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parenting How TikTok Has Supercharged the Sleep-Training Debate The never-ending discourse over how to put your baby to sleep enters the digital age. By Laura Hazard Owen
politics The Sordid Saga of Hunter Biden’s Laptop The most invasive data breach imaginable is a political scandal Democrats can’t just wish away. By Andrew Rice and Olivia Nuzzi
mysteries The Haunting of a Dream House A New Jersey family bought their ideal home. But according to the creepy letters they started to get, they weren’t the only ones interested in it. By Reeves Wiedeman

Intelligencer

foreign interests

Putin Decries U.S. ‘Satanism’ As He Annexes Parts of Ukraine

His speech celebrating an illegal annexation in Ukraine turned into an anti-trans rant in which he blamed the West for blowing up Nord Stream. By Matt Stieb

on with kara swisher So … Should We Ban TikTok or What? Kara Swisher grills TikTok COO Vanessa Pappas about the concerns China’s government has influence over the app and access to its user data. By Intelligencer Staff
what we know Hurricane Ian’s Death Toll Continues to Climb Rescue efforts are still underway in Florida, where inland flooding continues to hamper recovery efforts. By Intelligencer Staff
poll position Why Are Pollsters Disagreeing About the 2022 Midterms? If one influential Republican-leaning pollster is right, Patty Murray and Josh Shapiro should be worried. Others scoff at the idea. By Ed Kilgore

the national interest
Republican House Majority Will Melt Down Global Economy Democrats need to sabotageproof the government while they still can. By Jonathan Chait

just asking questions The Surge That Could Save Democrats Tom Bonier makes the case that women are registering to vote in a fury after Dobbs and have the potential to reshape the midterms. By Nia Prater

2022 midterms Midterm Candidates’ Skeletons Are Coming Out of the Closet In close races, attacks based on “oppo research” can matter a lot at this stage of the campaign cycle. By Ed Kilgore

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The Cut

astrology

Madame Clairevoyant: Horoscopes for the Week of October 3

By Claire Comstock-Gay

how i get it done How Pantheon Editor Concepción de León Gets It Done She doesn’t write about self-help anymore, but she still had a lot of valuable career, money, and life advice to share. By Bindu Bansinath
society pages Where Art Thou, Adam Driver? Inside New York Film Festival’s Campari-drenched White Noise party. By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
review At Loewe, Blurring Reality in a Digital Era Jonathan Anderson questions shape and silhouette in a modern way. By Cathy Horyn

sex diaries The Writer Staying on Her Crush’s Couch This week’s sex diary. By Alyssa Shelasky
thanks i hate it Kylie Jenner’s Bleached Eyebrows Look Very Familiar Kim Kardashian’s little sister is following in her footsteps. By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
celebrity Britney Spears’s Mom Apologized to Her via Instagram Comment “I am soooo sorry for your pain,” Lynne Spears wrote in part. By Olivia Truffaut-Wong

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Vulture

overnights

House of the Dragon Recap: Bastards and Broken Noses

The various dispersed Targaryens descend on Driftmark, and bring with them their genetically endowed abilities to be uniquely awful. By Hillary Kelly

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

midnights era Wait, Is Taylor Swift Just Giving Us Straight Answers? Holding out for a (anti-) hero. By Bethy Squires
obits Actress and Activist Sacheen Littlefeather Dies at 75 She refused Marlon Brando’s Oscar and was blacklisted for it. By Bethy Squires
fire and blood Wow, It Kinda Sucks to Be a Velaryon Right Now, Doesn’t It? More money, more incest-caused problems! By Roxana Hadadi
theater review Tom Stoppard Imagines His Family’s Mostly Forgotten Past Leopoldstadt recounts 50 years—including the darkest ones—in the lives of a Viennese family. By Naveen Kumar

overnights
Saturday Night Live Season-Premiere Recap: A Rebuilding Year SNL knows you think this season is going to suck, and it has the cold open to prove it. By Joe Berkowitz

chat room
Justin Long Talks Barbarian Spoilers and the Longaissance By Wolfgang Ruth

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House of the Dragon
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The Strategist

sunday circular 10 Things That Delighted Us Last Week: From Beautiful Bouquets to Barf Bags Including an updated version of a ’90s-throwback sneaker, seasoning that can transform any dish, and cocktail picks to enhance your home bar. By The Editors
best in class The 9 Very Best Food-Storage Containers Make your pantry and refrigerator easier to navigate and food less likely to go bad. By Emma Wartzman
gifts they might actually want The Best Gifts for Cyclists, According to Cyclists Thirty-seven ideas that will delight cyclists of any skill level, whether they’re training for a race or just the hill around the corner. By Jeremy Rellosa
your shopping cart What Strategist Readers Bought in September: Bath Towels and Black Work Pants Plus budget-friendly silk pillowcases and a beginner-friendly safety razor. By The Editors
best in class The 8 Very Best Teeth-Whitening Toothpastes and Kits The key ingredient? Hydrogen peroxide. By Arielle Avila

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Curbed

a truly terrific new york listing

Marc Chagall’s Teeny Upstate Cabin, Untouched Since 1970

It’s a relative steal, for $240,000 By Zach Schiffman

the rental market Rent Day Is Fun Now According to Wells Fargo. By Kim Velsey
furniture A Design Gallery With Literary Roots Opens in Tribeca Gertrude Stein’s Tender Buttons inspired Jacqueline Sullivan’s first show of British antiques, Gaetano Pesce chairs, and contemporary objects. By Diana Budds
midtown A Night Out in the 50th Street Subway Station “Obviously, a subway station in Times Square doesn’t immediately register as, like, a cool place.” By Paula Aceves

celebrities Kim Kardashian’s $355 Bathroom Vanity Set Is Brutalist Muji Keeping up with koncrete. By Diana Budds
look book The Look Book Goes to We Met IRL We talked to singles at the speed-dating series for people of color, whose tickets tend to sell out minutes after they go live. By Kelsie Schrader and Louis Cheslaw
best of new york The Best Kitchen Shops in New York One-stop shops for a kitchen refresh. By Kaitlin Menza

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Grub Street

the grub street diet

Stephanie J. Block’s Grub Street Diet

“Our whole place kind of smells like a Mexican restaurant.”

the year i ate new york What Does Wellness Taste Like? Our diner-at-large goes in search of some good food. By Tammie Teclemariam
at home in asian america The Asian Food Fixation Why does identity have to revolve so tightly around what we eat? By Mallika Rao
openings Who Is the Tokyo Fixer? And Why Does He Have His Own Bar in New York? Welcome to Shinji’s. By Jason Diamond
openings Masalawala & Sons Is Open, and Park Slope Is Amped The duo behind Dhamaka expands to Brooklyn. By Chris Crowley

rsvp
How Shyan Zakeri Created the City’s New Must-Have Burger Shy’s Burgers is not your usual pop-up. By Margaret Rhodes

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