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a long talk Tom DeLonge Was Never Crazy The divisive front man on why Angels & Airwaves is still the future, dicking around with Blink-182, and finally getting vindication about UFOs. By Brady Gerber
rikers What Rikers Is Like, According to People Who Just Got Out “They’re not feeding people, there’s no water, no showers, no phone calls.” By Rebecca McCray
encounter You Don’t Know Amalia Ulman The enigmatic artist cast herself and her mother in her new movie, El Planeta, set in her hometown. She swears it’s fiction anyway. By Rachel Handler

the national interest

Republican senator once supported tying grants to reform; now he calls it “defunding the police.” By Jonathan Chait

tomorrow The Public Continues to Underestimate COVID’s Age Discrimination In the breakthrough era, age matters as much as vaccination status. By David Wallace-Wells
politics Congress Takes On the Week From Hell: Updates Everything from Biden’s presidency to the creditworthiness of the U.S. government is on the line. By Ben Jacobs
arizona audit Arizona Audit Aftermath Shows Trump Conspiracy Theories Will Go On Forever Yes, the recount in Arizona showed Biden’s lead actually increasing, but there’s always another rabbit hole for MAGA folks to explore. By Ed Kilgore

encounter
Streaming With Hasan Piker, the AOC of Twitch “I’m a political commentator with, like, stans.” By Luke Winkle

germany Social Democrats Claim Mandate After Close German Election If results hold, Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union could lose its place at the head of the federal government it’s led since 2005. By Matt Stieb and Benjamin Hart

the money game What Can the U.S. Learn from China’s Crackdown on Crypto? “It’s telling that the world’s most robust economy says, ‘Big tech is a danger and we need prevent what has happened in America from happening here.’” By Scott Galloway and James D. Walsh

power

By Camonghne Felix

mfw spring 2022 At Milan Fashion Week, Marni Gets Emotional Marni’s creative director, Francesco Risso, showed clothes that moved, in a presentation unlike any other. By Cathy Horyn
how i get it done Tia Mowry’s Got It Figured Out You already know her as a beloved actress. But she’s also conquering wellness, the kitchen, and parenting with her quick fixes. By Asia Milia Ware
astrology Madame Clairevoyant: Horoscopes for the Week of September 27 Mercury going retrograde poses challenges, but it’s not all bad! By Claire Comstock-Gay

suspicious Are Angelina Jolie and the Weeknd Really ‘Just Networking’? A new euphemism. By Danielle Cohen
a beautiful life Marc Jacobs on Beauty and Not Being Nutella “They say that if you please everyone, you’ve done nothing. Then you’re a jar of Nutella.” By Kathleen Hou
street style Are New Yorkers ‘Dopamine Dressing’? After a colorful summer, will locals wear less black this fall? By Emilia Petrarca

snl

Aristotle Athari, James Austin Johnson, and Sarah Sherman (a.k.a. Sarah Squirm) are joining the cast. By Anne Victoria Clark

roll clip! Kanye West Raps ‘Two Words’ With Mos Def in First jeen-yuhs Documentary Clip The three-part documentary will hit Netflix in 2022. By Justin Curto
health Kelly Price Says She Was Recovering From COVID, Not Missing The singer was diagnosed at the end of July and said at one point she was medically dead. By Justin Curto
trailer mix Alana Haim Is Paul Thomas Anderson’s ’70s Ingénue in the Licorice Pizza Trailer Bradley Cooper is also there, smashing cars. By Devon Ivie
snl Beck Bennett Is Leaving SNL After 8 Seasons Featured player Lauren Holt will also not be returning. By Anne Victoria Clark

profile
How Do You Follow The Sopranos? David Chase returns to the masterpiece he’s been unable to escape since it went off the air 14 years ago. By Matt Zoller Seitz

deal of the day Stashers, Our Favorite Reusable Storage Bags, Are 25 Percent Off Today Only If packing school lunches has you reconsidering your single-use plastic consumption, we can’t recommend these enough. By The Editors
sunday circular 10 Things That Delighted Us Last Week: From Loafers to Leaf Scoops Including sustainable detergent sheets, an all-ages pocket-sized game, and discounted covetable cover posters. By The Editors
celebrity shopping What Natalie Imbruglia Can’t Live Without “I’ve got these mood-enhancing sunglasses I’ve been wearing, so between that and the perfume, I’m walking around blissed out.” By Natalie Imbruglia and Lauren Ro
painless shopping 35 Cheap (But Expensive-Looking) Apartment Décor Accents Under $20 Including a napkin holder for the cost of a Sweetgreen salad. By The Editors
ask a cool person What Are the Best Wireless Bras for Larger Breasts? Wirefree options — from bras with removable padding to lacy, longline bralettes — that’ll be just as supportive as ones with wire. By Alexandra Ilyashov, Dominique Pariso, and Ambar Pardilla

reopening

Civil servants are now looking for new jobs en masse. By Caroline Spivack

great rooms An Artist’s Bed-Stuy House That Feels Like It’s in the Country Adrian Nivola found what he wanted. By Wendy Goodman
developing It Just Keeps Getting Worse for 432 Park A new lawsuit seems likely to spoil sales at the Billionaires’ Row tower. By Kim Velsey
election 2021 The Preelection Honeymoon of Eric Adams From Met Gala after-parties to Monaco. By Choire Sicha

buy it for the architecture An Angular Time Capsule in Ardsley Inside, there’s a cathedral-like living room with original redwood walls and ceilings, a gigantic brick fireplace, and extensive sliding glass doors. By Jenny Xie
design edit BTS at the United Nations, Doughy Furniture, and Other Things I Liked This Week Plus, Richard Neutra’s VDL House reopens in L.A. By Diana Budds
getting around As a Delivery Worker, I Still Want More From the New Delivery-App Bills They’re a good start, but they won’t apply to all restaurants, for starters. By Wilfred Chan

the grub street diet

“Clubs are like, ‘Well, we heard a rapper talk about it so now this is $1,200 more than last week …’”

plant-based Are Vegetables Winning? From celery-root muffulettas to eggplant unagi, plant-based food is sweeping the city. By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite
food delivery What You Need to Know About NYC’s New Delivery-App Laws The City Council just passed a historic set of protections for delivery workers By Rachel Sugar
restaurant review Daniel Boulud’s Le Pavillon Is Everything You’d Expect But are we ready for it yet? By Adam Platt
reopening Outdoor Dining Saved My Business. Now We Must Save Open Restaurants. The program has proven itself to be a transformative power for good. By Annie Shi

reopening
Blue Hill at Stone Barns Will Return Next Month “563 days of not being Blue Hill got us thinking about what should come next.” By Rachel Sugar

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