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hollywood The Man Who Gossiped Too Much For years, John Nelson anonymously posted blind items skewering the Hollywood elite on the blog Crazy Days and Nights. Then his identity was revealed. podcast By Lila Shapiro
the power trip How Stormy Daniels Sees It Ending The long afterlife of a forgettable fling with a reality-television personality. By Olivia Nuzzi
legacy Diddy’s Open Secrets The rap mogul shook off decades of rumored bad behavior with wholesome PR revamps. By Craig Jenkins

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Why Joe Biden Is Correct to Denounce Campus Antisemitism

The problem is not physical violence. By Jonathan Chait

trump on trial What Happened in the Trump Trial Today: Grilling Stormy A running recap of Donald Trump’s first criminal trial. By Nia Prater
trump on trial ‘Sleepy Don’: Trump Falls Asleep (Five Times!) at Hush Money Trial A running list of Donald Trump’s many courtroom snoozes during his Manhattan criminal trial. By Margaret Hartmann
early and often Republicans Want to Give Netanyahu a Blank Check “America First” conservatives are fuming at Biden for trying to limit attacks in Gaza rather than letting Israel do as it pleases. By Ed Kilgore
screen time TikTok Reaches for the Constitution The app’s complicated relationship with free speech might be its last hope By John Herrman

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Our Campus. Our Crisis. Inside the encampments and crackdowns that shook American politics. A report by the student journalists of the Columbia Daily Spectator. By Columbia Daily Spectator

early and often Uvalde’s Next Congressman Might Be a Gunfluencer In the latest battle of the Republican civil war, a Texas moderate is challenged by “The AK Guy.” By Ben Jacobs

trump on trial The New York Jail Cells Trump Could Soon Call Home Experts say the former president may be using a combination sink-toilet if he violates his gag order again. By Matt Stieb

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The Cut

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Brittney Griner’s Joyful Next Chapter

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health Don’t Trust That ‘Veneer Tech’ Fake certification courses — and their horrifying results — are all over TikTok. By Lindsay Gellman
first person So Was Body Positivity ‘All a Big Lie’? If we all want to be skinny again — and we have “miracle drugs” to get us there — can we still love ourselves at any size? By Samhita Mukhopadhyay
met gala 2024 The Best, Worst, and Weirdest Met Gala 2024 Looks From celebrities like Zendaya and Bad Bunny. By Hanna Flanagan

celebrity Did Cardi B Really Forget Her Met Gala Designer’s Name? She defended referring to Windowsen founder Sensen Lii as an “Asian” designer on the red carpet. By Danielle Cohen
celebrity Nicholas Galitzine Felt ‘Guilt’ Over Playing Queer Roles “I felt a sense of uncertainty sometimes.” By Olivia Craighead
celebrity Christine Quinn’s Husband Has Been Charged With Child Abuse Christian Dumontet is facing charges after the couple’s 3-year-old was injured during a domestic dispute. By Tariro Mzezewa

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Vulture

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PEN America Writers Threw Their Own Party

“Some of the people who have withdrawn are, for example, debut novelists. It’s quite a big sacrifice to turn it down — and yet they have.” By Emma Alpern

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

coming soon Sister Twisters Twist Together “They’re combining.” By Rebecca Alter
the law Travis Scott and Live Nation Settle 9 of 10 Astroworld Wrongful-Death Suits The outstanding lawsuit comes from the family of 9-year-old Ezra Blount. By Justin Curto
extremely online Metro Boomin Couldn’t Have Made ‘BBL Drizzy’ Without This Comedian King Willonius has been “trying to work just as hard as Kendrick” during the beef. By Justin Curto
tributes Steve Albini, the Insult Comic The late rock legend was also one of music’s great shit-talkers. By Marah Eakin

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Jerry Saltz’s 78 Indispensable Instagram Accounts Instagram changed our art critic’s life. Here, he recommends 78 of his favorite accounts that you should follow. By Jerry Saltz

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Nick Valensi Is Ready to Join the All-Starr Band By Devon Ivie

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The Strategist

bedding The 9 Very Best Weighted Blankets “They feel like being swaddled or held in a firm hug.” By Lauren Ro
retail rabbit hole Every Question You Have About Temu, Answered How are the headphones $4.98? Will the lip liner give me hives? A guide to shopping the chaotic new site without ending up with a closet of junk. By Natalie So
cookware and utensils The Best Magnetic Knife Blocks, According to Chefs and Designers Out of the drawer and onto the (magnetic) knife block. By Alisha Miranda
sales All the Best Early Memorial Day Sales (So Far) It’s not just mattresses (though it is mostly mattresses). By Sam Daly
gifts The Only Gift Guide for an 8-Year-Old You’ll Ever Need From a stuffed animal that hugs you back to tabletop pickleball and a miniature pottery wheel. By Liza Corsillo

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Curbed

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The Look Book Goes to a Pyramid Club Reunion

In celebration of the new book “We Started a Nightclub,” former clubgoers gathered at their old East Village stomping ground for a homecoming. gallery By Kelsie Schrader and Jenna Milliner-Waddell

celebrity real estate The Real-Estate Drama Buried in the Rap Feud Drake’s $100 million Toronto mansion and Kendrick Lamar’s empire of pieds-à-terre and rentals somehow came up. By Adriane Quinlan
who’s buying Martha Stewart and Her Daughter Bought at the Belnord And she’s already shopping at Zabar’s. By Clio Chang
under a million A Beachy House in Broad Channel for $449,000 Plus a dramatic Murray Hill studio and 2.5 bedroom in Sunnyside. By Kim Velsey

mysteries Caroline Calloway’s Tribute Plaque Is Gone She says she did not have anything to do with it in the first place. By Adriane Quinlan
great rooms The Thirty-Year Evolution of Kitty Hawks’s Chappaqua Gardens “Plenty of mistakes have been made and rectified. Doing is the best way of learning.” By Wendy Goodman
who’s buying So This Is Who Bought Joan Didion’s Apartment The daughter of Chelsea Piers owner Roland W. Betts will be moving into 30 East 71st Street. By Kim Velsey

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Grub Street

underground gourmet

Is Esse Taco Worth All the Hype?

A first taste of Enrique Olvera’s new Brooklyn taquería.

where to drink The Best Wine Bars in New York A (non-exhaustive) guide for every mood and taste. By Matthew Schneier
openings A NOLA Seafood Bar Is Ready to Open in Fort Greene, at Last Strange Delight’s arrival has been eagerly anticipated by a neighborhood that loves its restaurants. By Chris Crowley
the grub street diet Rita Bullwinkel Wants to Invite You for Dinner “I crisp the pasta by accident, but the crunchy bits are still delicious.” By Alan Sytsma
restaurant review Where Does the Wine Bar End and the Restaurant Begin? Pét-nats, pan roasts, and a lobster on the loose at Penny and Demo. By Matthew Schneier