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hollywood The Man Who Gossiped Too Much For years, John Nelson anonymously posted blind items skewering the Hollywood elite on the blog Crazy Days and Nights. Then his identity was revealed. podcast By Lila Shapiro
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legacy Diddy’s Open Secrets The rap mogul shook off decades of rumored bad behavior with wholesome PR revamps. By Craig Jenkins

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Who Knew Trump Media’s Auditor Is a ‘Massive Fraud"?

In an unbelievable coincidence, the number cruncher for Trump’s Twitter clone is bad at his job By Kevin T. Dugan

trump on trial What Happened in the Trump Trial Today: Hicks Gets Emotional A running recap of Donald Trump’s first criminal trial. By Nia Prater
tremendous content All the Weird Stories in Kristi Noem’s New Book From the “dog killer” story to an almost certainly made-up meeting with Kim Jong Un, here are Noem’s most eye-popping claims. By Margaret Hartmann
early and often A Trump-Rubio 2024 Ticket Could Spark a Constitutional Crisis Trump is looking at Little Marco as a running mate. But because of the 12th Amendment, that would risk of saddling him with Kamala Harris as VP. By Ed Kilgore
trump on trial David Pecker and Keith Davidson, the Gossip Racketeers At the heart of the Trump trial is a sleazy caper gone wrong. By Andrew Rice

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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

early and often Kristi Noem Killed Her Dog. Why Is She Telling Us This? Why does Trump’s potential VP pick tell a story about fatally shooting a puppy she “hated” in her new book? Here are the top four theories. By Margaret Hartmann

royals How Are King Charles & Kate Middleton? Royal Health News. Both the king and the princess are battling cancer. Here’s what we know about their health, and how Britain’s royal family is handling the situation. By Margaret Hartmann

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The Cut

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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

celebrity Tom Brady and Jeff Bezos Had a Boys’ Night Out Not feeling a lot of FOMO about this one. By Olivia Craighead
met gala 2024 Met Gala 2024: When Is It and How to Watch Plus: What is the theme all about? By Brooke LaMantia
culture Does everyone need to be a pop star? Does everyone need to be a pop star? By Cat Zhang

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Vulture

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Caroline Polachek Explains Her ‘Straight-Up Grunge’ Moment

“Starburned and Unkissed,” Polachek’s song for the I Saw the TV Glow soundtrack, was inspired by Kurt Cobain and “temporary celibacy.” By Rachel Handler

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

vulture lists Every Ryan Gosling Movie, Ranked A closer look at the actor’s tortured men, silent heroes, and wounded lovers. By Roxana Hadadi
bowen fan club Nonhuman Weekend Update Characters, Ranked Bowen Yang perfected the art form, but a few cast members have brought fantastically costumed characters to the Update desk. By Michael Boyle
theater review The On-and-Off Sparks of The Keep Going Songs Abigail and Shaun Bengson’s music-theater piece soars when it’s not trapped in twee. By Sara Holdren
matters of representation Ryan Gosling Regrets His Gay Little Wrist Or, in his words, his “La La Hand.” By Jason P. Frank

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The 25 Best Movies on Hulu Right Now Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Banshees of Inishirn, True Lies, and more. By Brian Tallerico

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The Strategist

women’s accessories What Are the Best Hoops? Including sculptural silver and diamonds “so subtle you’ll do a double take.” By Ambar Pardilla
small appliances The 6 Very Best Portable Grills Whether you’re flipping burgers under some pine trees next to a lake or hanging out in the parking lot of Citifield. By Erik Lucas
mother’s day 2024 30 Things on Sale That Would Make Excellent Mother’s Day Gifts Including slippers, a massage gun, and AirPods. By Sam Daly
gifts The Best Gifts for New Moms, According to New Moms As one new mom puts it, “Going forward, I’d be more inclined to get things for the mothers because you’ll get so much baby stuff.” By Lauren Ro
mother’s day 2024 The Best Gifts for Long-Distance Moms Whether yours lives in another city or on another continent. By Katherine Gillespie

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Curbed

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A Very Ornate Park Avenue Time Capsule

In a building where Massimo Ferragamo, Barbara Goldsmith, and Danielle Steel all once lived. By Adriane Quinlan

listings edit This Week’s Worth-It New York City Apartment Listings An especially good week for Brooklyn Heights studios. By Nora DeLigter
the housing market What Ever Happened to the Three-Bedroom? How everything became either a chopped-up two-bed or $11,000 a month. By Kim Velsey
the clash on campus Locked Out and Locked In at Columbia University The NYPD’s action on campus began with clearing reporters from the scene. By Samaa Khullar

student protests The NYPD Megatruck That Showed Up at Hamilton Hall Everything we know about the BearCat, the NYPD’s tactical armored vehicle. By Adriane Quinlan
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 ultrarich are feeling ultra-paranoid. By Bridget Read

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Grub Street

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Rita Bullwinkel’s Grub Street Diet

“I crisp the pasta by accident, but the crunchy bits are still delicious.”

restaurant review Where Does the Wine Bar End and the Restaurant Begin? Pét-nats, pan roasts, and a lobster on the loose at Penny and Demo. By Matthew Schneier
crackdowns Are the City’s Best Eggs in Trouble? The Greenmarket is changing its rules and at least one farm is striking out on its own. By Chris Crowley
guides Where to Eat in May The best restaurants for right now. By Edward Hart
who ate where The Hottest Dishes, Ever Pork buns, pasta primavera, cotton candy, caviar, and more. By Charlotte Druckman