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money How Michael Goguen Got Conned How 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
health You Might Go Through Hell for Your Post-Ozempic Body Patients describe constant nausea and vomiting. But doctors say everyone is asking for it. By Devin Tomb
profile The Spectacular Life of Octavia E. Butler The story of the girl who grew up in Pasadena, took the bus, loved her mom and grandmother, and wrote herself into the world. By E. Alex Jung

Intelligencer

the national interest

Trump Brought Nazis Into the GOP. DeSantis Won’t Expel Them.

White nationalism is not just a Trump problem. By Jonathan Chait

politics What a Difference 10 Years Makes: The Senate Votes to Protect Same-Sex Marriage The legislation received support from several Republican senators, including Mitt Romney, who once openly opposed same-sex marriage. By Nia Prater
games The U.S. Pulled It Off They survived a tense second half and an injury to their best player to beat Iran. By Will Leitch
early and often Republicans: Leave the World’s Richest Man Alone! Ron DeSantis and Kevin McCarthy want everyone to “stop picking on Elon Musk.” They’ve barely said anything about Trump dining with antisemites. By Margaret Hartmann

early and often
The People Fleeing Austin Because Texas Is Too Conservative The progressive paradise is over for some, and they’re fleeing to bluer pastures. By Casey Quackenbush

politics Eric Adams Says His Upcoming Trip to Qatar Is ‘On My Dime’ The mayor is set to travel to Doha, Qatar, in preparation for New York City to serve as a host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. By Nia Prater

on with kara swisher Chemist Carolyn Bertozzi on Biology’s Dark Matter The 2022 Nobel Prize winner tells Kara Swisher why cancer cells are a lot like M&Ms. By Intelligencer Staff

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The Cut

dream date

Bilal Baig Steps Into Their Comfort Zone

By Katja Vujić

brooding Are There Any Kids’ Books That Are … Actually Good? Wizards and dragons need not apply. By Kathryn Jezer-Morton
astrology Madame Clairevoyant: Horoscopes for the Week of November 28 Jupiter retrograde is ending, so you can put the rose-colored glasses back on. By Claire Comstock-Gay
¡hola papi! ‘I Lost My Creative Spark’ Don’t think about the book you haven’t written or the drawing you haven’t sketched out. Think about what role you want art to play in your daily life. By J.P. Brammer

why is your skin so good How Kelly Rowland Gets Her Skin So Good Her “obsessive” routine involves regular cryotherapy facials, lots of face tools, and multiple cleansers. By Asia Milia Ware
fashion What to Know About the Balenciaga Ad Scandal The fashion house is under fire for two separate campaigns that consumers say promote child exploitation. By Danya Issawi
celebrity Meghan Markle Won’t Be Joining Real Housewives Anytime Soon Fans will have to settle for watching her life on Netflix. By Tariro Mzezewa

Vulture

vulture lists

The 10 Best ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ Covers

A song for the cynics, the sad girlies, and the lonely boys. By Carrie Wittmer

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

100 days of avatar All of the Avatar Sequel Announcements: A Timeline Avatar 2 has a name, it has a release date, and it has a way with water. By Hunter Harris
bye twitter All the Celebs Who Left Twitter “This place is a mess.” By Wolfgang Ruth
fact check Sorry, But Tenoch Huerta Mejía Says Marvel Didn’t Touch His Bulge “I’m not going to lie to people.” By Jennifer Zhan
category is: categories! The 2023 Oscars Will Go Back to Celebrating All 23 Categories Live Apparently the Academy got tired of being dragged. By Jennifer Zhan

vulture lists
16 Great Christmas Movies That Aren’t Christmas Movies Including L.A. Confidential, Three Days of the Condor, and You’ve Got Mail. By Bob Sassone

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The Strategist

celebrity shopping What Director Daniel Kwan Can’t Live Without “This past notebook refresh, I discovered how much I love the dot matrix. It’s amazing. You get structure if you want it, but open if you don’t.” By Daniel Kwan and Liza Corsillo
best in class The Best Cat Litter Including options for controlling smells and minimizing dust. By Karen Iorio Adelson, Ambar Pardilla, and Brenley Goertzen
saw something said something The Laundress Has Recalled Every Single One of Its Products If you have a bottle of its detergent, toss it. By Dominique Pariso
holiday gifts 2022 38 Gifts for Every Kind of Outdoorsy Type The water bottle, cooler, and camp chair that will improve their next adventure. By Jeremy Rellosa and James Lynch
this thing’s incredible I Ditched All My Glasses Cases for This Compact Roll-Up Travel Case It takes up less space than a pair of shoes. By Alyse Whitney

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Curbed

operators

The Messy Real-Estate Fallout From FTX’s Implosion

A running list. By Curbed Staff

cryptocurrency Is New York’s Crypto-Mining Moratorium the Start of a Trend? The two-year ban is the first of its kind, possibly not the last. By Clio Chang
great rooms The Day Wendy Goodman Moved Out of Her Apartment of 27 Years “I’d always thought that I’d be carried out feet first.” Then the brownstone she rented in was sold, and she had to sort through life. By Wendy Goodman
look book The Look Book Goes to Kathy Hochul’s Election Night Party The governor and fellow New York Democrats hosted a crowd of hundreds at Capitale as the midterm results came in. By Kelsie Schrader and Jenna Milliner-Waddell

best of new york The Best Vintage for Men in New York Knit beanies and Army jackets at the city’s best vintage stores for men. By Max Berlinger
developing The Six-Way Race for One New York Casino License And a closer look at the Hudson Yards option. By Audrey Wachs
openings The Upper East Side Is Thrilled at Barnes & Noble’s Return Which tells us something about what a neighborhood needs (besides books). By Christopher Bonanos

Grub Street

openings

The Many Influences of Kwame Onwuachi

The chef puts his own history on the menu at Tatiana.

feature This Tasting Menu Tastes Like Pot A cross-country dive into high-flying, super-high dollar cannabis cuisine. By Adam Platt
profile Scarr’s Pizza Is Expanding — and Adding a Sushi Counter How Scarr Pimentel became Orchard Street royalty. By Tammie Teclemariam
the grub street diet Jeremiah Moss Wishes Arturo’s Would Open Earlier “I feel like I’m betraying myself somehow when I eat nice food.” By Alan Sytsma
the year i ate new york Where to Watch the World Cup Our diner-at-large goes looking for that perfect 5 a.m. sports bar. By Tammie Teclemariam

closings
A Farewell to Pearl Oyster Bar and Its Iconic Lobster Roll “A perfect storm” of calamities led to the restaurant’s closing, according to owner Rebecca Charles. By Steve Garbarino

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

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