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new yawk style Thank You, Dr. Zizmor The newest fashion trend in New York is — unironically, hyper-specifically — New York itself. By Stella Bugbee
profile Youn Yuh-jung Comes to America The actress’s heart-shattering performance in Minari is likely to get an Oscar nod. She’s been doing this too long to care. By E. Alex Jung
power Alexander Wang Off Duty The designer was famous for his partying. Now, he could become infamous. By Angelina Chapin and Matthew Schneier

the national interest

Change the voting rules so mobs aren’t needed again. By Jonathan Chait

trump taxes Criminal Investigation Into Trump Org Aimed at ‘Flipping’ Longtime CFO: Report The ex-president who speaks like a mob boss is reportedly being investigated like one. By Matt Stieb
qanon House Cancels Thursday Session After Warning of ‘Possible’ Militia Attack After Capitol Police told lawmakers of a potential attack on the complex by Trump supporters, the House wrapped up a Thursday vote on Wednesday night. By Matt Stieb
coronavirus Can Businesses Require Masks After States Lift Their Mandates? The end of most pandemic restrictions in Texas and Mississippi predict the challenges all states will face as reopening occurs this year. By Matt Stieb

Ronny Jackson Harassed Staff, Drank As WH Doctor: Report Jackson, who is now a Republican congressman, denied the scathing findings in the Pentagon inspector general’s report. By Nia Prater

stimulus checks Will We Get a Third Round of Stimulus Checks? The House has already approved Biden’s plan, which includes the third checks. If all goes well, the president should sign the bill by March 14. By Ed Kilgore

politics Will Trump Dump Pence If He Runs in 2024? There are reports Trump won’t forgive Pence his one moment of independence. A fresh start could also give us the spectacle of a Trump-Trump ticket. By Ed Kilgore

style

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen grew up to make New York’s most desirable clothes. But can even perfection survive the pandemic? By Matthew Schneier

second acts The Moment I Realized My Second Act Could Work Nasim Alikhani opened her first restaurant to rave reviews at the age of 59. By Charlotte Cowles
socializing in 2021 I Forgot How to Hang Out Why are our socially distant interactions so exhausting? By Katie Heaney
mfw fall 2021 Fashion Marches on in Milan From Prada to Valentino, Italian designers know what works. By Cathy Horyn

celebrity breakups Sounds Like Kim Is Keeping the Haunted Mansion Kim Kardashian’s divorce settlement with Kanye West may award her their minimalist Hidden Hills home. By Claire Lampen
fashion What’s This About André Leon Talley Maybe Being Evicted? What we know about the fashion editor’s ongoing lawsuit. By Andrew Nguyen
lunchtime buy The Best Eyeliner Pencil if You Love Basics From makeup artist Bobbi Brown. By Kathleen Hou

golden globes 2021

From Tina and Amy making it work to Jason Sudeikis doing … whatever he was doing. By Kathryn VanArendonk and Jackson McHenry

extremely offline Famous Non-Asshole Alec Baldwin Quits Twitter Again, Says It’s For Assholes Consider the source. By Chris Murphy
late night tv Fallon Takes a WandaVision Trip Through Late-Night History With Elizabeth Olsen Apparently Wanda isn’t the only person who turns to old TV as a coping mechanism. By Jen Chaney
operation varsity blues Lori Loughlin Spotted Sporting Varsity Blue in First Post-Prison Sighting She served two months for her role in the high-profile college-admissions scandal. By Chris Murphy
rent! rent! rent! The Highs and Lows of NYTW’s 25 Years of Rent Benefit A reunion special with extra new stars, as the 1996 musical reaches a milestone birthday. By Jackson McHenry, Chris Murphy, and Helen Shaw

the gold rush
Chadwick Boseman’s Wife Accepts Posthumous Golden Globe “He would say something beautiful, something inspiring, something that would amplify that little voice inside of all of us that tells you you can.” By Halle Kiefer

painless shopping 29 Ceramic Pieces From Black Artisans and Black-Owned Businesses Including a peace-sign-shaped vase, mugs with most unusual handles, and a catchall for tiny trinkets that’s inspired by 1970s-era swimming pools. By Dominique Pariso
gifts they might actually want The Best Gifts for Cyclists, According to Cyclists Thirty-six ideas that will delight cyclists of any skill level, whether they’re training to scale the Alps or just the hill around the corner. By Louis Cheslaw
strategist investigates Should You Buy a Pulse Oximeter? Doctors are using the devices to monitor COVID-19 patients. By Karen Iorio Adelson
dont dillydally 10 Things That’ll Almost Definitely Sell Out: From Boy Smells to Our Place Including candy-colored leggings from Strategist-favorite Entireworld. By The Editors
celebrity shopping What Author Jenny Han Can’t Live Without “This is the secret to movie-theater popcorn at home.” By Jenny Han and Lauren Ro

pod life

Is Brownstone Shared Housing a disruptive new housing solution or a neo-flophouse operator? It’s hard to say. By Jack Denton

the jab The Vaccine Selfie: Encouraged at Javits, Tolerated at Medgar Evers Don’t let the ‘no photography allowed’ signs confuse you. By Willy Blackmore
freebies Wait Long Enough and Almost Anything Shows Up on Facebook’s Buy Nothing Groups Are you decluttering, recluttering, or both? By Ivy Eisenberg
on tv First Pictures of the Original ‘Real World’ Loft, 2021 Edition Revisiting the apartment where things started getting real. By Willy Blackmore

streeteries Industry City Has the Biggest Streetery Yet How will they keep it warm? By Valeria Ricciulli
climate change Biden’s Climate Team Is a Bigger Deal for Cities Than Any Cabinet Appointment A little help for mayors who said they could reduce emissions themselves. By Alissa Walker
the group portrait Los Deliveristas Unidos, the Essential Workers of Takeout Organizing the delivery workers who keep much of the city fed. By Valeria Ricciulli

labor fights

Workers rally to keep Chinatown’s largest restaurant alive. By Chris Crowley

spinoffs New York’s Big Pizza Pivot Chefs and restaurateurs are launching virtual pizza parlors inside their existing restaurants and establishing new brands around their new pies. By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld
culinary school We Graduated Culinary School. Now What? Training to work in an industry in peril. By Rachel Sugar
back in business Iconic Greenwich Village Steakhouse Knickerbocker Bar & Grill Will Reopen Maybe as soon as the end of March. By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite
tributes RIP to David Mintz, the Inventor of Tofutti The so-called “P.T. Barnum of tofu” was a pioneer of plant-based capitalism. By Hugh Merwin

hot plate
What to Eat, Drink, and Stream Right Now Sublime Irish coffee, Gaia’s tomato sauce, Stanley Tucci eating his way through Italy, and more. By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

best of new york 101 Things We Hope to Eat Again Soon Celebrating restaurants at a time when they can use all the support they can get. By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite