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she's acting here What Is Jessica Chastain Up To? An attempt to arrive at a grand unified theory of the Scenes From a Marriage actress, if physics allows for such a thing. By Jackson McHenry
rip Anne Saxelby Made New York a Better Place to Eat The food world is mourning her death and celebrating her outsize impact. By Chris Crowley
celebrity shopping What Drag Queen Katya Zamolodchikova Can’t Live Without “I’d rather wear shitty shoes and smell like heaven than smell like a dumpster in Louboutins.” By Katya Zamolodchikova and Chloe Anello

the national interest

This is extremely bad. By Jonathan Chait

nyc mayoral race Key Moments From the First New York City Mayoral Debate Highlights and noted insults from the first contest between Democratic front-runner Eric Adams and Republican long shot Curtis Sliwa. By Matt Stieb
voting rights Are Failed Voting-Rights Pushes Backfiring for Democrats? The party keeps trying to dramatize Republican obstruction of voting-rights legislation. But it is also drawing attention to its futility. By Ed Kilgore
brazil Bolsonaro Accused of Crimes Against Humanity Over COVID Response A report conducted by a Brazilian Senate panel found that Bolsonaro’s pandemic response was criminally negligent. By Matt Stieb

joe manchin
Is Manchin Considering Quitting the Democratic Party? The West Virginian wants to issue a credible threat to Democrats to increase his leverage in negotiations over Biden’s agenda. By Ed Kilgore

covid-19 FDA Approves ‘Mix-and-Match’ Boosters for All Vaccines Extra shots would be permitted for all who got J&J and many who got Moderna. The CDC is expected to sign off as soon as this week. By Nia Prater

in(tense) conversation

By Kathleen Walsh

why is your skin so good How Selena’s Christian Serratos Gets Her Skin So Good The actress once bought 20 bottles of her favorite body lotion. By Daise Bedolla
on the rise The Surreal Designer Making Extremely Freaky Footwear For Beate Karlsson, it’s Halloween all year long. By Andrew Nguyen
how i get it done How Raya’s Secret Weapon Gets It Done Ifeoma Ojukwu, VP of global membership for the private dating app, dedicated her career to building communities IRL. Now, she’s doing it online. By Andrea González-Ramírez

boo Have We Forgotten How to Do Halloween? It’s been a while. Here’s some advice. By Emilia Petrarca
power Paris Hilton Asks Congress to Crack Down on Reform Schools She lobbied lawmakers to draft a bill of rights for residents of congregate-care facilities. By Claire Lampen
terfs All the Fallout From Dave Chappelle’s Controversial Special Amid widespread backlash to transphobic jokes in his latest set, Netflix continues to stand behind the comedian. By Danielle Cohen

rebecca is a food critic now

Attention all hotties. By Rebecca Alter

last night on late night Meghan McCain is Still Using her Stylist from The View She says she was bullied off the show, but not away from its hair and makeup team. By Bethy Squires
dunes Dune Is Coming to HBO Max a Day Early It’ll appear on the streamer Thursday, October 21 at 6pm EST. By Bethy Squires
solidarity forever IATSE and AMPTP Reach a Deal, Which Members May Still Reject Monday’s strike has been averted, but the dust has yet to settle. By Bethy Squires
obits Ralph Carmichael, Composer for The Blob, Dead at 94 Carmichael wrote the themes to The Blob and My Mother the Car, as well as being the Father of Contemporary Christian Music. By Bethy Squires

vulture lists
Every Matt Damon Movie Performance, Ranked For nearly three decades, moviegoers have been rooting for Matt Damon. We take a closer look at the actor’s career. By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch

recommended by experts The Best Protein Powders, According to Nutritionists and Fitness Experts “I’ve recommended it to all of my clients, especially the ones with digestive troubles, and so far they’ve all enjoyed it too.” By Louis Cheslaw
the strategist This German Bleach Alternative Rids My White Shirts of Yellowish Haze The biodegradable cleaner works as well as chlorine bleach but is gentler on fabrics and color-safe. By Liza Corsillo
people’s choice The Best Weighted Blankets on Amazon, According to Hyperenthusiastic Reviewers “It does its job so well that sometimes it’s hard to get up in the morning and leave my cocoon of soft warmth!” By The Editors
this thing’s incredible Heattech Has Nothing on My Favorite $19 Set of Boys’ Thermals Thin enough to fit under jeans, warm enough to wear all winter. By Erin Schwartz
dont dillydally 11 Things That’ll Almost Definitely Sell Out: From Piecework to Pendleton Including a Día de los Muertos–inspired eye-shadow palette created in collaboration with Tapatío. By The Editors

the jab

And fewer than 100 people work there. By Caroline Spivack

developing A Lenape Tribe Finally Wrests Its Sacred Site Back From Developers Fighting back the latest threat to the Ramapough people. By Saki Knafo
just browsing Author Danielle Prescod’s Week in Zillow Saves “In New Orleans, I don’t have a car, so I’m always walking. That means I’ve gotten obsessed with certain buildings.” By Jenny Xie
skaters Have You Heard About This Green Bench? How a 300-pound steel skateboarding legend bounced all around and ended up in Tompkins Square Park. By Willy Blackmore

housing Should Landlords Be Required to Pay for Your Internet? A new bill promises to not pass the cost on to renters. By Caroline Spivack
great rooms A New Book Asks Artists, Designers and Writers: What Is Home for You? Excerpts from Charlotte Moss’s new book, ‘Home: A Celebration.’ By Wendy Goodman
furniture design The City’s Newest Design Gallery Is in a Chinatown Mall Superhouse Vitrine opens with an exhibition of Sean Gerstley’s ceramic furniture. By Diana Budds

reopening

When COVID arrived, Sofreh’s success didn’t matter.

vax mandate Here’s Another Reason to Be Happy In-N-Out Never Opened in New York The chain is at the center of another vaccine-mandate controversy. By Chris Crowley
autumnal things Apple-Picking Is Too Easy Is this really such a great use of our time? By Rachel Sugar
the grub street diet Brooklyn Net Joe Harris Misses His Mom’s Cheesecake “She ran a little catering business on the side.” By Chris Crowley
coming soon Here Comes Cafe Spaghetti Chef Sal Lamboglia is heading home to Brooklyn. By Alan Sytsma

profile
The Post-COVID, Post-Manhattan Plans of Keith McNally “I’ve nothing in the bank and need to earn money while I still can.” By Matthew Schneier

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