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rabbit holes The New Light Is Bad Have you started to notice, too? By Tom Scocca
the dream-life calculator Can I Afford to Live Like This? We asked young New Yorkers about their dream futures. Then we calculated exactly how much each would cost.
the money game The Crypto Geniuses Who Vaporized a Trillion Dollars Everyone trusted the two guys at Three Arrows Capital. They knew what they were doing — right? By Jen Wieczner

the national interest

A paranoid party and its mobster president. By Jonathan Chait

smokepocalypse Canada Is on Fire. America Is Choking on Smoke. Is This the ‘New Abnormal’? We talked with forest-fire expert and journalist John Vaillant. By Robert Moor
early and often With Trump’s Indictment, the 2024 Republican Presidential Race Has Truly Begun After three major campaign launches the GOP field is finally set — and as always, the 45th president’s antics are a shadow hanging over the race. By Ed Kilgore
tremendous content The Craziest Details From the Trump Documents Indictment From boxes in the bathroom to papers strewn on the floor to exposing war plans on tape, Trump’s alleged behavior is shockingly messy even for him. By Margaret Hartmann

the national interest
Mike Pence Says Trump Can Commit All the Crimes He Wishes Enforcing the law would be “divisive.” By Jonathan Chait

liveblog Trump Kept Secret Docs in Mar-a-Lago Bathroom: Live Updates The feds unseal the indictment complete with pictures of the nation’s secrets splayed across his properties. By Intelligencer Staff

tremendous content Trump’s Diet Coke Valet Has Been Indicted In just a few short years, Trump’s personal aide Walt Nauta has gone from fetching sodas for the president to catching charges from the Feds. By Margaret Hartmann

model behavior

By Asia Milia Ware and Maya Allen

¡hola papi! ‘I Have a Big Crush, But She Has a Girlfriend’ It’s easy to romanticize trysts and chance encounters, but those do not a sturdy relationship make. By J.P. Brammer
encounter The Gospel of John In his first solo stand-up special, John Early savages our hackneyed millennial mores. By Matthew Schneier
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

why is your skin so good How Molly Sims Gets Her Skin So Good She believes dry skin equals old skin, so sign her up for anything hydrating. By Asia Milia Ware
parties! Charli XCX and More of the Bestest Party Pics of the Week We’ve rounded up the best party pics from the Tribeca Film Festival, Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic, and more. By Tiana Randall
father’s day It’s Not Too Late to Get Your Dad a Father’s Day Gift Stop procrastinating. By Bianca Nieves

movie review

This corporate fairy tale, directed by Eva Longoria, is resolutely feel-good in a way that starts to feel bad. By Alison Willmore

pride Megan Thee Stallion Had a Middle School Reunion at LA Pride Her old friend said Megan “always had” his back when they were kids. By Alejandra Gularte
jackpot How to Watch Every Indiana Jones Movie on Streaming Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Disney Launches. By Alejandra Gularte
it’s a clock Fellow Clock Enthusiast Flavor Flav Proves He’s the #1 Swiftie He experienced “Haunted” live, he won. By Alejandra Gularte
name change? Crypto.com Arena Is Keeping Its Name Despite the company shutting down its institutional exchange in the US. By Alejandra Gularte

vulture lists
A Guide to the (Surprisingly Big) Hasbro Cinematic Universe What does the ending of Transformers: Rise of Beasts mean for the toy company’s future movies? By Nick Allen

saw something said something Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Bankers Boxes Are Perfect for Moving Turns out they’re quite useful. By Dominique Pariso
steal my vacation I Spent a Week Scooting Around and Eating Scallops in Tasmania Near-empty beaches, impromptu tennis tournaments, and local wineries. By Rebecca Johnson and Chadner Navarro
best in class The 11 Very Best Vitamin-C Serums Including specific serums for dry, oily, and acne-prone skin. By Tembe Denton-Hurst
i keep seeing this The Next Noguchi Is a Basket Lamp Surveying the lampscape. By Lauren Ro
celebrity shopping What Jenny Lewis Can’t Live Without Including the mug she gifted Harry Styles when they toured together. By Katherine Gillespie

street view

Precisely reproducing its opening-day sheen. Next up: the Waldorf. By Justin Davidson

canada wildfires What New York Should Do Next Time There’s Smoke According to the experts, basically the exact opposite of what we did this time. By Adriane Quinlan
canada wildfires Learning to Live in the Smoke What six years of California’s worst wildfires, and two kids, have taught me about getting by. By Alissa Walker
best of new york The Best Butcher Shops in New York Including Carbone’s lamb-rack supplier. By Joshua David Stein

look book The Look Book Goes to the Yayoi Kusama Opening We stopped by the artist’s new exhibit at David Zwirner gallery. By Kelsie Schrader
canada wildfires It Was a Weird Day in New York There’s a wild, chaotic feeling that comes over us as a city when it seems like no one is in charge. By Emily Gould
getting around ‘It Wouldn’t Bring Back My Son, But Other Lives Would Be Saved’ For the third year in a row, the mothers behind Sammy’s Law are proposing that the state allow NYC to control its own speed limits. By Julianne Cuba

the grub street diet

“I can’t deprive myself.”

smokepocalypse New York Restaurants Are Shutting Down Until the Smoke Clears Some owners are opting to temporarily close, citing the safety of their staff as the main concern. By Chris Crowley
the underground gourmet Welcome to the Era of the Quickie Omakase A dozen courses in 25 minutes or less. By Tammie Teclemariam
awards Here Are the Winners of This Year’s James Beard Chef Awards The medallions were handed out amid a swirl of controversy. By Alan Sytsma
the grub street diet Heléne Yorke Believes Expiration Dates Are a Myth “I rolled the dice and toasted the rye.” By Zach Schiffman

rip
Local Pizza Legend Andrew Bellucci Has Died The chef collapsed in his restaurant last night. By Chris Crowley

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