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a long talk Tom DeLonge Was Never Crazy The divisive front man on why Angels & Airwaves is still the future, dicking around with Blink-182, and finally getting vindication about UFOs. By Brady Gerber
rikers What Rikers Is Like, According to People Who Just Got Out “They’re not feeding people, there’s no water, no showers, no phone calls.” By Rebecca McCray
encounter You Don’t Know Amalia Ulman The enigmatic artist cast herself and her mother in her new movie, El Planeta, set in her hometown. She swears it’s fiction anyway. By Rachel Handler

the national interest

Republican senator once supported tying grants to reform; now he calls it “defunding the police.” By Jonathan Chait

explainer The Latest on Prince Andrew’s Epstein Scandal and Sexual-Assault Lawsuit The royal has finally acknowledged Virginia Giuffre’s lawsuit and the next pre-trial conference will be held on November 3. By Matt Stieb
politics The Drama-Lover’s Guide to the New Trump Books Love gossip, but not enough to actually read the new batch of Trump books? Here are all the juicy, disturbing, and darkly amusing tidbits you missed. By Margaret Hartmann
politics Washington Is Waiting on Manchin and Sinema: Updates Meanwhile, House progressives double down and say they’re willing to kill the infrastructure deal unless their demands on a larger bill are met. By Ben Jacobs

politics
California GOP’s Demonization of Voting by Mail May Backfire The state has made universal voting by mail permanent. Now Republicans must deal with the effect of Trump’s disinformation on mail ballots. By Ed Kilgore

abortion Mississippi Attorney General: Abortion Ban Empowers Women It’s a bizarre argument, particularly coming from someone representing the reactionary state of Mississippi. By Ed Kilgore

games Kyrie Irving and the Downside of Player Empowerment Anti-vaxxers are testing the NBA’s unique egalitarian approach to its stars. By Will Leitch

mfw spring 2022

By Christina Fragkou

pfw spring 2022 At Paris Fashion Week, Unboxing Dior Plus: A new exhibition about Thierry Mugler shows real imagination. By Cathy Horyn
finer things Gloves That Will Never Go Out of Style Camel gloves to wear with your camel coat this winter. By Emilia Petrarca
mfw spring 2022 At Milan Fashion Week, Marni Gets Emotional Marni’s creative director, Francesco Risso, showed clothes that moved, in a presentation unlike any other. By Cathy Horyn

the bigger picture Her Love of Dance Led Her to Be a Curator Isolde Brielmaier uses movement to inspire her curation process. By Asia Milia Ware
entanglements Well, Now We Know a Lot About Will Smith’s Sexual Fantasies In a new interview, he discussed wanting to travel with “a harem of 20 women,” among other revelations. By Danielle Cohen
stripy bandits We’re Rooting for These Fugitive Zebras A dazzle of stripy bandits has evaded arrest for nearly a month. By Claire Lampen

superlatives

“Jim always told me that when you write a song, you want each person that hears it to get something different out of it.” By Devon Ivie

snl SNL Adds Ten New Writers for Season 47 Last year’s head writers are also returning. By Megh Wright
ratings Jeopardy! Ratings Up Amid Host Controversy That’s probably not the reason people are tuning in, though. By Josef Adalian
opera review The Met Comes Alight Again With Fire Shut Up in My Bones “For all its newsworthiness, Fire Shut Up in My Bones is an old-fashioned opera opera.” By Justin Davidson
my single is dropping Years & Years’ ‘Crave’ Video Is a Midsummer Night’s Sex Dream Also featuring a few of Olly Alexander’s It’s a Sin co-stars. By Justin Curto

q&a
Billy Eichner and Cobie Smulders Enter Stage Right The stars of Impeachment: American Crime Story on playing Matt Drudge and Ann Coulter, side characters who’d love to control the narrative. By Olivia Nuzzi

ask a cool person What Are the Best Plus-Size Black Work Pants for Women? Including cropped trousers, stretchy pants, and even a few pairs of polished jeans. By Dominique Pariso
ask a cool person What Are the Best Men’s Socks? From winter woolens to workout socks and no-shows. By David Notis and Louis Cheslaw
our shopping cart Stuff We Buy Ourselves: Target’s Fall Designer Collection “It looks like you were running down the street and were splattered by a truck filled with paint.” By Jenna Milliner-Waddell
recommended by experts The Best Bike Locks, According to Cycling Experts Including one that’ll make thieves “Fahgettaboudit.” By Karen Iorio Adelson
celebrity shopping What Life Coach Jay Shetty Can’t Live Without “I’m not telling anyone to throw this suitcase off a balcony or anything like that, but it does hold up very, very well.” By Jay Shetty and Chloe Anello

parks

Really, they just want to ask questions. By Caroline Spivack

airbnb You Can No Longer Stay in an East Village Van for $97 a Night The red Econoline and six others listed on Airbnb have been impounded. By Valeria Ricciulli
sports What Makes a Team Name Quintessentially ‘Staten Island’? A new minor-league baseball team is coming to the borough, and it needs a name that reflects its community. What does that mean, exactly? By Joe DeLessio
streeteries Garbage Truck Drags Dining Shed Down Sixth Avenue With Diner Inside Oh, no, nothing scary about that. By Choire Sicha

public space The Very Tiny Fight Over a Midtown Park’s Locked Garden Can one determined person continue to keep the public out of a public park? By Kim Velsey
on the market You Can Now Buy Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld’s “Dinner Party-Gate” House The Yale Law professors’ five-bedroom, five-bath New Haven home is listed for $1,080,000. By Irin Carmon
reopening Maybe Forcing City Workers Back to the Office Wasn’t the Best Idea Civil servants are now looking for new jobs en masse. By Caroline Spivack

q&a

If elected mayor this fall, will he try to veganize New York?

homecoming Welcome Back, Sandra Lee. I’ve Missed You. She’s living the post-breakup-repatriation fantasy of my dreams. By Bindu Bansinath
the dish Cadence’s Southern-Fried Lasagna Is a Vegan Masterpiece “I’m really proud of this dish,” says executive chef Shenarri Freeman. “It’s innovative and futuristic.” By Joshua David Stein
plant-based Are Vegetables Winning? From celery-root muffulettas to eggplant unagi, plant-based food is sweeping the city. By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite
the grub street diet T-Pain’s Favorite Drinks Always Get Too Expensive “Clubs are like, ‘Well, we heard a rapper talk about it so now this is $1,200 more than last week …’” By Chris Crowley

food delivery
What You Need to Know About NYC’s New Delivery-App Laws The City Council just passed a historic set of protections for delivery workers By Rachel Sugar

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