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school shootings School-Shooting Survivors Bare Their Scars and Bear Witness In 2018, we asked survivors from as far back as 1946 to bare their scars, and bear witness. By Jared Soule and Amelia Schonbek
vision 2024 Democrats Quietly Search for an Alternative to Biden in 2024 Inside the 2024 soul-searching that’s happening in every corner of the Democratic Party — except the White House. By Gabriel Debenedetti
life after roe The Future of Abortions in America An access map.

the national interest

Ignoring the obvious connection between gun deaths and lax gun laws in three easy steps. By Jonathan Chait

just asking questions A Different Way to Prevent Mass Shootings Talking with Mark Follman, whose new book explores how behavioral threat assessment could help a country paralyzed by gun violence. By Benjamin Hart
what we know Texas School Shooting Investigation Descends Into a Mess Officials give contradictory statements and parents say they were ignored and arrested trying to save their children. By Intelligencer Staff
early and often Is Trump Really a Republican Kingmaker? The former president is still touting his highly inflated endorsement record, but his humiliating losses in Georgia tell a different story. By Ed Kilgore

texas school shooting
Beto O’Rourke Confronts Greg Abbott: ‘This Is on You!’ The Democratic candidate for governor interrupted a press conference about the elementary-school shooting before he was pulled away by security. By Matt Stieb

gun violence There Is a Future for Gun Control The NRA won after Sandy Hook, but today the gun lobby is in disarray and gun safety is slowly making gains in states. By Kevin T. Dugan

the money game The Rise and Fall of Cathie Wood Cathie Wood built a thriving brand out of price-prediction porn — then the tech bubble popped. By Jen Wieczner

encounter

By Eliza Gray

books The Sad Young Literary Man Is Now a Middle-Aged Dad Keith Gessen wrote a memoir about family life. His wife, Emily Gould, is mostly okay with that. By Elizabeth Weil
fashion At Balenciaga, Gloss Kapitale Demna uses money and kinky sex to sell a perfectly good suit. By Cathy Horyn
life after roe The Future of Abortions in America An access map.

uvalde What We Know About the Cops’ Response to the Uvalde Shooting Rep. Joaquin Castro has asked the FBI to investigate the police response to the school shooting. By Claire Lampen and Olivia Truffaut-Wong
lawsuits Amber Heard Says Her Defamation Trial Is ‘Humiliating’ On the last day of testimony, Heard again denied claims from Team Depp that she lied and falsified evidence. By Claire Lampen, Olivia Truffaut-Wong, and Danielle Cohen
uvalde ‘As Teachers, We’re Expected to Put Our Lives on the Line’ An educator near Uvalde feels the weight of the Texas school shooting. By Brooke LaMantia

cannes 2022

The director’s stomach-turning new movie has him back in the festival’s good graces. By Rachel Handler

hello clarice Jodie Foster to Star in True Detective Season 4 Titled True Detective: Night Country. By Charu Sinha
theater review Fat Ham Aims to Put the Ha in Hamlet Too too solid. By Helen Shaw
tributes Lorraine Bracco, Martin Scorsese, and Others Remember Ray Liotta Liotta died at the age of 67. By Charu Sinha
memories I Sat Front Row at Maria Bamford’s Comedy-Special Experiment 2012’s The Special Special Special! remains a source of inspiration for comedians. Here’s what it was like to be there on the couch next to her. By Wayne Federman

summer preview
Summer TV Used to Mean Something, Damn It Once upon a time, television programming mirrored the rhythms of life. Now it’s become the calendar version of the endless scroll. By Kathryn VanArendonk

father’s day 2022 50 Father’s Day Gift Cards for Every Kind of Dad He won’t be making any returns this year. By Sanibel Chai
best in class The 6 Very Best Clothes Steamers From a travel steamer the size of a Hydro Flask to the workhorse standing unit found in every costume shop and department store. By The Editors
best in class The 9 Very Best Picnic Blankets For the park, the beach, and the trail. By Katherine Gillespie
this thing’s incredible Rick Martínez’s Recipe for ‘Mind-Blowing’ Tortillas Starts With This Ingredient It’s made from heirloom corn grown in Mexico. By Emma Wartzman
sales sales sales The Best Memorial Day Sales: From Everlane to Soko Glam Including quick-drying bath towels, under-$300 Le Creuset cookware, and half-off linen bedding. By Leah Muncy

uvalde

After Uvalde, Republicans turn to a bizarre talking point about school safety. By Alissa Walker

our mayor The Strange Case of the Mayor, a Bishop, and the Alleged Q Train Shooter Fraudulent car loans are also tangentially involved. By Clio Chang
best of new york The Best Tattoo Artists in New York Technically-accurate bats, fake freckles, and the best spot for same-day appointments. By Alice Markham-Cantor
look book The Look Book Goes to the Brooklyn Mirage At the season opening of the East Williamsburg venue, ravers braved heavy winds and rain to dance under a new 200-foot-wide video screen. By Kelsie Schrader and Jenna Milliner-Waddell

street view What’s a Bicycle For? A new book digs into our ambivalent relationship with life on two wheels. By Justin Davidson
curbed glossary The Apartment Mayor Is the Roommate Who Never Leaves These long-term tenants can set your rent and tell you how long the buzzer’s really been broken. By Clio Chang
the rent is too damn high It Looks Like the Good Cause Eviction Law Is Dead (for Now) Distracted legislators and dwindling days mean the bill’s chances this session are slim. But it’s likely to return next year. By Kim Velsey

the grub street diet

“You’re basically drinking a bowl of Apple Jacks.”

the year i ate new york My New Favorite Sushi Counter A secret omakase at an impressive value. By Tammie Teclemariam
encounter Nakazawa, Minus the Sushi Jiro made him famous. Now the chef is headed in a new direction. By Chris Crowley
underground gourmet quick bite Little Myanmar’s Burmese Pancake Is Street Food Worth Sitting Down For The new restaurant brings Burmese cuisine back to the East Village. By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite
report A Gun Buyback, Sponsored by Junior’s “For us in Brooklyn, it’s been our first really public-private partnership this way,” says Eric Gonzalez, the borough’s district attorney. By Chris Crowley

restaurant review
At Patti Ann’s, the Kids’ Menu Is the Only Menu Pigs in a blanket and chicken-fried pork chops just like Mom never used to make. By Adam Platt

where to eat 66 of the Best New (or Newly Relevant) Places to Eat Here’s your official summer 2021 restaurant guide. By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld