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sin city Las Vegas Is Back, But I’m Not What it’s like to return to normalcy when everyone else is already there. By Eve Peyser
q&a Welcome to ‘The Church of Ziwe’ The comedian on her new show, getting into character, and her plans for world domination. By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
ideas The Delusions of the Radical Centrist Why Michael Lind’s iconoclastic brand of populist politics fails to convince. By Eric Levitz

the national interest

Rand Paul gets a little too honest about his beliefs. By Jonathan Chait

the city politic Tali Farhadian Weinstein Donated $8.2 Million to Her Own Campaign Her personal contributions dwarf the millions she’d raised from Wall Street mega-donors. By James D. Walsh
explainer What We Know About the Dangerous COVID B.1.617.2 Delta Variant The more transmissible strain, originally discovered in India, has now spread to more than 60 countries. It could soon become dominant in the U.S. By Chas Danner and Paola Rosa-Aquino
pivot Why the CEO-Worker Pay Gap Is Wider Than Ever A clubby corporate atmosphere is a major contributing cause. By Intelligencer Staff

games
This Is the Biggest Challenge of Kevin Durant’s Career If he can manage to defeat the Bucks (almost) singlehandedly, he may even quiet some of the haters. By Will Leitch

politics With a Week to Go, Eric Adams Turns Fire on Kathryn Garcia After slugging it out with Andrew Yang for No. 1, the frontrunner finds a new nemesis. By Nia Prater

2021 elections Virginia Is in for a Close, Expensive Governor’s Race Terry McAuliffe has an edge, as Virginia has been trending blue. But the “businessman outsider” Glenn Youngkin has the money to keep it tight. By Ed Kilgore

review

The brand just released its first collection. By Cathy Horyn

finer things Life’s a Beach Bring summer with you wherever you go. By Emilia Petrarca
how i get it done Rebecca Minkoff Wrote Her New Book in the Bathroom It “has double doors that the kids can’t kick through.” By Emilia Petrarca
astrology Madame Clairevoyant: Horoscopes for the Week of June 14 Saturn and Uranus are squaring off, and there’s sure to be tension. By Claire Comstock-Gay

swellness Is Lip Balm Actually Bad for Dry, Chapped Lips? Turns out, there’s some truth to the rumors. By Daniela Morosini
ask a boss ‘I’m Afraid I’m Terrible at My New Job’ A lot of jobs take around six months to even start feeling comfortable. And that’s just feeling comfortable, not mastering the role. By Alison Green
encounter How Melissa Barrera Came Full Circle In the Heights took its star back to where she first found the inspiration to pursue her dreams. By Monica Castillo

role call

“You want to be acknowledged for the work that you’re putting in, but I was never really a TMZ person.” By Ilana Kaplan

funny people An Intermediate’s Guide to Conner O’Malley It’s gonna get weird. By Pablo Goldstein
prequels A Beauty and the Beast Prequel, Beauty and the Beast, Green-lit at Disney+ The “limited musical series” stars Josh Gad and Luke Evans as LeFou and Gaston. By Zoe Haylock
real news Zoë Kravitz Is Sending Channing Tatum to Pussy Island We have a feeling he already knows his way around the place. By Rebecca Alter
hot pod Apple Podcasts Subscriptions Is Here, If You Want It Can the company get casual listeners to open up their wallets? By Nicholas Quah

tv review
Kevin Can F**k Himself Effectively F**ks With TV Convention The Annie Murphy–starring AMC series flips the bird at the trope of the beleaguered sitcom wife and everything she represents. By Jen Chaney

micro sales 9 Things on Sale You’ll Actually Want to Buy: From Apple to Reebok Including some sporty sandals for you and a smart speaker for dad. By The Editors
deal of the day This Reversible Linen Quilt From West Elm Is Half Off It’s almost as though you’re getting two quilts in one — and now that it’s 50 percent off, you could say one of those quilts is free. By The Editors
father’s day 2021 The Best Food Gifts for Every Type of Dad From porterhouse steaks to Maryland crab cakes to New York cheesecake. By Lauren Ro and Leah Muncy
father’s day 2021 The Best Father’s Day Gifts for Every Type of Dad Whether your dad loves golf, wine, traveling, or the dog, we’ve got a gift for him. By The Editors
father’s day 2021 The Best Father’s Day Gifts for New Dads Make their first Father’s Day one to remember. By The Editors

sales

The Eleven Madison Park Chef is moving to lower Fifth Avenue. By Kim Velsey

great rooms Halloween Director David Gordon Green’s Kubrick-Inspired NYC Loft A high-tech space odyssey. By Wendy Goodman
real estate New York’s Best Aperkments The free Park Avenue mansions and Cobble Hill brownstones used to lure the city’s top ministers, private-school heads, and museum directors. By Matthew Sedacca
good fences Spotlighting Flushing’s Ubiquitous Stainless-Steel Fences Artist Anne Wu reflects on an immigrant aesthetic at the Shed. By Diana Budds

neighborhoods Going Back to the Office Means Long Island City’s Rent Deals Are Over Long Island City rents are sharply on the rise as white collar workers flood back into the city. They’re up 5.82 percent in May over April. By Kim Velsey
listings edit We Unearthed the 31 Best Rent Deals in NYC Right Now Our hunt this week surfaced quite a few very nice duplexes, including some for around $2,500 and a rare Midtown East retreat with 27-foot ceilings. By Jenny Xie
didn’t see this one coming Eric Adams Gave a Tour of His Apartment; Everyone’s Still Asking Where He Lives It’s a lived-in apartment. That much is clear. By Christopher Bonanos

q&a

“I feel like the scene today is a baker’s paradise.”

tours A New Food Crawl Was Designed to Help Queens Mom-and-Pops Launched by an Elmhurst native, Homecoming also fundraises for food insecure New Yorkers. By Emma Orlow
lawsuits Shake Shack Manager Sues Cops Who Said His Store ‘Poisoned’ Their Milkshakes According to his defamation lawsuit, he was held for several hours after a hospital found the officers had not ingested any toxins. By Chris Crowley
edouardo jordan What You Need to Know About the Allegations Against Star Chef Edouardo Jordan According to a Seattle Times report, 15 women have accused the chef of sexual misconduct By Rachel Sugar
reopening The Behind-the-Scenes Chefs Who Saved Their Restaurants Now what happens as the pandemic ends? By Mahira Rivers

the grub street diet
Casey Wilson’s Grub Street Diet “No one loves that about me, but it’s my truth.” By Alyssa Shelasky

where to eat 66 of the Best New (or Newly Relevant) Places to Eat Here’s your official summer 2021 restaurant guide. By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld