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Trump’s Absurd ‘You Did It First’ Argument for Stealing the Election

No, the Mueller investigation is not like what Trump is doing now.

By Jonathan Chait

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The Queen’s Gambit Is the Forrest Gump of Chess

Its beautiful white heroine slips past the traumas of the era it depicts.

By Jane Hu

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Good-bye to MeMe’s Diner, a Restaurant That Instantly Felt Like Home

“When you experience hospitality from your chosen family, it can be revelatory.”

By Marian Bull

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David Dinkins, New York’s First and Only Black Mayor, Has Died at 93

Dinkins, who served as mayor from 1989 to 1993, was reportedly found at home in Lenox Hill on Monday and appears to have passed from natural causes.
U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Break Record for 14th Day in a Row

The surge in hospitalizations is just one indicator of the massive third wave in the U.S., where there have been 3 million new cases this month alone.
Biden Transition Begins After Trump Appointee Calls Him ‘Apparent Winner’

While Trump still hasn’t conceded, he indicated support for a federal agency’s decision to start the process of turning over the government.
Bad Bunny Tests Positive for COVID-19 After Skipping the AMAs

The musician had to miss his performance at Sunday’s American Music Awards.
Joe Biden’s Cabinet Begins to Take Shape

A running list of Biden’s announcements and reported picks as the incoming administration begins to name its top personnel.
‘All People’ Should Avoid Cruise Ships, CDC Warns

In case you needed a government agency to tell you.
Cops Bust 80-Person Party at a Sex Club in Queens

The illicit event was a swingers’ party organized by Caligula New York.
A Third COVID Vaccine Is Shown to Be Effective — and It’s Cheap

AstraZeneca and Oxford’s candidate is both affordable and easy to store, making it ideal for worldwide distribution.
Biden to Name Longtime Aide Antony Blinken as Secretary of State: Report

The reported appointments on Sunday suggest a return to the foreign policy vision of President Obama — and a turn away from Trump’s isolationism.
650 Bodies From NYC COVID Spring Are Still Being Held in Freezer Trucks: Report

A reminder of the horrific toll of the virus in New York City at the beginning of the pandemic, as infections surge across the nation.
Trump Campaign Distances Itself From Conspiracy-Minded Trump Lawyer

Sidney Powell took her conspiracism one step too far when she claimed that Republicans in Georgia were paid off to secure a Biden win.
Federal Judge Rebukes Trump’s Effort to Overturn Pennsylvania Election Results

In a scathing ruling, the judge said the Trump campaign was trying to “disenfranchise almost seven million voters.”
Senator Kelly Loeffler May Have COVID-19

The Georgia Republican is self-isolating after testing positive on Friday, though a second test on Saturday was inconclusive.
Will Trump Screw Up Republican Efforts To Hang Onto the Senate?

Most Republicans want to move on, and fear the crucial Georgia Senate runoffs will become a referendum on Trump’s efforts to contest his defeat.
Michigan Legislators Spurn Trump’s Bid to Overturn Election Results

The president summoned the state’s Republican legislative leaders to the White House. They didn’t tell him what he wanted to hear.
Donald Trump Jr. Has Tested Positive for COVID-19

Trump’s son is one of dozens of people linked to the president who have recently caught the virus.
Should Parking Snitches Get Riches?

A new bill would give New Yorkers a 25 percent cut of fines for tattling on illegally parked cars.
Georgia Certifies Biden Win As Republican Infighting Continues

It closes one more door on the 2020 election, but GOP infighting could get worse before the state’s crucial Senate runoffs.
Chait: There Was a Second Pro-Trump Conspiracy Hearing Thursday We Didn’t Even Notice

Trump has forgotten about his miracle drug, but Ron Johnson hasn’t.
Andrew Cuomo Just Won an Emmy for His COVID-19 Press Conferences

The International Emmys recognized him with the Founders Award.

12:43 A.M. David Dinkins, New York’s Only Black Mayor, Has Died at 93 Dinkins, who served as mayor from 1989 to 1993, was reportedly found at home in Lenox Hill on Monday and appears to have passed from natural causes.
Nov. 23, 2020 COVID Hospitalizations Break Record for 14th Day in a Row The surge in hospitalizations is just one indicator of the massive third wave in the U.S., where there have been 3 million new cases this month alone.
Nov. 23, 2020 Joe Biden’s Cabinet Begins to Take Shape A running list of Biden’s announcements and reported picks as the incoming administration begins to name its top personnel.
Nov. 23, 2020 Biden Transition Begins With Trump Appointee’s Blessing While Trump still hasn’t conceded, he indicated support for a federal agency’s decision to start the process of turning over the government.
Nov. 23, 2020 Biden to Nominate Janet Yellen for Treasury Secretary The 74-year-old labor economist would be the first female Treasury head in America’s history.
Nov. 23, 2020 Biden’s First Cabinet Picks Oppose Destroying World Order A brief update on President-elect Joe Biden and his confoundingly conventional daily activities.
Nov. 23, 2020 Trump’s Absurd ‘You Did It First’ Argument for His Coup No, the Mueller investigation is not like what Trump is doing now.
Nov. 23, 2020 Democrats Should Seek Quick Stimulus Compromise America’s vulnerable can’t wait two more months for relief. And half measures today don’t rule out further stimulus tomorrow.
Nov. 23, 2020 Thousands Will Suffer From Food Insecurity This Thanksgiving New data from the Brookings Institution shows persistent levels of food insecurity, just in time for the holidays.
Nov. 23, 2020 A Third COVID Vaccine Is Shown to Be Effective AstraZeneca and Oxford’s candidate is both affordable and easy to store, making it ideal for worldwide distribution.
Nov. 23, 2020 Biden to Name Antony Blinken as Secretary of State: Report The reported appointments on Sunday suggest a return to the foreign-policy vision of President Obama — and a turn away from Trump’s isolationism.
Nov. 22, 2020 Conspiracist Lawyer Lasts Just Days on Trump Legal Team Sidney Powell took her theorizing one step too far when she claimed that Republicans in Georgia were paid off to secure a Biden win.
Nov. 22, 2020 650 Bodies From NY COVID Spring Are Still in Freezer Trucks A reminder of the horrific toll of the virus in New York City at the beginning of the pandemic, as infections surge across the nation.
Nov. 21, 2020 Judge Rebukes Trump Effort to Overturn Pennsylvania Election In a scathing ruling, the judge said the Trump campaign was trying to “disenfranchise almost 7 million voters.”
Nov. 21, 2020 Senator Kelly Loeffler May Have COVID-19 The Georgia Republican is self-isolating after testing positive on Friday, though a second test on Saturday was inconclusive.
Nov. 21, 2020 Will Trump Screw Up Republican Efforts to Win the Senate? Most Republicans want to move on, and fear the crucial Georgia Senate runoffs will become a referendum on Trump’s efforts to contest his defeat.
Nov. 21, 2020 The Danger (and Ineptitude) of Trump’s Failed Coup While his maneuvers won’t prevent Joe Biden from taking office, they will serve several other purposes.
Nov. 20, 2020 Michigan Legislators Spurn Trump’s Bid to Overturn Election The president summoned the state’s Republican legislative leaders to the White House. They didn’t tell him what he wanted to hear.
Nov. 20, 2020 Donald Trump Jr. Has Tested Positive for COVID-19 Trump’s son is one of dozens of people linked to the president who have recently caught the virus.
Nov. 20, 2020 Here’s All the Transition Help Trump Is Denying Biden The president’s refusal to concede the election he lost has big consequences for everything from the pandemic to law enforcement.

Nov. 23, 2020 In Her Shoes: Jenna Lyons “The Woman Who Dresses America” discusses her new reality show, Stylish, on this week’s episode of the Cut’s limited-series podcast.
Nov. 23, 2020 Gucci’s Miniseries Had Major Ambitions Is fashion fit for the content-creation business?
Nov. 23, 2020 Nail Salons Are in Trouble They’ve lost half their business because of COVID-19.
Nov. 23, 2020 America, You Owe Me We have been patient, and America owes Black people whatever it has to give.
Nov. 23, 2020 The Perfumer Who Loves the Smell of His Cats’ Fur Catching up with Jérôme Di Marino, the nose behind Judith Leiber’s new, customizable fragrance.
Nov. 23, 2020 Looks Like the Aliens Dropped Something A helicopter pilot has found a mysterious metal structure in the wilderness of Utah.
Nov. 23, 2020 Your Boots Are Calling Remember boots?
Nov. 23, 2020 ‘All People’ Should Avoid Cruise Ships, CDC Warns In case you needed a government agency to tell you.
Nov. 23, 2020 Cops Bust 80-Person Party at a Sex Club in Queens The illicit event was a swingers’ party organized by Caligula New York.
Nov. 23, 2020 So When Exactly Will a COVID Vaccine Be Ready? Everything you need to know about the most promising candidates, how they’ll be distributed, and what happens after.
Nov. 23, 2020 Turns Out It’s Pretty Good: Fall Just shut up and enjoy the leaves.
Nov. 23, 2020 I Think About Carrie’s Farewell Dinner a Lot Why was it so lame?
Nov. 23, 2020 Ruth Wilson Takes On the Mother of All Evil “She’s a fairy godmother and a wicked witch,” says the actor on becoming the villainous Mrs. Coulter for HBO’s His Dark Materials adaptation.
Nov. 23, 2020 Eight New Yorkers on Partying During COVID “I’m aware that what we are doing is pretty stupid because we’re putting mad people at risk. For some reason, we still kept doing it.”
Nov. 23, 2020 New York Nightlife Never Stopped. It Just Moved Underground. After hours in the contagious city.
Nov. 23, 2020 How New York’s Night Owls Spend Their Days Now For these DJs, producers, bouncers, and performers, the show must go on.
Nov. 23, 2020 How Instagram’s Favorite Teen Comedian Gets It Done Talking to pandemic breakout star Elsa Majimbo about self-confidence, embracing the awkward, and newfound internet fame.
Nov. 22, 2020 Madame Clairevoyant: Horoscopes for the Week of November 23 Neptune retrograde ends this week, and things may start to feel more hopeful.
Nov. 22, 2020 The Dentist Trying Not to Think About Her Husband’s Affair This week’s sex diary.
Nov. 22, 2020 AOC Thinks Harry Styles Looks ‘Bomb’ in a Dress Let this be the final word on the matter.

1:49 A.M. Director From Lukas Gage’s Viral Audition Video Apologizes “While I can’t put the proverbial toothpaste back in the tube, I move forward from this incident a more empathetic man.”
Nov. 23, 2020 Below Deck Recap: Sleepwalking It’s the crew’s first beach picnic, and everyone’s setting themselves up for disappointment.
Nov. 23, 2020 Finding Forrester TV Series to Ask Who’s the Man Now, Dog NBC is working on an adaptation of the 2000 Gus Van Sant drama.
Nov. 23, 2020 Tiffany Pollard Shares Engagement on I Love New York Reunion HBIC: Head Bride In Charge.
Nov. 23, 2020 His Dark Materials Recap: Negative Capability There’s a good chance Mrs. Coulter may have committed some light blackmail.
Nov. 23, 2020 Gabrielle Union, Jemele Hill Are Working on Their New Money The comedy series is currently in development at Showtime.
Nov. 23, 2020 Jason Segel Raises the Good Buddy Bar in Our Friend Trailer Based on author Matthew Teague’s 2015 Esquire essay “The Friend.”
Nov. 23, 2020 The 40 Best Horror Movies on Hulu Right Now The Lodge, The Host, Interview With the Vampire, and more.
Nov. 23, 2020 Matt Berry Is Finally Bringing Steven Toast to America To quote Toast, “YESSSSS!!!”
Nov. 23, 2020 Every Major Grey’s Anatomy Character Return, Ranked From a sweet, shaggy dog to McDreamy on a beach.
Nov. 23, 2020 Jeopardy! Resumes Filming With Ken Jennings As Guest Host’ Future hosts will come from the show’s “family.”
Nov. 23, 2020 Megan Thee Stallion Can Do Better Than Good Good News is a grab bag, full of reasons to love Meg but also areas where she could use a little more refinement.
Nov. 23, 2020 Pharrell Does an Excellent Naomi Campbell Impression And gives away her beauty secret.
Nov. 23, 2020 Can We Leave Ron Howard Out of This? Seriously, that’s a real question.
Nov. 23, 2020 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way Recap In preparation for next week’s finale, we survey the mountains of issues these couples have caused because they can’t just use their words.
Nov. 23, 2020 Andrew Cuomo Threatens Ben Stiller During His Emmys Speech “I know where you live.”
Nov. 23, 2020 The Highs, Lows, and Exposed Noses of the 2020 AMAs A few big live performances couldn’t make the case that the AMAs needed to happen in person.
Nov. 23, 2020 Don’t Try Connell and Marianne’s Normal People Drinking Game You wouldn’t think the moody drama would make for a good drinking game … and you’d be wrong.
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Nov. 23, 2020 Bad Bunny Tests Positive for COVID-19 After Skipping AMAs The musician had to miss his performance at Sunday’s American Music Awards.

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Nov. 23, 2020 A Gift for Every Type of Dad (at Every Price Point) Including wine gadgets, razors, a nice notebook, a mesh watch, and a silver pen.
Nov. 23, 2020 All the Best (Early) Black Friday Deals on Amazon From beauty to tech.
Nov. 23, 2020 What Are the Best Ankle Boots for Women? “They’re comfortable and easy to wear at all times of day or night.”
Nov. 23, 2020 The Strategist’s Guide to Black Friday Your one-stop shop.
Nov. 23, 2020 The Amazon Coat’s Unlikely Collab and Other Developments From fur hoods to metallic shades to faux-shearling.
Nov. 23, 2020 Gifts For Every Kind of Outdoorsy Type The boots, phone case, and down bomber that will improve their next adventure
Nov. 23, 2020 All of the Best Beauty Black Friday Deals (So Far) From Amazon to Sephora.
Nov. 23, 2020 100 Extremely 2020 Gifts From DIY mushroom farms to fashion PPE.
Nov. 23, 2020 25 Best Grilling Gifts for Every Type of Grilling Enthusiast From the aspiring griller with no patio to the backyard pitmaster.
Nov. 23, 2020 If It’s Too Late, Send These E-Gift Cards Instead It’s not our best gift idea, but sometimes it’s the only option.
Nov. 23, 2020 What Brie Larson Can’t Live Without “We first heard about it from our 13-year-old neighbor, who gave us a hot tip.”
Nov. 23, 2020 Every Holiday Gift Guide from the Strategist — In One Place All of our best holiday gift ideas — what to get for the hard-to-shop-for, the best gifts under $25, plus expert recommendations.
Nov. 23, 2020 All the Best Black Friday Deals at Best Buy TVs, headphones, laptops, blenders, robot vacuums, and more.
Nov. 23, 2020 Are Aqueous Ozone Cleaners (Like O3Waterworks) Effective? Two experts tell us about the science behind these products that claim to sanitize simply by filling them with water.
Nov. 23, 2020 The Best Gifts for Doctors, According to Medical Pros Sleep aides and stress relievers for the overworked and underslept.
Nov. 23, 2020 The Orolay Coat Is 30 Percent Off, Just in Time for Winter An exclusive deal for readers of the Strategist.
Nov. 22, 2020 11 Products That Delighted Us Last Week on the Strategist Including sweatpants designed by Karla Welch, a Walter Isaacson–recommended book on Big Tech, and the towel Emma Chamberlain swears by.
Nov. 21, 2020 The Most Wanted Holiday Toys, According to Trend Forecasters We asked toy experts for the hottest toys of 2020.

Nov. 23, 2020 An Upper West Side Penthouse Spread Over 4 Floors The lower half of the 1,700-square-foot apartment used to be the operating room of a former hospital.
Nov. 23, 2020 Trump’s Lame-Duck Period Could Trigger an Eviction Crisis Just one more thing to worry about before January 20th.
Nov. 23, 2020 A Lounge in the Sky in the West Village How architect Alexander Gorlin turned a badly renovated studio into a sunny and starlit day-to-night home — with enough space for 30 Dutch soldiers.
Nov. 20, 2020 Dorothy Parker Honored With Building She’d Be Evicted From Builders seldom make passes at writers’ broke asses.
Nov. 20, 2020 Artist Shaun Leonardo Is the New Co-Director of Recess “For change to happen, folks have to move aside and actually allocate power to the people.”
Nov. 20, 2020 Should Parking Snitches Get Riches? A new bill would give New Yorkers a 25 percent cut of fines for tattling on illegally parked cars.
Nov. 20, 2020 Nobody Wants to Buy Trump’s D.C. Hotel No one wants to buy a hotel right now, and especially not this one.
Nov. 20, 2020 Norman Teague Invites You to Find Your Groove in His Tables The designer makes his mark by letting you make yours.
Nov. 20, 2020 Hideous? Perhaps. But It’s Time to Accept the Gaming Chair. “To invest in what you are actually doing — where you are actually sitting — might seem like capitulation but is also self-care.”
Nov. 20, 2020 What’s the Best Doormat? “They are, hands down, the coolest doormats you’ll find right now.”
Nov. 19, 2020 Curfews Alone Can’t Stop the Spread of COVID The virus doesn’t know what time of day it is.
Nov. 19, 2020 Anatomy of a Streetery: Rangoon It’s kinetic and inspired by Burmese design.
Nov. 19, 2020 We Unearthed the 60 Best Rent Deals in NYC Right Now A Fort Greene apartment with a splash of lemon-yellow, a $1,700 East Village spot with a strangely natural-looking spot for a Peloton, and more.
Nov. 19, 2020 Will You Someday Want to Live on Rikers Island? Once new jails rise elsewhere, the island could become a built-from-scratch neighborhood.
Nov. 19, 2020 Carrie Mae Weems Made a COVID PSA Now at Lincoln Center.
Nov. 18, 2020 A $899K Greenwich Village Loft and a Lovely Bay Ridge House Plus, spacious two-bedrooms in Lenox Hill and Morningside Heights.
Nov. 18, 2020 The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Is Just Fine In previous years, it was just as janky-looking till the lights went on.
Nov. 18, 2020 How Do You Chop 20 Stories Off a Too-Tall Building? The tower at 200 Amsterdam may have to come partway down.
Nov. 18, 2020 Nick DeMarco Imagines a Future in Which Plastic Comes Alive “It’s kind of like making the best of a bad situation.”
Nov. 18, 2020 The MTA’s Choice: Risk Spreading COVID or Lose Tons of Money Mostly empty trains allow safe distancing, and cost billions.

Nov. 23, 2020 Good-bye to MeMe’s Diner, a Restaurant That Felt Like Home “When you experience hospitality from your chosen family, it can be revelatory.”
Nov. 23, 2020 Don’t Call Yellow Rose Tex-Mex At the new East Village canteen, the vegan queso rivals the beef chili.
Nov. 20, 2020 Did It Have to Be This Way, Great British Baking Show? It’s Pâtisserie Week and it’s all just too much.
Nov. 20, 2020 Jason Stewart’s Grub Street Diet “I’m not particularly proud of it.”
Nov. 19, 2020 The Enormous Joy of the Tiny Thanksgiving It is not a celebration of abundance. It is a celebration of just enough.
Nov. 19, 2020 Winter Comes for New York’s Streeteries Our restaurant critic bundles up for the season ahead.
Nov. 18, 2020 The Grub Street Guide to Thanksgiving Takeout in NYC This year, take your turkey to-go.
Nov. 18, 2020 Can Pickle Rick Seltzer Cure Our Collective Malaise? Pickle-flavored seltzer is finally here. Is it any good?
Nov. 17, 2020 How Many New Ways Will Restaurant Owners Get Squeezed? Both restaurant workers and owners alike have had to deal with a steady drip of small, incremental changes.
Nov. 17, 2020 A New Mexican Deli Lands in Bushwick With Real-Deal Birria Andrés Tonatiuh Galindo Maria has opened Nene’s in the neighborhood where he grew up.
Nov. 17, 2020 The Case for Spending Thanksgiving Alone This year, and every year.
Nov. 16, 2020 Here’s Another Reminder to Stop Using Delivery Apps They prey on restaurants, but still can’t make money.
Nov. 16, 2020 Can Meal Kits Connect Us to Restaurants, and Each Other? Once-shunned, meal kits have taken on new importance in the age of coronavirus.
Nov. 13, 2020 Say Good-bye to Two More Vital New York Restaurants The Beatrice Inn and MeMe’s Diner will both close their doors soon.
Nov. 13, 2020 The Great British Baking Show Is Best When It’s Very British “Take me to a British lemon bog! Make me a preindustrial mutton-fat pudding with an entire rindy lemon in the middle of it!”
Nov. 13, 2020 Rafael Espinal’s Grub Street Diet “It was sweet and spicy and had the right amount of kick for the occasion.”
Nov. 12, 2020 How Taco Bell Turned Its Back on Indian Americans “I think it’s a huge mistake.”
Nov. 11, 2020 New York Will Imposes 10 p.m. Curfew on Bars and Restaurants Curbside takeout, without alcohol, can continue later.
Nov. 11, 2020 Alton Brown Apologizes for ‘Flippant’ Holocaust Tweets Twitter users quickly pointed out how insensitive the Food Network star’s comments were.
Nov. 11, 2020 Good-bye to the Lox Sherpa of New York City “It always felt like Sherpa really saw you.”

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