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self Falling Off the Aging Cliff at 44 Research shows that aging catches up with us at distinct moments. Elder millennials are headed toward the edge. podcast By Emily Gould
style It Must Be Nice to Be a West Village Girl A new generation has transformed the neighborhood — and reshaped the fantasy of New York City living. By Brock Colyar
parenting Pity the Eighth-Grade Parents New York City’s high-school application closes today. It’s been a season of agony. By Kera Bolonik

Intelligencer

early and often

Nobody But Trump Thinks This Is an ‘A-Plus’ Economy

A president who considers his record perfect can’t help but step all over his party’s critical affordability message. By Ed Kilgore

american affairs Can Zohran Mamdani Get a Democratic Socialist Elected to Congress? Putting his weight behind DSA candidate Claire Valdez in an open House district would be an early test of his strength. By Ross Barkan
early and often GOP Chooses to Ignore Reality, Let Obamacare Costs Skyrocket A simple bipartisan patch would keep health-care costs from spiking. But Trump and his party just want to shift the blame. By Ed Kilgore
epstein files The Updated Epstein List: Who Is Named in All of the Files? The list of prominent people associated with Epstein keeps growing and growing. By Chas Danner, Benjamin Hart, and Matt Stieb
early and often A Texas Shocker Upends the 2026 Senate Race With Colin Allred out and Jasmine Crockett in, Democrats are set for a Crockett-Talarico primary. The GOP is headed for a messy multi-candidate brawl. By Ed Kilgore

foreign affairs
Watched, Tracked, and Targeted in Gaza Life under Israel’s all-encompassing surveillance regime. By Mohammed R. Mhawish

early and often Trump Fumes at Pardoned Democrat for Lack of Corruption The president initially said Henry Cuellar’s innocence was his sole motive for clemency. But he was infuriated when he wouldn’t return the favor. By Ed Kilgore

early and often What’s the Deal With Trump’s Hand Bruise and Health Issues? Despite revealing Trump’s chronic-venous-insufficiency diagnosis, the White House explanation is still odd and incomplete. Here’s everything we know. By Margaret Hartmann

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The Cut

wait what is happening on tiktok?

‘You Could Not Waterboard Me Into Proposing to a Man’

A woman who put a ring on her boyfriend of 14 years has sparked fierce debate on TikTok. By Andrea González-Ramírez

spotify wrapped Spotify Just Called You Old This year’s Spotify Wrapped included a “listening age,” which revealed that a lot of young people are musically septuagenarians.
fashion show Chanel Took Over a New York City Subway Models arrived by train as Matthieu Blazy presented his first Métiers d’Art collection on the platform of an inactive station.
health Read This If You Think You Have Inflammation Especially if you feel freaked out by it.

cut chats Is the Quince Caviar Actually Any Good? We ordered a tin for the office to taste for ourselves. By Chantal Fernandez
catholicism Chrishell Stause Does Not Like Gwen Stefani’s Catholic Pivot The reality star urged the singer not to shill for Hallow, a prayer app that includes anti-abortion content. By Olivia Craighead
12 days of gifting A Dozen Gifts Hand-Picked by Our Editors There’s something for every budget. By Bianca Nieves

Vulture

something's different

Netflix’s Christmas Movies Are Eerily Normal This Year

I worry that by pointing out how insane these movies are, for years on end, I have accidentally bullied Netflix into making them more coherent. By Rachel Handler

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

the war for warners Guillermo del Toro Says ‘There’s No Substitute’ for Going to the Movie Theater Sean Baker, Jane Fonda, James Cameron, and more react to the announced Netflix–Warner Bros. merger. By Bethy Squires
scene report The Atropia Premiere Party Had Live Arabic Music, Champagne, and a Porta-Potty Star Alia Shawkat let out her inner Banksy (or Bart Simpson) at the Miu Miu and New York Magazine–sponsored event. By Rebecca Alter
quality time What Andy Richter Watches (and Listens to) With His Kids Ranging in age from 5 to 24, his brood has tastes that run the gamut from Scooby-Doo to The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. By Andy Richter and Marah Eakin
news about the news Sheinelle Jones Is Jenna Bush Hager’s New Today Co-host She’ll be the first Black anchor of NBC’s fourth hour. By Jason P. Frank

overnights
All’s Fair Season-Finale Recap: Partner in Crime This is the best show on television, and I’ve never said otherwise. By Tom Smyth

chat room
Chris Chalk Knows His Dick Hallorann Isn’t a Nice Person Yet By Roxana Hadadi

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The Strategist

women's apparel Every Single Piece of C by Bloomingdale’s Cashmere Is on Sale I found tons of cashmere sweaters, scarves, and more for $100 or less. By Martha Tuber
gifts I’m the Strategist Stationery Freak. Here Are the Best Stationery Gifts. Including Portuguese marble notebooks, journal jewelry, and Italian glue sticks that smell like marzipan. By Dominique Pariso
gifts 44 Gifts That Smell Good (And Not One Is a Candle) Including goth-chic room sprays, cinephile air fresheners, and wax potpourris. By Martha Tuber
gifts 32 Gifts for the Most Discerning Person in Your Life A collection of well-made, high-quality gifts. By Lauren Ro
gifts The Best Gifts for Gilded Age Watchers, According to a Gilded Age Watcher From the Met Opera’s lorgnette to a Horological Society of New York pocket square. By Ambar Pardilla

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Curbed

get out of town

A Stylish Compound on 149 Acres in Coxsackie

And a peaceful retreat John Storyk built after finishing Electric Lady Studios for Jimi Hendrix. By Clio Chang

brick & mortar Watch the Wythe Diner Get Lifted Out of Williamsburg “Have you ever seen a floating diner before?” By Clio Chang
under a million A Chelsea One-Bedroom With Pool-and-Sauna Privileges for $950,000 Plus a large two-bedroom on East 12th Street with excellent light. By Katie McDonough
design edit 4 New Design Galleries Off the Beaten Path In Lower East Side tenements and Long Island City warehouses, gallerists are creating lived-in spaces. By Adrian Madlener

openings The Waldorf Astoria Residences Invites You to Sit on JFK’s Rocking Chair But you’ll have to buy a condo first — the Presidential Library and Bar is residents-only. By Adriane Quinlan
listings edit This Week’s Worth-It New York City Apartment Listings ’Tis the season for a working fireplace. By Nora DeLigter
celebrity real estate Charlie Parker’s Townhouse Is for Sale The home, with a remnant of the birdcage wallpaper the jazz musician put up, is asking $7.2 million. By Kim Velsey

Grub Street

closings

Fette Sau Calls It Quits

The BBQ pioneer’s closure is the final gasp for Williamsburg’s trucker-hat era.

interviews How Raoul’s Invented the Downtown Bistro 50 Years Ago The artists may be gone, but business has never been better. (A famous burger helps.) By Joshua David Stein
the grub street diet Chef Maxime Pradié Got an Emergency Prime Rib for Thanksgiving “I needed to stem the tide of anxiety around not having enough food.” By Alan Sytsma
coming soon Ingas Bar Is Expanding to Boerum Hill “We’ve told ourselves this is Ingas’s older sister,” says co-owner Sean Rembold. By Michael Harlan Turkell
openings The Claud Team Is Opening a Wine Bar for Everyone Stars has 1,000 bottles that are priced to drink. By Oset Babür-Winter

guides
Where to Eat in December The best restaurants for right now. By Grub Street

the grub street diet Simon Kim Goes Wherever the Night Takes Him “A lot of stimulation comes my way.” By Ben Widdicombe

restaurant review Will the Eighty Six Stick Around? The latest Chumley’s reboot is small, exclusive, and more than a little predictable. By Matthew Schneier

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