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learning Why Public Schools Shouldn’t Offer a Remote Option This Fall It’s bad for learning, it’s expensive, and it sends the wrong message about whether our schools are safe. By David Zweig
chinatown conversations What It’s Like to Work in Chinatown Right Now “I get looked at a little differently. I feel the stares on me.” By Cathy Erway
money Dispatches From the NFT Art Boom The artists, collectors, and sellers betting big on the blockchain. By Matthew Schneier

the national interest

Speak up for voting rights, and the antitrust exemption gets it. By Jonathan Chait

derek chauvin trial Chauvin Judge: Waters’s Comments Could Result in ‘Overturned’ Verdict on Appeal The judge said Maxine Waters’s statement that protestors must be “confrontational” could result in an overturned guilty verdict “down the road.” By Matt Stieb
joe biden If Biden Walks Away in 2024, He’ll Make History With the arguable exception of Calvin Coolidge, past presidents who didn’t run for a second term were following a one-term pledge or ran and lost. By Ed Kilgore
nyc mayoral race NYC Teachers’ Union Endorses Scott Stringer for Mayor The third-place candidate pulls in another key progressive endorsement as he hopes to consolidate the vote on the left against Andrew Yang. By Matt Stieb

capitol riot
Medical Examiner: Capitol Cop Brian Sicknick Died of Stroke The D.C. chief examiner’s ruling contradicts government statements, which said that the he died from injuries sustained during the insurrection. By Matt Stieb

roundup All U.S. Adults Can Get the COVID Vaccine. Now What? The country’s vaccine rollout has hit a major milestone, but expanding access and increasing demand in the next phase won’t be easy. By Chas Danner

crime Chauvin Trial Closing Arguments: ‘You Can Believe Your Eyes’ Prosecutors urged jurors to trust the video evidence, while the defense said Chauvin did not “purposefully” apply “unlawful force” on George Floyd. By Nia Prater and Margaret Hartmann

book excerpt

I remember her taste clearly because that was how my mother loved you, in subtle observations of what brought joy. By Michelle Zauner

fall/winter 2021 The Paradox at the Heart of Gucci x Balenciaga How the collection reasserted Gucci’s glamour. Plus: Celine cuts loose. By Cathy Horyn
how i get it done How a Sex-Tech Company CEO Gets It Done Lora Haddock DiCarlo is one of those execs who gets up at 4:30 a.m. By Amanda Arnold
astrology Madame Clairevoyant: Horoscopes for the Week of April 19 Taurus season starts this week! By Claire Comstock-Gay

culture Big Handsome Man Is Starring in a Musical Adam Driver is in Annette, which means I unfortunately have to watch it. By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
scent memories The Co-founders Who Are Addicted to Citrus Scents Talking to Christophe Cervasel and Sylvie Ganter, the husband-and-wife duo behind perfume house Atelier Cologne. By Erica Smith
collaboration station Colorful Socks From an Iconic British Designer Dame Zandra Rhodes teams up with Happy Socks. By Florence O'Connor

obits

His ascendance is pivotal to documenting the rise of Bad Boy Records, both before and after Biggie. By Shamira Ibrahim

the law R. Kelly Associate Pleads Guilty to Arson After Torching SUV Michael Williams was charged with setting a vehicle on fire outside the Florida residence of one of the singer’s accusers. By Halle Kiefer
adaptations NBC Developing a Guess Who? Show, But Don’t Call Your Goofiest-Looking Pals Yet Put that beret and carrot-colored goatee away: the adaptation is reportedly a game show. By Halle Kiefer
the very business we call show John Cameron Mitchell Pulls the Joe Exotic Mullet Wig Down From the Shelf The Shrill actor will star as the disgraced zoo owner across from Kate McKinnon’s Carole Baskin. By Halle Kiefer
(human) nature is healing Rolling Loud to Roll Into Miami With Travis Scott, Post Malone, A$AP Rocky Not to mention Megan Thee Stallion, Bobby Shmurda, Lil Uzi Vert… By Halle Kiefer

art
Dancing on Your Own (With 99 Other People) A temporary club for our in-between moment. By Devon Ivie

testing testing We Tested 78 (and Counting) Actually Kind of Stylish Fabric Face Masks We checked for fit, comfort, breathability, and how well they block droplets. By Liza Corsillo
painless shopping 15 In-Stock (Actually Nice-Looking) Inflatable Pools Including options for adults, kids, babies, and the whole family — and one that you don’t even need to blow up. By Dominique Pariso
natural hair week Strategist Chats: The Making of Natural-Hair Week Three Strategist writers and editors discuss how Natural-Hair Week came together. By The Editors
natural hair week The Best Hair Bonnets, According to Experts Including a minimal-looking one beloved by Strategist staffers and celebrities alike. By Tembe Denton-Hurst
celebrity shopping What Yoga Instructor Adriene Mishler Can’t Live Without “It’s nice to have a shoe I can wear for everything.” By Adriene Mishler and Arielle Avila

great rooms

Angel Ramos, Jake Mueser, and Frederick Castleberry are bespoke tailors and friends. By Wendy Goodman

design edit A Tarantula Stool, a Molded ‘Dragon’ Chair, and Other Things I Liked This Week Plus ceramic relics that comment on plastic waste and Memphis-y wall hooks. By Diana Budds
rendering judgment Lincoln Center Wants You to Lie Down on Its Plaza How comfortable will that plastic grass really be? By Christopher Bonanos
the unforgettable year What the Museum of 2020 May Look Like Curators and archivists on the items they’ve acquired from our pandemic year. By Diana Budds

crypto Does the Metaverse Need a Zoning Board? As new crypto investments flood online worlds, conflicts between virtual neighbors are on the rise. By Sophie Haigney
getting approved Overshareholders! Co-op Boards May Have to Disclose Why They’re Rejecting People They’re bracing for lawsuits. By Caroline Spivack
sports & money One More Thing Bernie Madoff Helped Ruin: The Mets Author Devin Gordon on Madoff’s effect on the Mets and their tortured fanbase. By Joe DeLessio

encounter

Alice Jun can’t wait to have you in her taproom. By Elissa Suh

the grub street diet Jason Concepcion Is Still Working Through His Early-Pandemic Pasta Purchase “I’ve always had an affinity for the cuisine of the Italians.” By Chris Crowley
chinatown conversations What It’s Like to Work in Chinatown Right Now “I get looked at a little differently. I feel the stares on me.” By Cathy Erway
summer of hedonism Confirmed: It Will Now Be the Summer of the Cosmopolitan “It’s such a democratic drink.” By Rachel Sugar
the job market Jobs Are Returning to New York’s Restaurants. Will Workers? “Everyone was saying, ‘Good luck. It’s been hell.’” By Chris Crowley

encounter
Pepper Teigen on Papaya Salad and Her New Cookbook A quick cooking lesson with Chrissy’s spice-loving mom. By Juliet Izon

best of new york 101 Things We Hope to Eat Again Soon Celebrating restaurants at a time when they can use all the support they can get. By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite