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the internet The Cleanfluencers Who Declutter, Haul, Restock, Repeat Meet the content creators making a living by cleaning and reorganizing, one purse tower, acrylic plastic container, and egg organizer at a time. By Charlotte Barnett

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Trump’s Abortion-Pill Stance ‘2 Weeks Away,’ a.k.a. Never

His secret plans are always two weeks away. By Jonathan Chait

early and often Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Attempt to Go Mainstream Is Over For a moment, MTG was an adviser to Speaker McCarthy and on Trump’s VP shortlist. Now she’s an isolated crackpot once again. By Ed Kilgore
games An Ode to Tom Thibodeau, the Knicks’ Mustard-Stained Genius A coach who’s always on the brink of getting fired has pulled off a miracle. By Will Leitch
the clash on campus Behind the Barricades at Columbia’s Hamilton Hall Takeover Photographer Alex Kent was there as protesters seized the building, set set up barricades, and clashed with Columbia staff. By Alex Kent and Matt Stieb
trump on trial What Happened in the Trump Trial Today: Trump Must Pay A running recap of Donald Trump’s first criminal trial. By Nia Prater

the media
Mehdi Hasan Wants to Debate You His aggressive interviewing style landed him a Sunday show on MSNBC. Until he started talking about Palestine. By E. Alex Jung

life after roe Two Big Lies Trump Is Telling on Abortion Trump is trying to justify his “states’ rights” flip-flop on abortion. But he’s just providing more evidence that he can’t be trusted. By Ed Kilgore

trump on trial ‘Sleepy Don’: Trump Falls Asleep 4 Times at Hush Money Trial A running list of Donald Trump’s many courtroom snoozes during his Manhattan criminal trial. By Margaret Hartmann

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The Cut

astrology

Madame Clairevoyant: Horoscopes for the Week of Apr 28–May 4

By Claire Comstock-Gay

cut covers Normani, On Her Own Time Five years after “Motivation,” her debut album Dopamine is imminent. Normani explains the wait. By Connor Garel
parenting What Motherhood Looks Like in ‘Florida!!!’ The matriarchs of Taylor Swift’s favorite state defy the identity scripts the rest of us are used to. By Kathryn Jezer-Morton
parenting Shut Up About My Kid’s Screen Time Talking about how you’ll parent someday is one thing. Surviving a kid’s tantrum so bad you question every choice you’ve ever made is another. By Amil Niazi

fashion The Fashion Party That Brought Designers Together Longtime collaborators like Raf Simons, Alaia’s Pieter Mulier, and Mathieu Blazy celebrated photographer Willy Vanderperre’s retrospective in Antwerp. By Cathy Horyn
advice ‘Help! Our DEI Trainer Won’t Stop Talking About Kink’ You need to band together with your colleagues to demand something better. By Emily Gould
health Does Eating Chocolate Actually Trigger Migraine Headaches? Millions of sufferers, most of whom are women, may be avoiding chocolate for no good reason. By Libby Watson

Vulture

art

Maurizio Cattelan Takes the Piss Out of the Art World

The Italian artist’s first solo gallery show in decades is a provocative commentary on America’s ills. By Madeline Leung Coleman

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

announcements Discover Jerry Saltz’s Favorite Things Our chief art critic is writing a pop-up, subscriber-only newsletter about the cultural works that shape his outlook. By The Editors
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movie review It’s Desire vs. Domination in the Intensely Erotic Femme The razor’s edge between pleasure and pain gives this transgressive thriller its potency. By Roxana Hadadi
vulture games Cinematrix No. 48: May 1, 2024 Can you name a Kate Hudson movie that starts with a vowel? By Joe Reid

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18 Jokes That Would Get Jerry Seinfeld Canceled Today Comedians in cars getting canceled. By Rebecca Alter

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our shopping cart The Strategist Haul: What the Editors Bought in April “I liked those sweatpant jeans enough that I got the shorts.” By The Editors

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Curbed

great rooms

A ‘Radically Different’ Front Garden in Midwood, Brooklyn

From cookie-cutter to an explosion of color: “The neighborhood was pretty blown away.” By Wendy Goodman

amenity wars New York’s Panic Room Boom From installing electrified doorknobs to ballistics-grade walk-in closets, the city’s ultra rich are feeling ultra-paranoid. By Bridget Read
war at home The Showdown at NYU Over Public Space The “campus without walls” has responded to pro-Palestine protesters with barricades and restrictions on its open spaces. By Alex Tey
living arrangements The ‘Platonic Life Partners’ Raising a Baby in a Flatbush Duplex The roommates share a business and a home. The only thing they don’t share is their love lives. By Kayla Levy

under a million A Workable Jackson Heights One-Bedroom for $430,000 And a Prospect Heights two-bedroom just five minutes from the park. By Kim Velsey
who’s buying Emily Weiss Bought Two Townhouses in 5 Months The Glossier co-founder has spent a combined $40 million since last November. By Clio Chang
buy it for the architecture There’s an Under-$2 Million Breuer House for Sale The owners of the Croton-on-Hudson three-bedroom won’t consider “anyone who’s remotely thinking about tearing it down.” By Adriane Quinlan

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guides

Where to Eat in May

The best restaurants for right now.

who ate where The Hottest Dishes, Ever Pork buns, pasta primavera, cotton candy, caviar, and more. By Charlotte Druckman
open tables The Ridiculous Myth of the Impossible Reservation It remains very easy to go somewhere great. By Alan Sytsma
who ate where I’ve Been a Regular at Cafe Mogador for 40 Years At least at this one spot on St. Marks Place, the East Village hasn’t changed. By Rirkrit Tiravanija
the grub street diet Ruby Redstone Is on an Oatmeal Kick “My favorite texture is mush.” By Britina Cheng

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Where to Eat in May The best restaurants for right now. By Edward Hart

the grub street diet Kathleen Hanna’s Grub Street Diet “We’ll get every kind of root beer and then blindfold my kid …” By Tammie Teclemariam

restaurant review Huda Is a Bistro With Shish Barak A neighborhood spot impressively balances its many influences. By Matthew Schneier

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