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fashion Waking Up From the Nap Dress How the proudly personally privileged Nell Diamond convinced so many women to wear pajamas in public. By Matthew Schneier
the money game The Crash of Crypto’s Perpetual Wealth Machine The implosion of an audacious coin project has left the crypto world shaken, regulators fired up, and a lot of retail investors much poorer. By Kevin T. Dugan
encounter ‘What Would You Like to Know?’ An afternoon of pleasant negotiation with actor, stealth musician, and Taylor Swift muse Joe Alwyn. By Rachel Handler

encounter

Philosopher Olúfemi O. Táíwò’s new book reclaims the concept from elite power brokers. By Zak Cheney-Rice

what we know What We Know About the Buffalo Supermarket Attack The identities of the 13 victims of the white-supremacist terrorist attack were released late Sunday. By Chas Danner
early and often Pennsylvania Senate Candidate Fetterman Recovering From Stroke The lieutenant governor said he is feeling better and that doctors told him he will make a full recovery. By Chas Danner
the city politic Why the Brooklyn Democratic Party Is at War With Itself A fight over neighborhood patronage gigs has led to threats, insults, accusations, lawsuits, and an effort to oust the party’s first female boss. By Errol Louis

life after roe
The Anti-Abortion Christians Who Became Pro-Choice Why did we change our minds? By Sarah Jones

early and often Trump’s Hold on the GOP Won’t Loosen If His Candidates Fail His cult of personality can withstand a few botched endorsements. By Ross Barkan

2022 midterms Trump Endorses Mastriano in Pennsylvania Governor’s Race It’s a bit awkward, since the gubernatorial candidate’s “running mate,” Kathy Barnette, is threatening Trump’s Senate candidate Dr. Oz. By Ed Kilgore

astrology

By Claire Comstock-Gay

my two cents ‘I’m Getting Married and Having a Baby. How Should I Plan?’ There’s a lot you can do to prepare. Here’s where to start. By Charlotte Cowles
encounter The Second Coming of the Hipster Grifter In 2009, Kari Ferrell made headlines for duping men in Williamsburg. Now she’s ready to reenter the spotlight. By Bindu Bansinath
cut covers Sophie Turner Comes Into Her Own The Staircase star talks to Jessica Chastain about growing up with the whole world watching. By Lindsay Peoples

sex diaries The Woman Wondering If She’s Bisexual Enough to Come Out This week’s sex diary. By Alyssa Shelasky
culture At the New Museum, Faith Ringgold and Women in the Workforce Rebecca Traister, Kimberly Drew, Paola Ramos, and Isolde Brielmaier kicked off a new speaker series from the Cut and the New Museum. By Bindu Bansinath
fashion Grimes DJs the Apocalypse at Louis Vuitton A billowing metallic dress with a high neckline was a natural starting point for the silhouettes that followed: boxy, oversize, and sculptural. By Jessica Willis and Joanna Nikas

yikes

A time-traveling TV critic considers Steven Moffat’s strangely chintzy, tonally odd adaptation of the 2003 novel. By Kathryn VanArendonk

vulture guides
A Big Guide to Kendrick’s Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers Is it a double album? What’s Kodak Black doing here? And who is Mr. Morale? By Justin Curto

sunday circular 10 Things That Delighted Us Last Week: From Patagonia Baggies to Peanut Butter Including elevated hand sanitizer, a powerful poetry collection, and best-selling rolls from a cult-favorite bakery. By The Editors
best in class The Very Best Dash Cams Including options with 4K resolution and built-in GPS tracking — and even one that’s specially designed for a motorcycle. By Jordan Bowman
best in class 30 of the Very Best Vibrators According to sex experts, shop owners, and professional reviewers. By Dominique Pariso
recommended by experts The Best Products for Perimenopausal Skin, According to Dermatologists There’s more to this than moisturizers. By Monica Corcoran Harel
father’s day 2022 The Best Gifts for Dad (That Do Good, Too) One gadget provides clean drinking water to a child for an entire school year. By Ambar Pardilla

exhibitions

“Intervención/Intersección” celebrates creative kinship. By Diana Budds

boring news That Light in the Distance May Be an Oncoming Tesla Elon Musk’s new Vegas tunnel will, for the time being, alternate one-way traffic in two directions. By Alissa Walker
street view Finding a Future for Ukraine’s Destroyed Cities The country’s planners want to reclaim its independent identity and plan for life after Russian oil. By Justin Davidson
crypto Things Are Going Well in Bitcoin City A rendering arrives right on time. By Clio Chang

operators The Ugliest Divorce in Manhattan Real Estate HFZ’s luxury developers staked their futures on Bjarke Ingels’s High Line debut and lost everything. By James D. Walsh
developing The Trump International Hotel, Remembered by Yelp “It reeks.” By Clio Chang
look book The Look Book Goes to a Harlem Gospel Concert An afternoon of music and soul food at Glendale Baptist Church. By Kelsie Schrader and Jenna Milliner-Waddell

the grub street diet

“My ultimate fear in life is that I’m going to have a party and no one’s going to show up.”

the year i ate new york Opening Night at the Potato Palace Daniel Boulud’s latest restaurant, Le Gratin, is a low-key affair, for now. By Tammie Teclemariam
report The Fascinating Mystery of Anna Wintour’s ‘Go-to’ Lunch Can you even call this a salad? By Emilia Petrarca
lawsuits Mario Batali Acquitted in Boston Assault Trial The chef still faces a civil suit. By Rachel Sugar
commentary Nobody Wins When Cops Harass Fruit Vendors Outrage was sparked by the arrest of María Falcon, a street vendor who works in a Brooklyn subway station. By Chris Crowley

the underground gourmet
This 86-Year-Old Nonna Is Known As the Pasta Machine “During the pandemic, I’d drop off flour outside her door and she’d give me pasta. It was like a drug deal.” By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

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