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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

the national interest

The banality of “normal” American conservatism briefly surfaces. By Jonathan Chait

early and often Republicans Held an Impeachment Hearing and It Turned Into a Clown Show It started with star witnesses opposing Biden’s removal, and it got worse from there. By Ben Jacobs
early and often With Trump’s 2024 Rivals Out, Who’s Left on His Veep List? He’s reportedly looking for a woman who’s intensely loyal to the MAGA cause. This leaves some unsettling possibilities. By Ed Kilgore
politics What Would Actually Happen During a Government Shutdown Hundreds of thousands of federal employees would be furloughed and delays could pile up even more at U.S. airports. By Matt Stieb

the inside game
The Impeachment Prosecutor Turned Defender Dan Goldman went after Trump but says there’s no comparison to the ‘bald-faced lies’ against Biden. By Gabriel Debenedetti

politics John Fetterman Really, Really Wants Menendez to Resign The Pennsylvania senator has continued to call out his New Jersey colleague. By Nia Prater

trump books The Craziest Details From Cassidy Hutchinson’s Trump Book The former Trump White House aide says Rudy Giuliani groped her, Mark Meadows burned papers, and he admitted that a 2020 rally killed Herman Cain. By Matt Stieb and Margaret Hartmann

mfw spring 2024

By Cathy Horyn

style Versace Breathes New Life Into the Word ‘Icon’ With the help of Donatella and Anne Hathaway. By Hanna Flanagan
pfw spring 2024 At Paris Fashion Week, an Extraordinary Show (Finally) By contrast, The Row was rather drowsy. By Cathy Horyn
pfw spring 2024 At Paris Fashion Week, a Poverty of Imagination Designers need to stop pulling from the archives. By Cathy Horyn

obsessive tester The 20 Best Sex Gifts to Give (and Get) According to sex therapists and enthusiasts. By Brooke LaMantia and Kendall Becker
always shopping 22 Best Work Bags for Women Under $300 For those who are no longer “commuting” from their bed to their kitchen table. By Chinea Rodriguez and Lauren Adhav
pfw spring 2024 The Best Street Style From Paris Fashion Week See our favorite looks from outside the shows. By the Cut

feuds

You know you’re watching kwality reality TV when an on-camera feud ends with one sister calling the other a [bleep] witch. By Fran Hoepfner

commercial real estate An Outbreak of Streaming Ads Infects AMC+ At least it’ll be a little cheaper. By Savannah Salazar
hollywood on strike SAG Is ‘Ready’ to Take on Studios Next Heading back to the table on October 2. By Zoe Guy
epic fails Bandcamp Got Sold Again As its former owner, Epic, lays off 16 percent of staff. By Justin Curto
backstories Assembling Okern Reservation Dogs’ art department designed its fictional hometown to mirror the memories of its most important audience: the series’ cast and crew. By Roxana Hadadi

vulture lists
9 Great Audiobooks to Listen to This Month A new Stephen King book, a biography of a controversial tech titan, Leslie Jones’s memoir, and Matthew McConaughey reading a picture book. By Marshall Heyman

gifts they might actually want 50 Gifts Under $10 (That You Can Buy on Amazon) From gourmet snacks and drinks to baby gifts and kids’ gloves. By Jordan McMahon
your shopping cart What Strategist Readers Bought in September: Eye Cream and Crew-Neck T-shirts If this month’s purchases were a book title, it would be Muscles: How to Get Them (and How to Show Them Off). By The Editors
ask chris black Ask Chris Black: North Face Nuptse Alternatives — Since Everyone Has It Now? Plus non-frumpy cardigans and non-Blundstone boots. By Chris Black
best in class The Very Best Treadmills It’s the journey, not the destination. By Jeremy Rellosa
best in class The 14 Very Best Hair Ties Office-supply rubber bands are a nonstarter no matter your hair type. By Dominique Pariso

street fights

But there may still be hope for your bichon frise dressed as Oppenheimer. By Clio Chang

listings edit This Week’s Worth-it New York City Listings Some not-terrible finds in a terrible week. By Nora DeLigter
the business of brokering I Didn’t Know My Broker Was a Bot Renters hoping to meet Brook E. and Emily O. at that Greenpoint open house will be sorely disappointed. By Clio Chang
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

restaurant review

Our restaurant critic finds caviar, calamari and a Kardashian at Scott Sartiano’s Soho Italian joint.

the underground gourmet Forget Whipped Cream — Where’s the Olive Oil? A good idea has become ubiquitous. By Tammie Teclemariam
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

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