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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 inside game

The UAW doesn’t want his help, but he will need theirs against Trump, who sees an opportunity. By Gabriel Debenedetti

screen time The AI Chatbot Assistants Are Here. Do We Actually Want Them? Sometimes I just want to use my computer, not tell it what to do. By John Herrman
the discourse Cancel Culture Grows Up Have we figured out how to separate the repugnant from the merely unlucky? By Ryu Spaeth
early and often Trump Has a Real Problem With Wounded Vets General Mark Milley is but the latest to allege that Trump, as president, wanted injured service members hidden from view. By Margaret Hartmann

the money game
How the Fed Caught Wall Street Off Guard This Week The central bank did nothing at its much-watched meeting. Chaos ensued. By Kevin T. Dugan

politics The 5 Most Shocking Allegations in the Menendez Indictment Menendez has already rescinded his position as Senate Foreign Relations chair amid allegations that he took gold bars and wads of cash as bribes. By Matt Stieb and Benjamin Hart

the national interest Let’s Compare How Trump and Biden Treat Crooks on Their Side Republicans won’t admit it, but Biden is respecting DOJ independence. By Jonathan Chait

parenting

By Anya Kamenetz

zodiac seasons Your Guide to Libra Season Libra season brings an energy that’s sociable, harmonious, and fair-minded. By Claire Comstock-Gay
lfw spring 2024 At London Fashion Week, a Changing of the Guard Led by Daniel Lee, who hit “reset” with this latest Burberry collection. By Cathy Horyn
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

mfw spring 2024 Everybody is a Critic Gucci’s new designer Sabato De Sarno confronts a fashion consensus. But look closely. By Cathy Horyn
always shopping 18 Best Gift Ideas Under $50 That Are Actually Fun On a budget? No problem. By Harling Ross Anton and Kendall Becker
oh? Sophie Turner and Taylor Swift Went Out for Dinner Again What do you think they talked about? By Danielle Cohen

the algorithm

Hit Man, we hardly knew you. By Alison Willmore

up dog A Blonde Dares to Ask a Non Blonde What’s Going On? In Dolly Parton’s new cover featuring Linda Perry. By Alejandra Gularte
live 2 dance A Doll’s House Becomes a Dance House Starring Jessica Chastain and Jeremy Strong. By Alejandra Gularte
titular Expend4bles Is Feeling Expendable at the Box Office Projecting to earn less than the third film in the franchise during opening weekend. By Alejandra Gularte
rankings The Most Iconic Housewives Pets, Ranked Involvement in Shannon Beador’s DUI does not award you extra points. By Bethy Squires

now streaming
The 30 Best Movies on HBO and Max Right Now Boyz n the Hood, Gravity, The Iron Giant, and more. By Brian Tallerico

best in class The 13 Very Best Women’s Deodorants and Antiperspirants Including a lemony natural deodorant that contains live bacteria. By Tembe Denton-Hurst
gifts they might actually want 28 Gifts Under $5 (That You Can Buy on Amazon) Including food presents, dog toys, and self-care essentials. By Erin Schwartz
best in class The Very Best Portable Firepits For marshmallow roasting, meat-grilling, and everything in between. By Jeremy Rellosa
best in class The 16 Very Best Shampoos for Color-Treated Hair Including options for blondes, brunettes, and redheads. By Rachael Griffiths
announcements We Got Amy Sedaris to Answer Your Holiday Gifting Questions Tell us about your most-difficult-to-shop-for person, and Amy might help find a perfect present. By The Editors

shopping

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

look book The Look Book Goes to the Luar Fashion Show At a warehouse in Bushwick, Raul Lopez’s line closed out Fashion Week with a runway presentation, rooftop after-party, and performance by Doechii. By Kelsie Schrader and Jenna Milliner-Waddell
a truly terrific new york listing A Gramercy Park Apartment With Two Private Terraces (and a Key to the Park) The combined 11th-floor unit also comes with two kitchens. By Adriane Quinlan
new york jobs An Out-of-Work Prop Maker Will Build Your Bookshelves As the strikes continue, New York’s set decorators and prop makers are making the awkward adjustment to building real walls and houses. By Adriane Quinlan

the grub street diet

“Dessert served as a great excuse to extend the afternoon into a round of dominoes.”

the year i ate new york Greenpoint Versus Greenpoint Can a quickly changing neighborhood learn to coexist with itself? By Chelsea Peng
gallery The Off-Kilter Beauty of NYC’s Shabby, Singular Storefronts And the photographers who have made a life’s work of documenting them. gallery By Chris Crowley
report The Spanker of Shelter Island Residents and out-of-towners saw Marie Eiffel berate her bakery employees. But they were surprised when she was sued for human trafficking. By Ezra Marcus
the underground gourmet The City’s Best Injera Is in Greenpoint Bersi’s bread is fresh, supple, and dark with teff. By Tammie Teclemariam

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