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new yawk style Thank You, Dr. Zizmor The newest fashion trend in New York is — unironically, hyper-specifically — New York itself. By Stella Bugbee
profile Youn Yuh-jung Comes to America The actress’s heart-shattering performance in Minari is likely to get an Oscar nod. She’s been doing this too long to care. By E. Alex Jung
power Alexander Wang Off Duty The designer was famous for his partying. Now, he could become infamous. By Angelina Chapin and Matthew Schneier

the national interest

The fallacy of complete safety. By Jonathan Chait

the group portrait Working Wave After Wave at Elmhurst Hospital Approaching 365 days in the early epicenter of the pandemic. By Anna Silman
2020 hindsight David Shor on Why Trump Was Good for the GOP — and How Dems Can Win in 2022 The data scientist shares his latest theories on why Democrats lost Hispanic support in 2020 and what the party must do to avoid disaster in 2022. By Eric Levitz
politics Biden to Pull Neera Tanden’s Nomination Undone by mean tweets. By Ed Kilgore

obits
Civil-Rights Leader and D.C. Legend Vernon Jordan Dead at 85 He was the living link between the civil-rights movement and political and corporate elites for decades. By Ed Kilgore

jailbreak Japan Takes Custody of Carlos Ghosn’s Escape Masterminds U.S. special forces veteran and his son spirited the ex-Nissan CEO out of Tokyo while he was awaiting trial. By Eve Peyser

covid-19 The U.S. Vaccination Effort Is Speeding Up — Fast Supplies are booming, and the number of shots in arms is skyrocketing. By Paola Rosa-Aquino

second acts

“I was tumbling into love with a woman and I didn’t have any guideposts.” By Katie Heaney

socializing in 2021 I Forgot How to Hang Out Why are our socially distant interactions so exhausting? By Katie Heaney
mfw fall 2021 Fashion Marches on in Milan From Prada to Valentino, Italian designers know what works. By Cathy Horyn
second acts The Math Teacher Who Ran for Mayor At 68, Bettie Parker became the first woman elected mayor of her North Carolina town. By Katie Heaney

the cut podcast 30, Flirty, and Thriving On this week’s episode, embracing the Jenna Rink that has lived inside us since 2004. By the Cut
second acts What Can’t Shakira Do? Of course the wildly talented singer learned to skateboard in quarantine. By Katie Heaney
zine dreams Being a Rebel Girl Is Harder Than It Looks Moxie could benefit from a bit more nuance. By Lauren Leibowitz

golden globes 2021

From Tina and Amy making it work to Jason Sudeikis doing … whatever he was doing. By Kathryn VanArendonk and Jackson McHenry

vaccine watch All the Celebrities Who Have Received the COVID-19 Vaccine So wholesome. By Gabrielle Sanchez and Charlotte Walsh
agatha all along Witch-Disguised-As-an-Actress Kathryn Hahn Has Been Fostering Kittens Do you think Señor Scratchy is jealous? By Rebecca Alter
dungeons & daddies Hugh Grant Will Be Your Dungeons & Dragons Baddie Plus, It’s Sophia Lillis as someone named Doric. By Emily Palmer Heller
keeping up with the ex-royals Meghan Markle Knows a ‘Calculated Smear Campaign’ When She Sees One She’s being accused of bullying several royal staffers. By Devon Ivie

the gold rush
Chadwick Boseman’s Wife Accepts Posthumous Golden Globe “He would say something beautiful, something inspiring, something that would amplify that little voice inside of all of us that tells you you can.” By Halle Kiefer

not a professional. just crazy. Some of My Favorite Beauty Products Are on Sale at Dermstore From fancy, majorly effective Allies of Skin to TikTok-beloved Paula’s Choice. By Rio Viera-Newton
ask a cool person The Best CBD Gummies, According to Cool People Like their counterparts that are infused with vitamins, gummies infused with CBD are an easy way to incorporate the cannabinoid into a daily routine. By Dominique Pariso
painless shopping 11 Items That Give Proceeds to Organizations Supporting the AAPI Community From T-shirts to tote bags to skin-care products. By Chloe Anello
strategist investigates What You Need to Know About Double-Masking In the case of the new COVID variants, two masks are better than one. By Liza Corsillo
gifts they might actually want The Best Gifts for Coffee Lovers, According to Baristas and Coffee Roasters Including electric kettles, a professional-grade espresso machine, and a body scrub made with coffee grounds. By Maxine Builder, David Notis, and Louis Cheslaw

the jab

Don’t let the ‘no photography allowed’ signs confuse you. By Willy Blackmore

freebies Wait Long Enough and Almost Anything Shows Up on Facebook’s Buy Nothing Groups Are you decluttering, recluttering, or both? By Ivy Eisenberg
on tv First Pictures of the Original ‘Real World’ Loft, 2021 Edition Revisiting the apartment where things started getting real. By Willy Blackmore
look book The Look Book Goes to S&T Auto Body A Friday morning at the 46-year-old car-repair shop in the Bronx’s Little Italy. By Jane Starr Drinkard and Brock Colyar

streeteries Industry City Has the Biggest Streetery Yet How will they keep it warm? By Valeria Ricciulli
climate change Biden’s Climate Team Is a Bigger Deal for Cities Than Any Cabinet Appointment A little help for mayors who said they could reduce emissions themselves. By Alissa Walker
the group portrait Los Deliveristas Unidos, the Essential Workers of Takeout Organizing the delivery workers who keep much of the city fed. By Valeria Ricciulli

the grub street diet

“My pandemic paramour.” By Chris Crowley

spinoffs New York’s Big Pizza Pivot Chefs and restaurateurs are launching virtual pizza parlors inside their existing restaurants and establishing new brands around their new pies. By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld
culinary school We Graduated Culinary School. Now What? Training to work in an industry in peril. By Rachel Sugar
back in business Iconic Greenwich Village Steakhouse Knickerbocker Bar & Grill Will Reopen Maybe as soon as the end of March. By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite
tributes RIP to David Mintz, the Inventor of Tofutti The so-called “P.T. Barnum of tofu” was a pioneer of plant-based capitalism. By Hugh Merwin

hot plate
What to Eat, Drink, and Stream Right Now Sublime Irish coffee, Gaia’s tomato sauce, Stanley Tucci eating his way through Italy, and more. By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

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