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a long talk Tom DeLonge Was Never Crazy The divisive front man on why Angels & Airwaves is still the future, dicking around with Blink-182, and finally getting vindication about UFOs. By Brady Gerber
rikers What Rikers Is Like, According to People Who Just Got Out “They’re not feeding people, there’s no water, no showers, no phone calls.” By Rebecca McCray
encounter You Don’t Know Amalia Ulman The enigmatic artist cast herself and her mother in her new movie, El Planeta, set in her hometown. She swears it’s fiction anyway. By Rachel Handler

the national interest

Republican senator once supported tying grants to reform; now he calls it “defunding the police.” By Jonathan Chait

vaccine mandates Vaccine Mandate for New York City Teachers Reinstated Teachers and school staff have until 5 p.m. Friday to get their first dose of a COVID vaccine, after a federal court denied an appeal. By Chas Danner
politics Pelosi Tells Progressives No, Democrats to Vote on Infrastructure First: Updates Siding with moderates, she tells Democrats they will vote on infrastructure first and get Biden’s agenda moving. By Ben Jacobs
rikers island ‘It’s Hard to Find the Words to Describe How Bad It Is Right Now on Rikers’ Legal Aid Society attorney Corey Stoughton shares her thoughts on the current crisis at Rikers Island. By Nia Prater

politics
Why Dentists Oppose Plan to Add Dental Coverage to Medicare Like physicians before them, dentists are against so-called “socialized medicine” — even though it will help fill their own pockets. By Ed Kilgore

wikileaks The 5 Biggest Takeaways From Yahoo’s Wild Assange Story Mike Pompeo really wanted to kidnap the WikiLeaks founder. By Benjamin Hart

politics Trump Hates Kemp So Much He Mock-Endorsed Stacey Abrams The “Trump Ticket” in Georgia has no gubernatorial challenger, and that’s driving the 45th president to distraction. By Ed Kilgore

power

By Camonghne Felix

finer things Gloves That Will Never Go Out of Style Camel gloves to wear with your camel coat this winter. By Emilia Petrarca
mfw spring 2022 At Milan Fashion Week, Marni Gets Emotional Marni’s creative director, Francesco Risso, showed clothes that moved, in a presentation unlike any other. By Cathy Horyn
how i get it done Tia Mowry’s Got It Figured Out You already know her as a beloved actress. But she’s also conquering wellness, the kitchen, and parenting with her quick fixes. By Asia Milia Ware

runway beauty Forget an ‘It’ Bag. How About ‘It’ Ears? Burberry’s hottest runway accessory. By Kathleen Hou
fashion Fendace: The Wife Swap of the Fashion World Versace and Fendi switched designers in an opulent, supermodel-studded show. By Andrew Nguyen
surprise surprise Guess Who’s Still Extremely Happy and in Love? These two, kissing again. By Danielle Cohen

the r. kelly trial

Eleven accusers testified at trial. These are their stories. By Victoria Bekiempis

bachelor nation The Bachelorette’s Clare Crawley and Dale Moss Call It Quits “For good this time.” By Charu Sinha
housewives institute bulletin There Is Nothing Wrong With Twinks, Meredith Between RHOSLC and RHOP, it’s a big moment for Housewives deploying the “ammunition argument.” By Brian Moylan
the law Britney Spears Responds to NYT Allegations, Calls for Jamie’s Immediate Removal After her attorney made a new filing, Britney responded to the doc on Instagram. By Claudia Rosenbaum
vulture lists Every Melissa McCarthy Movie, Ranked McCarthy hasn’t always found material worthy of her talents, but she always tackles it with gusto. By Will Leitch and Tim Grierson

snl
SNL Unveils a Brand-New Batch of Featured Players Aristotle Athari, James Austin Johnson, and Sarah Sherman (a.k.a. Sarah Squirm) are joining the cast. By Anne Victoria Clark

recommended by experts The Best Water Filter Pitchers, According to Experts Convenient, affordable, and sustainable ways to get healthy, great-tasting water at home. By Liza Corsillo
gifts they might actually want A Gift for Every Type of Mother-in-Law Even if you don’t know her very well, you always want to impress her. By The Editors
this thing’s incredible I Bought One, Then 2, Then 3 Pairs of These Butt-Flattering Jeans I have never, ever owned jeans that did not gap at the back, but these fit perfectly right out of the box. By Monica Heisey
gifts they might actually want The Best Gifts for Wine Lovers, According to Sommeliers and Winemakers Impress them, even if you don’t know the difference between Beaujolais and Lambrusco. By Emma Wartzman
painless shopping 29 Gifts Under $50 From Black-Owned Businesses Including a book for babies, a fresh-smelling candle, and a crisp bottle of Chardonnay. By Dominique Pariso

streeteries

Oh, no, nothing scary about that. By Choire Sicha

public space The Very Tiny Fight Over a Midtown Park’s Locked Garden Can one determined person continue to keep the public out of a public park? By Kim Velsey
on the market You Can Now Buy Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld’s “Dinner Party-Gate” House The Yale Law professors’ five-bedroom, five-bath New Haven home is listed for $1,080,000. By Irin Carmon
reopening Maybe Forcing City Workers Back to the Office Wasn’t the Best Idea Civil servants are now looking for new jobs en masse. By Caroline Spivack

great rooms An Artist’s Bed-Stuy House That Feels Like It’s in the Country Adrian Nivola found what he wanted. By Wendy Goodman
developing It Just Keeps Getting Worse for 432 Park A new lawsuit seems likely to spoil sales at the Billionaires’ Row tower. By Kim Velsey
election 2021 The Preelection Honeymoon of Eric Adams From Met Gala after-parties to Monaco. By Choire Sicha

the grub street diet

“Clubs are like, ‘Well, we heard a rapper talk about it so now this is $1,200 more than last week …’”

the dish Cadence’s Southern-Fried Lasagna Is a Vegan Masterpiece “I’m really proud of this dish,” says executive chef Shenarri Freeman. “It’s innovative and futuristic.” By Joshua David Stein
plant-based Are Vegetables Winning? From celery-root muffulettas to eggplant unagi, plant-based food is sweeping the city. By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite
food delivery What You Need to Know About NYC’s New Delivery-App Laws The City Council just passed a historic set of protections for delivery workers By Rachel Sugar
restaurant review Daniel Boulud’s Le Pavillon Is Everything You’d Expect But are we ready for it yet? By Adam Platt

reopening
Open Restaurants Saved My Business — Now It’s Under Fire The program has proven itself to be a transformative power for good. By Annie Shi

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