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relationships Why Can’t Our Friendship Survive Your Baby? Nothing threatens adult relationships like when some friends have kids and others don’t. podcast By Allison P. Davis
theater The Final Sondheim The complete, from-beginning-to-end story of how Stephen Sondheim, David Ives, and Joe Mantello created the musical Here We Are. By Frank Rich
screen time The Decomposition of Rotten Tomatoes The most overrated metric in entertainment is erratic, reductive, and easily hacked — and yet has Hollywood in its grip. By Lane Brown

Intelligencer

the city politic

The Biggest Lesson of the Migrant Crisis

It’s not like New York hasn’t faced similar problems in the past. By Errol Louis

politics Menendez Keeps Bleeding Support From Top Democrats Bob Menendez entered a not guilty plea in federal court Wednesday as top Senate leaders are now calling for his resignation. By Nia Prater
politics Trump Might Lose Trump Tower After Scathing Court Ruling A judge found Trump and his two eldest sons liable for widespread business fraud, which could lead to the dissolution of his New York businesses. By Nia Prater
mayoral singles in your area The New York Post Is Going to Love Horny Bill de Blasio The tabloid has found a perfect lane of coverage in the former mayor’s dating life. By Matt Stieb

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Menendez Followed the Supreme Court’s Bribery Playbook And thanks to inaction by Congress, he might beat the case. By Ankush Khardori

games The Knicks Are Being Smart About the Future, and It’s Weird The long-dysfunctional franchise has, for once, gone about building a team the right way. By Will Leitch

uaw strike Biden’s UAW Rally Exposes the Bankruptcy of Trump’s Populism Biden walking the picket line while Trump addresses a nonunion auto plant perfectly illustrates their parties’ distinct approaches to labor issues. By Eric Levitz

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The Cut

mfw spring 2024

At Bottega, an Odyssey of Craft Evades the Real World

By Cathy Horyn

esther calling ‘I Don’t Know How to Advocate for Myself at Home or at Work’ It’s not that you can’t do this for yourself, Esther Perel tells this week’s caller, it’s that you’ve learned not to. Perhaps now you can un-learn. By Esther Perel
astrology Madame Clairevoyant: Horoscopes for the Week of September 25 A full moon in bold and fiery Aries on Friday calls for an act of bravery, a leap of faith. By Claire Comstock-Gay
both sides of a breakup Both Sides of a Breakup: She Started Sleeping With Her Boss Two exes explain why it ended. By Alyssa Shelasky

wga strike The Writers’ Strike Is Officially Over WGA leaders unanimously voted to approve a new three-year contract. By Tariro Mzezewa
sports! Taylor Swift Takes a Sudden Interest in Football Who doesn’t love a tight end? By Danielle Cohen
crime 1-Year-Old Died From Suspected Fentanyl Overdose at Day-Care The DEA and Mexican police arrested the husband of the center’s operator in Sinaloa. By Tariro Mzezewa

Vulture

the swift syllabus

A Swiftie’s Guide to Travis Kelce and Football

Really, he’s the Taylor Swift of tight ends. By Justin Curto

SNL’s Opera Man Sings What We’re All Thinking About the End of Game of Thrones

vulture 10x10 The Gambling Puzzle 26-Across, Ten Letters: #AsianBae taking off his shirt in Joy Ride, e.g. By Malaika Handa
vulture sports Travis Kelce Thought Taylor Swift Was ‘Ballsy’ For Coming to His Game And that’s all he’s saying on that. By Justin Curto
movie review There’s a Simple Enough Conceit in The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar A quaint, optimistically naive short kicks off Wes Anderson’s Roald Dahl film series. By Bilge Ebiri
the katy chronicles Kitty Purry Pounces Onto Peppa Pig As Ms. Leopard. Meow! By Jason P. Frank

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The 30 Best TV Shows on Netflix Right Now The Night Agent, Ballers, Squid Game, and more. By Brian Tallerico

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The Strategist

deal of the day This Personal Safety Alarm Is Just $21 Because it never hurts to be prepared. By Dominique Pariso
gifts they might actually want The Best Gifts for Knitters, According to Knitters Whether they’re beginners or serious crafters. By Katherine Gillespie
gifts they might actually want The Best Gifts for New Moms, According to New Moms As one new mom puts it, “Going forward, I’d be more inclined to get things for the mothers because you’ll get so much baby stuff.” By Lauren Ro
gifts they might actually want A Gift for Every Type of Sister She may steal your clothes, but you’ll steal the favorite sibling award. By Brenley Goertzen
gifts they might actually want An Advent Calendar for Every Type of Person Satiate your holiday anticipations with little sweet, savory, or just-for-fun treats. By Rachael Griffiths

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Curbed

street view

Light-Drenched Offices Fill the Shell of Domino Sugar

A refinery with a dirty past, spotlessly reimagined. By Justin Davidson

great rooms It’s Giving Halston Evoking “the spirit of a bygone hedonism” in a sensible mid-century West Side co-op. By Wendy Goodman
shopping Beverly’s Is Making It Permanent Beverly Nguyen’s roaming homewares pop-up signed a lease at 27 Orchard. By Clio Chang
listings edit This Week’s Worth-it New York City Listings Featuring a bevy of really excellent lofts. By Nora DeLigter

developing Eric Adams’s Big Housing Plan Is 100 Small Ideas in a Trenchcoat A lot of them are good. But can he push them through neighborhood resistance? By Christopher Bonanos
the eavesdropper Listening In At News Corp A few hours after the news broke that Rupert Murdoch would be stepping down. By Adriane Quinlan
look book The Look Book Goes to the Luar Fashion Show At a warehouse in Bushwick, Raul Lopez’s line closed out Fashion Week with a runway presentation, rooftop after-party, and performance by Doechii. By Kelsie Schrader and Jenna Milliner-Waddell

Grub Street

the underground gourmet

Forget Whipped Cream — Where’s the Olive Oil?

A good idea has become ubiquitous.

outings Dave Portnoy’s Sausage Fest A rain-soaked afternoon eating pizza with the Stoolies. By Ezra Marcus
trendlet When Did Cabbage Get So Sexy? Chefs are wrapping it around all sorts of wonderful things. By Ella Quittner
the grub street diet Coolstuff.nyc’s Anna B. Albury Likes a Long Sunday Lunch “Dessert served as a great excuse to extend the afternoon into a round of dominoes.” By Alan Sytsma
the year i ate new york Greenpoint Versus Greenpoint Can a quickly changing neighborhood learn to coexist with itself? By Chelsea Peng

guides
33 Eating Adventures A summer itinerary for truly intrepid food lovers. By Alan Sytsma

the grub street diet Hua Hsu’s Grub Street Diet “It was a sheet of hash browns folded over cheese and bacon, resting on heirloom tomatoes and a fried egg.” By Alan Sytsma

the year i ate new york Erté, Lichtenstein, and Pastrami BLTs An afternoon at New York’s premiere art gallery-slash-delicatessen By E. Alex Jung

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