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Is TikTok Actually Getting Banned? Live Updates

The Supreme Court upheld the law that will force the ban come Sunday. By Intelligencer Staff

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The Cut

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What Does Astrology Have to Say About Inauguration Day?

By Aliza Kelly

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celebrity Timothée Chalamet Is a Purse Guy Now He signed autographs in Paris wearing a teeny-tiny Chanel bag. By Danielle Cohen

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What If We Took a Year Off From Kvetching About the Oscars?

The 2025 ceremony seems like it will go on as scheduled. How should it address the tragedy in its own backyard? By Nate Jones

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

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women’s accessories The Best Hoops, According to People Whose Taste We Trust Including sculptural silver and diamonds “so subtle you’ll do a double take.” By Ambar Pardilla
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Curbed

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Anne Bass’s Palatial Fifth Avenue Co-op Has Sold for $54 Million

The philanthropist and arts patron used the 8-bedroom apartment for entertaining. The buyer was a trust. By Kim Velsey

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Grub Street

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Henry Alford’s Grub Street Diet

“I’ll suprême a grapefruit until it looks naked and afraid.”

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