular Storefronts And the photographers who have made a life’s work of documenting them. gallery By Chris Crowley
report The Spanker of Shelter Island Residents and out-of-towners saw Marie Eiffel berate her bakery employees. But they were surprised when she was sued for human trafficking. By Ezra Marcus
the underground gourmet The City’s Best Injera Is in Greenpoint Bersi’s bread is fresh, supple, and dark with teff. By Tammie Teclemariam
openings The Original Scarr’s Pizza Is Now a Sushi Counter Sushi Oku opened this weekend. Good luck getting a seat. By Tammie Teclemariam

guides
33 Eating Adventures A summer itinerary for truly intrepid food lovers. By Alan Sytsma

the grub street diet Hua Hsu’s Grub Street Diet “It was a sheet of hash browns folded over cheese and bacon, resting on heirloom tomatoes and a fried egg.” By Alan Sytsma