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just asking questions Alex Holder: Trump Was ‘Utterly Irrational’ After January 6 The documentarian talks about what he saw before, during, and after the attack on the Capitol while he was embedded with the First Family. By Benjamin Hart
putting the atoms together ‘No Aliens, No Spaceships, No Invasion of Earth’ An oral history of Contact, the sci-fi movie that defied Hollywood norms and made it big anyway. By Rachel Handler
#metoo Vince McMahon Accused of Rape by First Female WWE Referee Rita Chatterton does not want to be forgotten. By Abraham Riesman

the city politic

Despite national upheaval, the turnout and results remained distinctly normal. By Errol Louis

early and often Read the Nastiest Lines From Trump’s $75 Burn Book The cash-grab coffee-table book Our Journey Together is filled with mean captions written by Trump himself. Here are his most unpresidential musings. By Margaret Hartmann
life after roe Will Dobbs Change the Way We Feel About ‘Good’ Republicans? It’s time to reconsider whether to keep lionizing people like Mike Pence and Liz Cheney. By Ed Kilgore
headaches Yep, July 4 Weekend Air Travel Is a Complete Mess More Americans are hitting the skies than did in 2019 before the pandemic, and the increased delays and cancellations will likely continue all summer. By Chas Danner

sports
Brittney Griner’s All-But-Predetermined Trial Begins The WNBA star is likely to be convicted and faces up to ten years in Russian prison. By Benjamin Hart

life after roe Could Dobbs Be Reversed Like Roe Was? As the fight for abortion rights shifts to the states, advocates shouldn’t give up on eventually prevailing in the Supreme Court. By Ed Kilgore

games It’s Not Too Early to Get Excited About a Subway Series The Mets and Yankees are simultaneously great for the first time in ages. By Will Leitch

astrology

By Claire Comstock-Gay

instagram worthy Expensive Elopements Are the New Dream Wedding The more elaborate — and exclusive — the better. By Kate Willsky
rsvp yes Winning the Wedding-Season Marathon How guests with fully booked weekends are getting through it all. (Excel, mostly.) By Emilia Petrarca
encounter Becca Tilley Gets Her Rose Coming out to Bachelor Nation wasn’t easy, but it sure felt good. By Katie Heaney

sex diaries The Queer Divorcé Exploring Polyamory This week’s sex diary. By Alyssa Shelasky
lawsuits Amber Heard Asks the Court to Set Aside Defamation Verdict A new filing from her attorneys claims the verdict was not supported by evidence. By Claire Lampen, Olivia Truffaut-Wong, and Danielle Cohen
celebrity What to Know About Those Ricky Martin Allegations A rep called the allegations “completely false and fabricated.” By Olivia Truffaut-Wong

finales

The fourth season of the Netflix series got stuck on repeat. By Jen Chaney

video games Oh Hey, I’m Having Fun Watching Westworld Season four is already a goofier, more compelling reboot of the series. By Jackson McHenry
it’s morbin’ time Why Is Everyone Seeing the Minions Movie? The Morbius Effect, but it actually worked. By Bethy Squires
collabs Watch Drake Briefly Become the 6th Backstreet Boy You can’t do Toronto without Champagne Papi getting involved. By Bethy Squires
imposters Amber Heard’s Legal Team Asks Judge to Throw Out Verdict Over Alleged Fake Juror Will the real Juror No. 15 please stand up? By Bethy Squires

now streaming
The 20 Best Horror Movies on Netflix Right Now Fear Street, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Crimson Peak, and more. By Brian Tallerico

sunday circular 10 Things That Delighted Us Last Week: From Box Fans to Bike Unitards Including cotton-candy-colored roller skates, high-concept coasters, and a healing hand cream with tons of nourishing ingredients. By The Editors
micro sales The Best Early Amazon Prime Day Deals (So Far) Get up to 50 percent off Amazon devices and in-house brands. By The Editors
friday sales All of the Best July 4 Deals Including lots of Strategist-approved essentials. By The Editors
this thing’s incredible This Steamer Gives My Clothes a Dry-Cleaner-Quality Finish Every Time The tiny tool has a level of power seen only in industrial-grade machines. By Ambar Pardilla
deal of the day This Breezy Everlane Dress Is 40 Percent Off It got our resident “Everlaneologist” both compliments and through a heat wave in Lisbon. By Arielle Avila

under a million

No on-site laundry, though. By Clio Chang

design edit A Montauk Motel Renovation, Stadium Seating for Open Streets, and More Finds Plus a 1960s flyer for a whisper abortion consultation service run by clergy members. By Diana Budds
parks The Great Boy Scouts Land Sell-Off Developers and conservationists are battling over the organization’s fantastically valuable property. By Molly Osberg
who’s buying Now You Will Never Live in the Moonstruck House Because of Amy Schumer. By Clio Chang

looking to settle 32 Days to Find a Not-Horrible Apartment for a Family of 4 Too exhausted to go on, Emily hands the hunt over to her husband, Keith. By Emily Gould
getting around How California Got ‘Relief at the Pump’ Right Lawmakers realized it’s not just about drivers. By Alissa Walker
housing Obama Blames Liberal NIMBYs for the Housing Crisis Too At the American Institute of Architects’ 2022 convention, he criticized “bipartisan resistance” to affordable, mixed-income housing. By Diana Budds

the grub street diet

“I’m like, ‘Do you prefer Bob or Judy?’”

what to eat Someone Finally Turned Nathan’s Hot Dogs Into Ice Cream “Let the Dogs Out!” debuts at the Social just in time for the Fourth of July. By Rebecca Alter
the year i ate new york Is LaRina the Perfect Neighborhood Italian Restaurant? You know a restaurant is going to be good when you’re the only person who’s speaking English. By Tammie Teclemariam
closings The Mission Chinese Era Will Come to an End in New York Danny Bowien has announced his Brooklyn restaurant will close in July. By Rachel Sugar
q&a Chef Flynn McGarry Is Done Being a Prodigy It’s been a long, strange journey from precocious culinary whiz kid to grizzled big-city restaurateur. By Adam Platt

talking to
Welcome to the New York Nicoverse Grabbing sandwiches with Nicolas Heller and his band of unlikely food influencers. By Jason Diamond

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