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disneyland Inside the Andersons’ Lawsuit Over Disney Club 33 Membership After waiting over a decade to get in, the Andersons were kicked out of Disneyland’s most exclusive club. They would not go willingly. By Justine Harman
wealth Is All of New York Secretly Supported By Parent Money? Parents are slowly transferring trillions of dollars to their New York City children, one down payment and Via Carota tab at a time. podcast By Madeline Leung Coleman
power After Lorne The ringmaster of Saturday Night Live is 80 years old. What happens to the show, not to mention American comedy, when he retires? podcast By Reeves Wiedeman

Intelligencer

the city politic

How New York’s Black Leaders Are Trying to Move Past Adams

The mayor has become a national embarrassment, and the city’s Black political leaders are working to line up candidates to defeat him. By Errol Louis

we’ll do it live DOJ in Upheaval Over Eric Adams Case: Live Updates Another federal prosecutor has resigned, more may soon follow, and the calls for Adams to step down are growing. By Intelligencer Staff
politics Trump and Musk’s Government Purge Is Intensifying: Updates Scores of federal workers are getting axed, endangering many government services, and Trump has now literally declared himself above the law. By Intelligencer Staff
conspiracy theories Barack and Michelle Obama Quash Divorce Rumors via Subtweet The former First Couple made it clear they are still very much in love … or very committed to needlessly lying about their relationship status! By Margaret Hartmann
early and often DOGE Is About Ideology and Mindless Budget-Cutting, Not Efficiency For all the whiz-bang rhetoric, DOGE reflects an ancient right-wing belief that even good government is wasteful and its beneficiaries are parasites. By Ed Kilgore

disunion
Escaping Trump’s First Days Traveling in Colombia, I realized I couldn’t outrun the new regime. By Torrey Peters

just asking questions The Adams Quid Pro Quo Is Unlike Anything Since Watergate Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance says this week’s drama is shocking in a different, possibly more disturbing way than the Nixon scandal. By Nia Prater

politics How the Fringe Captured the Right Long before RFK Jr., or even COVID, a movement was born to undermine public health. By Sarah Jones

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The Cut

culture

‘I Regret My Grudge’

By E.J. Dickson

culture No One Holds a Grudge Like Taylor Swift They keep her billion-dollar empire running.
culture In Gabby Windey We Trust How reality TV’s Renaissance woman went from Bachelor Nation to stealing hearts on The Traitors.
personal finance The Matchmakers to Millionaires Meet the people who help the ultrarich find love.

sex diaries The Magazine Editor Who Has Bad Sex With a Chef In this week’s story, a Los Angeles woman looking for a relationship goes out with an architect, a divorced guy, and a chef. By Alyssa Shelasky
celebrity What Colman Domingo and Paloma Elsesser Wore This Week New York Fashion Week comes to an end. By Brooke LaMantia
celebrity birthdays Everyone Came Out for Danielle Haim’s Birthday Party Her guest list included, implausibly, everyone from Addison Rae and Ayo Edebiri to Ice Spice, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Shailene Woodley. By Katja Vujić

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Vulture

movie review

Mickey 17 Is Bong Joon-ho’s Bitterly Funny Take on America

Robert Pattinson plays an immortal drudge and Mark Ruffalo gives sci-fi Trump in the new film from the director of Parasite. By Alison Willmore

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

movie review The Best Movie at Cannes Last Year Is Finally in Theaters Matthew Rankin’s Universal Language feels warm and familiar even as we realize just how startlingly original it is. By Bilge Ebiri
rip Beloved Actor Biff Wiff Remembered by Shirt Brother Tim Robinson The late actor starred alongside Robinson in several sketches for I Think You Should Leave. By Alejandra Gularte
done A Court of Thorns and Roses TV Series Doesn’t Survive Valentine’s Day A rose by any other name still dies in development hell. By Alejandra Gularte
cancel culture Every TV Show Canceled in 2025 So Far The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh isn’t getting a second season. By Jennifer Zhan

gold rush
Could Kieran Culkin Win an Oscar for Playing Himself? “He’s being criticized for not fully availing himself of his magical ability to have a complete and utter transformation.” By Nate Jones

love is blind
Mason Horacek Knows He Did Love Is Blind All Wrong By Jennifer Zhan

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The Strategist

strategist hunt My Hunt for the Perfect Clogs I wanted something that would ease my runner’s-knee pain, and also look slightly rustic yet stylish enough to pair with any outfit. By Mya Gelber
bedding Our Favorite Target Sheets Are Just $30 for Presidents’ Day They’re made of 400-thread-count cotton in a smooth sateen finish. By Lauren Ro
sales Apple, Madewell, Skims: The 147 Best Presidents’ Day Sales Including half-off Beats and 40 percent off Vejas. By Sam Daly
what i can't live without What Alison Stewart Can’t Live Without “It’s just like walking around with a lemon slice in your purse.” By Alison Stewart and Liza Corsillo
strategist round table Where Are We at With Blundstones Right Now? A Strategist staffer roundtable. By Katherine Gillespie and Jeremy Rellosa

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Curbed

breakups

My Post-Divorce Apartment

“Can you really live there by yourself?” my landlord asked. I probably shouldn’t, but I did. By Haley Mlotek

listings edit This Week’s Worth-It New York City Apartment Listings Bury me in the mahogany of this living room on West 73rd. By Nora DeLigter
best of new york The Best Window Shades in New York Including foolproof motorized and smart shades. By Maria Yagoda
a truly terrific new york listing The Bohemians of Sutton Place Candi Levine took over her mother’s froufrou co-op on East 57th and filled it with surrealist artwork, hand-built furniture, and an East Village mood. By Adriane Quinlan

billionaires A Plot of Dirt Near Mar-a-Lago Lists for $200 Million “There is no demolition needed, there is no remodeling needed.” By Clio Chang
look book The Look Book Goes to a Squash Competition Top-ranked players from around the world warmed up for their matches in the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions at Grand Central. By Emily Leibert
who’s selling The ‘Grande Dame of Blockbusters’ Lived Here Barbara Taylor Bradford, who made a fortune writing soapy melodramas, leaves behind an appealingly fussy Park Avenue co-op. By Adriane Quinlan

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Grub Street

the grub street diet

Author Kyle Chayka’s Grub Street Diet

“Our communal order of banana coffee cake and Caesar salad makes for an interesting first course.”

first taste Ugly Baby Is Back, Sort Of Hungry Thirsty is open on Smith Street. Can it live up to its predecessor’s legend? By Matthew Schneier
first person A Sandwich Killed My Mom My mother was one of ten people to die from eating liverwurst contaminated with listeria. Six months later, I second-guess every food I purchase. By Elaine Farley
streeteries Outdoor Dining Might Really Be Doomed More than 3,000 restaurants applied for new licenses. Just 40 have been approved. By Chris Crowley
trends How Protein Mania Took Over the Grocery Store Americans can’t get enough of its favorite macronutrient. Big Food is heeding the call. podcast By Chris Gayomali

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

the grub street diet Liza Treyger’s Grub Street Diet “I love to overorder, especially when I’m wasted.” By Zach Schiffman

restaurant review Zimmi’s Only Looks Humble The West Village newcomer is like an Old Country inn where the details are just right. By Matthew Schneier