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  1. performance review
    The Self-possession of Angela BassettShe has an unmatched ability to portray the interior complications and cultural reverberations of Black women’s anger — onscreen and off.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  2. life in pixels
    Who Is Still Inside the Metaverse?Searching for friends in Mark Zuckerberg’s deserted fantasyland.
    By Paul Murray
  3. workplaces
    Tom Sachs Promised a Fun CultThe sculptor likes to call his studio part of his art practice. Working there could often be scary.
    By Katy Schneider and Adriane Quinlan
  4. drawing conclusions
    ‘It’s Kind of Embarrassing’: Why Animators Are Unhappy With the OscarsTwo decades in, the Academy’s Best Animated Feature category isn’t living up to its promise.
    By Eric Vilas-Boas
  5. the year i ate new york
    Manhattan’s Super-Jail Is Already Swallowing Chinatown“We were open less than a year…”
    By E. Alex Jung
  6. feature
    A World Without MenThe women of South Korea’s 4B movement aren’t fighting the patriarchy — they’re leaving it behind entirely.
    By Anna Louie Sussman
  7. my two cents
    ‘I Inherited Millions From My Mother, and Everyone Knows’Most people probably aren’t thinking about your money — they just want to be there for you as you grieve.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  8. artificial intelligence
    You Are Not a ParrotAnd a chatbot is not a human. And a linguist named Emily M. Bender is very worried what will happen when we forget this.
    By Elizabeth Weil
  9. health
    Life After Food?A diabetes miracle drug has become an off-label appetite suppressant, changing the definition of being thin and what it takes to get there.
    By Matthew Schneier
  10. video games
    Hogwarts Legacy Is J.K. Rowling’s Legacy, Summed Up in a Dud of a GameThe feverishly anticipated Harry Potter video game can’t muster the fantasy escapism it so desperately wants.
    By Lewis Gordon
  11. street fights
    There’s a War Going on in Your Local Buy Nothing GroupBehind that free Ikea bookshelf, splinter groups are breaking away from the founders’ vision of a “gifting economy.”
    By Clio Chang
  12. feature
    ‘Call Me a Scammer to My Face’Madison Campbell is determined to get DIY rape kits into survivors’ hands, no matter who tells her it’s a bad idea.
    By Angelina Chapin and Katie Heaney
  13. encounter
    My Valentine’s Day Date With Bernie SandersThe senator railed against Über-capitalism, signed autographs, and ordered soup.
    By Bridget Read
  14. the algorithm
    A Love Letter to All My Exes’ Exes’ Instagram AccountsIf only I could “like” any of their posts.
    By Morgan Sullivan
  15. ohio train derailment
    What Is Going On in East Palestine, Ohio?Parsing the most reliable information circulating about the catastrophic train derailment.
    By Alissa Walker
  16. close reads
    The Last of Us Is Not a Video-Game AdaptationHBO turned the story into unmissable television. So why does it feel like something’s missing?
    By Andrea Long Chu
  17. media
    James O’Keefe Is on Paid Leave From Project VeritasThe organization’s board is considering removing O’Keefe from his leadership position, according to current and former employees.
    By Andrew Rice
  18. rich people stuff
    The Fleishman EffectIn a city of Rachels and Libbys, the FX show has some New York moms worried they’re the ones in trouble.
    By Caitlin Moscatello
  19. problem solving
    The New RulesHow to text, tip, ghost, host, and generally exist with others in society today.
  20. the industry
    The Documentary World’s Identity CrisisThe boom — or glut — in streaming documentaries has sparked a reckoning among filmmakers and their subjects.
    By Reeves Wiedeman
  21. screen time
    Why Does It Feel Like Amazon Is Making Itself Worse?The “everything store” has gotten junkier and more chaotic. But, for the company, it’s only good business.
    By John Herrman
  22. emergency discussion
    Velma and the Case of the Condescending RebootThree new TV revamps of varying quality offer a lesson in how to wield nostalgia responsibly.
    By Jen Chaney and Roxana Hadadi
  23. just asking questions
    Why the College Rankings Are Getting Less and Less RelevantFormer college president and longtime rankings critic Colin Diver on U.S. News & World Report’s moment of reckoning.
    By Benjamin Hart
  24. chinese democracy
    The Radical, Lonely, Suddenly Shocking Life of Wang JuntaoAfter half a century of resisting the Chinese Communist Party, a dissident confronts murder and espionage in Queens.
    By Christopher Beam
  25. just asking questions
    Will It Ever Snow in New York City Again?Talking with New York Metro Weather’s John Homenuk about our long meteorological dry spell.
    By Benjamin Hart
  26. crime
    Here’s Why Everything at Walgreens Is Suddenly Behind PlasticThe recent spike in shoplifting is both overblown and real. And almost everyone is profiting from it (including you).
    By James D. Walsh
  27. twitter
    Inside Elon’s ‘Extremely Hardcore’ TwitterTwitter’s staff spent years trying to protect the platform against impulsive, ranting billionaires — then one made himself the CEO.
    By Zoë Schiffer, Casey Newton, and Alex Heath
  28. close reads
    The Winners and Losers of Prince Harry’s SpareWinner: Stewie.
    By Devon Ivie
  29. my week with
    My Week With a No-Needles Lip FillerA self-described “thin-lipped woman” on a quest to make her lips fuller, rounder, and rosier.
    By Annie Hamilton
  30. beauty
    I Got Rid of My Buccal Fat Years Ago and Never Looked BackNo one noticed my cheeks after the 45-minute surgery that changed my face. And that’s exactly what I wanted.
    By Garrett Munce
  31. profile
    Allison Williams Comes AliveThe star of the already viral M3gan has made a career of subverting her own image.
    By Rachel Handler
  32. power
    Life After ParklandA shooting at their high school turned X González into an activist, a celebrity, a “survivor” — and the pressure almost killed them.
    By X González
  33. screen time
    Soon You’ll Be Able to Make Your Own Feature-Length Movie With AISome argue that AI is too derivative. But in Hollywood, shallow riffing on preexisting IP is a lucrative skill.
    By Lane Brown
  34. brooding
    Was ‘Adulting’ Actually Good for Us?If the self-help top-seller were written now, its lessons would look a lot different.
    By Kathryn Jezer-Morton
  35. the power trip
    Donald Trump’s Final CampaignInside his sad, lonely, thirsty, broken, basically pretend run for reelection. (Which isn’t to say he can’t win.)
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  36. early and often
    The Fall of the Progressive Boy KingSean McElwee formed a lucrative alliance with SBF. Then his patron went bust and he suffered his own scandal.
    By David Freedlander
  37. survey says
    The Best Podcasts of 2022, According to People Who Make PodcastsWe asked over 220 creators, producers, and hosts what they’ve been listening to.
    By Nicholas Quah
  38. the year of the nepo baby
    How a Nepo Baby Is BornHollywood has always loved the children of famous people. In 2022, the internet reduced them to two little words.
    By Nate Jones
  39. a long talk
    ‘If You Need to Throw Anyone Under the Bus, Let It Be Me’Kelli Giddish joined SVU in 2011 as Olivia Benson’s new partner. She departs a beloved figure in her own right.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  40. year in review
    The Best Sh*t Cut Editors Bought This YearGame changers.
    By Bianca Nieves
  41. sex diaries
    The 69 Best Sex DiariesThese are the diaries that blew up our group texts, inspired an internet conspiracy or two, and still make us blush all these years later.
    By the Cut
  42. stop the presses
    Just What Did the Times Walkout Change?Some employees have said they are ready to vote on a strike authorization as soon as tomorrow. Others worry this has all gone too far.
    By Shawn McCreesh
  43. reasons to love new york
    39 Reasons to Love New York Right NowEvery time it’s been confronted, New York has returned, more impossibly and unpredictably itself than ever, because we wanted it to.
    By The Editors
  44. the strategist holiday catalogue
    50 Teeny-Tiny GiftsSmall enough to fit in your hand, and all under $40.
    By Caroline Weaver
  45. remembrance
    Christine McVie’s Perfect VoiceShe was Fleetwood Mac’s most reliable songwriter, but the ache in her voice was just as important as her words.
    By Jen Chaney
  46. sbf: the virtue was the con
    What Does Sam Bankman-Fried Have to Say for Himself?An interview with the disgraced CEO.
    By Jen Wieczner
  47. strategist hive mind
    63 Holiday Shopping TipsHoliday-related proclamations and well-sourced recommendations from the Strategist’s staff and contributors.
  48. soho grifter
    Riding the Subway With Anna DelveyIn four-inch Manolos — to meet her parole officer.
    By Tahirah Hairston
  49. money
    How Michael Goguen Got ConnedHow one billionaire with a savior complex and a voracious sexual appetite got conned by his best friend, who saw him as the perfect mark.
    By Ken Silverstein
  50. the strategist holiday catalogue
    113 Carefully Selected, Unusually Special Gifts Under $50Including tinned eel, Elizabethan cuffs, and a borosilicate honey dipper.
    Edited by Louis Cheslaw and Jenna Milliner-Waddell
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