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album review We Weren’t Supposed to Hear Bo Burnham Like This Independent of the Netflix special, the songs of Inside feel strangely vital. By Craig Jenkins
life after warming Why 2021 Could Be California’s Worst Fire Season Ever The conditions are already set for eclipsing recent records — which themselves would have been unthinkable not long ago. By David Wallace-Wells
reopening Why It’s So Hard for Restaurants to Hire Workers Right Now A career waiter explains. By Mack Harden

the national interest

The legal crusade against affordable health care loses again. By Jonathan Chait

2021 mayoral race Eric Adams Volunteer Stabbed in the Bronx He was reportedly stabbed multiple times while canvassing for Adams, but survived. The motive for the attack is not yet clear. By Chas Danner
media Inside the Petty, Vindictive, Career-Ruining Infighting at NY1 Onscreen, NY1 seems like a happy family, but a lawsuit exposed the tumult behind the scenes. By Caitlin Moscatello
2021 mayoral race Garcia Is Taking Yang’s Help, But Not Returning It The mayoral candidates may be campaigning together, but only Yang has cross-endorsed, and Garcia says she just wants his “number twos.” By Chas Danner

juneteenth
America’s Hollow Embrace of Juneteenth How a commemoration of Black liberation became a favorite holiday of corporations and lawmakers. By Zak Cheney-Rice

the economy A World of High Wages and Cheap Burrito Bowls Is Possible Why better pay for some doesn’t necessarily mean more expensive goods for others. By Eric Levitz

the final days A Very Late Night With the Yangs The former front-runner and his wife vent about Eric Adams, the media, and much more. By Hunter Walker

astrology

It’s a busy astrological week: Mercury retrograde ends, Cancer season begins. By Claire Comstock-Gay

always shopping The Best Beauty Deals for Amazon Prime Day The best savings on devices, dry shampoo, skin care, and more. By the Cut
feature SuChin Pak Is Processing Everything The groundbreaking news anchor is still making sense of her MTV experience. By Kathleen Hou
encounter Things are Good on Planet Patti With her first big, earnest role under her belt, comedian Patti Harrison is now into “clean, acceptable” humor. Just kidding. By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz

sex diaries The Brooklyn Mom Disappointed by Her First Secret Date This week’s sex diary. By the Cut
livestream Watch the Prada Menswear S22 Show Enjoy! video By the Cut
mental health Building a World Where Black Folks Can Breathe Easier With her wellness space Black Girls Breathing, Jasmine Marie pledges to help millions of women on their mental-health journeys. By Mary Retta

media

Onscreen, NY1 seems like a happy family, but a lawsuit exposed the tumult behind the scenes. By Caitlin Moscatello

babies all the way down Nick Cannon One Ups Your Father’s Day With Fourth Baby In Less Than a Year Model Alyssa Scott posted a maternity photo of the pair to her Instagram Stories. By Halle Kiefer
class of 2021 Age 1,000 Years Instantly As Olivia Rodrigo Celebrates High-School Graduation At least college life is way less emotionally fraught, right? By Halle Kiefer
feeling good Nina Simone’s Granddaughter Defends Chloe Bailey’s Slinky ‘Feeling Good’ The singer performed as a part of ABC’s Together We Triumph Juneteenth special. By Halle Kiefer
dads Sitcom Dad Jamie Foxx to Stop Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! Happy Father’s Day? By Rebecca Alter

vulture lists
All 24 Pixar Movies, Ranked From Toy Story to Cars 3, and everything in between. By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch

prime day 2021 All of the Best Amazon Prime Day Deals (So Far) It’s day one, and there are hundreds of good deals. We found the best ones in every category. By The Editors
micro sales All of the Best Non-Amazon Prime Day Sales (So Far) From Brooklinen to Best Buy. By The Editors
prime day 2021 The Best Amazon Prime Day Furniture and Home-Décor Deals Actually good deals on stuff to zhuzh up every inch of your home, from the bedroom, to the office, to the backyard. By The Editors
prime day 2021 The Best Beauty Stuff (From Strategist-Approved Brands) on Sale for Prime Day All of the best beauty products from Amazon’s Prime Day sale in one place. By The Editors
prime day 2021 The Best Amazon Prime Day Deals for Kids and Babies Including baby monitors, art supplies, toys, and furniture for ages 0 to 12. By Liza Corsillo

cityscape

A 48-hour diary of a ten-acre park where everything in the city seems to be happening at once. By Daniel Arnold and Daniel Galicia

design edit A Mosaic Stool, Fiberglass Mezcal Cup, and Other Things I Liked This Week Plus, a London Design Biennale exhibit on the “archaeology” of 700 plastic spoons By Diana Budds
outside voices At a Washington Square Park Meeting, All of Greenwich Village Turned Up to Yell Not everyone made it inside; those who did raised their hands for an early park closing time. By Victoria Bekiempis
obituary The Hostel Has Closed on Nantucket The Star of the Sea — a cheap place to be — has been purchased and, yes, kicked the bucket. By Kim Velsey

listings edit We Unearthed the 37 Best Rent Deals in NYC Right Now This week, we found a few standout studios as well as pretty parlor-floor spaces with original woodwork. By Jenny Xie
garden state gallery Why, Exactly, Is the Pompidou Coming to Jersey City? With free rent and millions in funding, the French art museum actually has a lot to gain. Will Jersey City be able to say the same? By Zachary Small
restaurants Restaurants May Finally Get Relief From Grubhub and Uber’s Automatic Sign-ups Delivery services routinely add restaurants to their apps without asking them. Legislators want to make that illegal. By Kevin T. Dugan

the grub street diet

“All of your senses are alive …”

reopening The New Thrill of Old Restaurants New restaurants seem great! But that’s not what I want right now. By Alan Sytsma
summer of sundaes Fany Gerson Kicks Off a Summer of Sundaes at Fan-Fan Doughnuts Starting with a special cooked up with writer Nicole A. Taylor. By Chris Crowley
reopening Restaurants Are Struggling to Find Workers. Here’s Why. A career waiter explains. By Mack Harden
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 Over ‘Poison’ Milkshake Claims 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

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