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relationships Why Can’t Our Friendship Survive Your Baby? Nothing threatens adult relationships like when some friends have kids and others don’t. podcast By Allison P. Davis
theater The Final Sondheim The complete, from-beginning-to-end story of how Stephen Sondheim, David Ives, and Joe Mantello created the musical Here We Are. By Frank Rich
screen time The Decomposition of Rotten Tomatoes The most overrated metric in entertainment is erratic, reductive, and easily hacked — and yet has Hollywood in its grip. By Lane Brown

Intelligencer

labor

The Media Falls for Trump’s Labor Lies

His pro-worker spin has always been bogus. By Sarah Jones

republican debate Who Won (and Lost) the Second Republican Debate It was a good night for slick con men, and a bad one for everybody else. By Eric Levitz
republican presidential debate Republican Debate: 33 Things You Missed Amid a cacophony of interruptions, the fracas featured Mike Pence’s sex life, DeSantis vs. Trump, Vivek’s hair, Haley’s haymakers, and war on TikTok. By Intelligencer Staff
counterprogramming Trump Tells Autoworkers ‘I Don’t Care What You Get’ in Bizarre Non-Union Rally He went off about the danger of electric boat motors and told UAW members that they are not “picketing for the right thing.” By Matt Stieb

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Menendez Followed the Supreme Court’s Bribery Playbook And thanks to inaction by Congress, he might beat the case. By Ankush Khardori

politics Trump Might Lose Trump Tower After Scathing Court Ruling A judge found Trump and his two eldest sons liable for widespread business fraud, which could lead to the dissolution of his New York businesses. By Nia Prater

early and often The GOP Race Is Worth Covering Even If Trump Is Crushing It Defenders of democracy against Trump should give voters a chance to weigh in before declaring the race already over. By Ed Kilgore

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The Cut

mfw spring 2024

At Bottega, an Odyssey of Craft Evades the Real World

By Cathy Horyn

esther calling ‘I Don’t Know How to Advocate for Myself at Home or at Work’ It’s not that you can’t do this for yourself, Esther Perel tells this week’s caller, it’s that you’ve learned not to. Perhaps now you can un-learn. By Esther Perel
astrology Madame Clairevoyant: Horoscopes for the Week of September 25 A full moon in bold and fiery Aries on Friday calls for an act of bravery, a leap of faith. By Claire Comstock-Gay
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

astrology How Astrologers Track Planets to Explain Basically Anything Welcome to Astrology 2.0: Aspects. By Aliza Kelly
mysteries How Balmain Pulled Together a Show After Robbery More than 50 pieces were hijacked from a truck en route to the brand’s headquarters ahead of Paris Fashion Week. By Brooke LaMantia
fashion Inside the Closets of Fashion’s Most Obsessive A new book features retailer Carla Sozzani, costume designer Sandy Powell, and more on their collections. By Cathy Horyn

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Vulture

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The Last WGA Strike Recap

What’s in the deal and what’s next. By Bethy Squires

SNL’s Opera Man Sings What We’re All Thinking About the End of Game of Thrones

vulture sports Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce: Complete Dating Rumor Timeline “I am enjoying life and I sure as hell enjoyed this weekend,” Kelce said on his podcast. By Bethy Squires
theater review A Vintage Satire That Still Has Sting: Purlie Victorious Returns Ossie Davis’s plantation farce retains its wit and snap. By Sara Holdren
can we talk? SAG-AFTRA to Meet With AMPTP Monday “Several executives from AMPTP member companies will be in attendance,” the two parties said in a joint statement. By Bethy Squires
king of memes Smirking Kevin James Is Haunting Everyone’s Timelines Me reading an explainer about a meme: By Alejandra Gularte

vulture lists
Who’s the Hottest Villain in Star Wars History? Which Star Wars baddies are hotter than Mustafar and which might as well be Hoth? We ranked ’em all. By Carrie Wittmer

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Tube Girl Doesn’t Mind the Gasps By Kate Lindsay

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The Strategist

gifts they might actually want The Best Gifts for Coffee Lovers, According to Baristas and Coffee Roasters Appliances, gadgets, and beautiful objects for making and enjoying a better brew. By Emma Wartzman
best in class The Very Best Dog Food for Puppies Including food for large- and small-breed puppies as well as fresh and affordable options. By Liza Corsillo, Dominique Pariso, and Brenley Goertzen
gifts they might actually want The Best Gifts for Artists, According to Artists Including art supplies, a massage tool for getting the kinks out, and music to work to. By Liza Corsillo and Erin Schwartz
dont dillydally 9 Things That’ll Almost Definitely Sell Out: From Target to Tecovas Including Shake Shack–inspired huggies, coquette-core dog gear, and Nécessaire’s new body peel. By Dominique Pariso
micro sales 12 Things on Sale You’ll Actually Want to Buy: From Mansur Gavriel to Yamazaki Including a ladder for your clothes and our best all-foam firm mattress. By Sam Daly

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Curbed

the myth of trump

Trump Doesn’t Own the Most Expensive Apartment That’s Ever Existed in NYC

If a judge’s ruling stands, Trump, who committed fraud by exaggerating the value of his real estate, may even lose control of Trump Tower. By Kim Velsey

street view Light-Drenched Offices Fill the Shell of Domino Sugar A refinery with a dirty past, spotlessly reimagined. By Justin Davidson
great rooms It’s Giving Halston Evoking “the spirit of a bygone hedonism” in a sensible mid-century West Side co-op. By Wendy Goodman
shopping Beverly’s Is Making It Permanent Beverly Nguyen’s roaming homewares pop-up signed a lease at 27 Orchard. By Clio Chang

listings edit This Week’s Worth-it New York City Listings Featuring a bevy of really excellent lofts. By Nora DeLigter
developing Eric Adams’s Big Housing Plan Is 100 Small Ideas in a Trenchcoat A lot of them are good. But can he push them through neighborhood resistance? By Christopher Bonanos
the eavesdropper Listening In At News Corp A few hours after the news broke that Rupert Murdoch would be stepping down. By Adriane Quinlan

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Grub Street

the underground gourmet

Forget Whipped Cream — Where’s the Olive Oil?

A good idea has become ubiquitous.

outings Dave Portnoy’s Sausage Fest A rain-soaked afternoon eating pizza with the Stoolies. By Ezra Marcus
trendlet When Did Cabbage Get So Sexy? Chefs are wrapping it around all sorts of wonderful things. By Ella Quittner
the grub street diet Coolstuff.nyc’s Anna B. Albury Likes a Long Sunday Lunch “Dessert served as a great excuse to extend the afternoon into a round of dominoes.” By Alan Sytsma
the year i ate new york Greenpoint Versus Greenpoint Can a quickly changing neighborhood learn to coexist with itself? By Chelsea Peng

guides
33 Eating Adventures A summer itinerary for truly intrepid food lovers. By Alan Sytsma

the grub street diet Hua Hsu’s Grub Street Diet “It was a sheet of hash browns folded over cheese and bacon, resting on heirloom tomatoes and a fried egg.” By Alan Sytsma