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When Eating Out Is Political -- The Middle Eastern restaurant scene has never been bigger, better, or more fraught.

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Rebecca Katz's Risky Formula for Winning Elections

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Clinton's Party Needs a 'Different Kind of Democrat' Again -- The 42nd president's legacy has diminished, and many of his policies now seem misguided. But his revival of the party holds lessons for 2028.

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I Can't Stop Watching These Botched Amazon Drone Deliveries -- Are incredibly loud flying wind machines that dump our impulse buys into our swimming pools really the future we want?

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Despite Primary Whiffs, Poll Haters Are Still Wrong -- Yes, there have been some misfires in 2026 primary polling. But ignoring data isn't the solution.

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Supreme Court Lets Trump Keep Building His Ballroom, for Now -- The ongoing construction can continue while the full court considers Trump's appeal of a lower-court decision ordering him to stop.

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Navy May Rename Carrier for Trump Instead of Black War Hero -- Doris Miller received the Navy Cross for his heroism during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Donald Trump likes having his name on things.

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AOC and Ossoff Are Young. Why Rush to Run in 2028? -- Either of the Democratic 2028 prospects would be the youngest president ever. Unlike fellow millennial J.D. Vance, it may be smarter for them to wait.

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The Communist Conspiracy Theory Consuming the Right -- For conservatives, "cultural Marxism" is a shape-shifting, decades-old bogeyman. Aja Woods's latest book traces its origins.

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Melania 'Doesn't Like' Natalie Harp Chatter? You Don't Say! -- The First Lady is back at the White House after a monthlong disappearance. And she isn't thrilled with all the talk about her husband's aide.

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The Sibling Drama Surrounding Lakers Sale to Kushner, Iger -- Team governor Jeanie Buss is refusing to sell her family's stake.

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Outgunned Ken Paxton Needs a Trump-Musk Bailout -- The Texas Senate race is now a toss-up, and Paxton may finally get some much-needed cash.

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Midterm-Convention Trump-fest May Backfire on GOP -- Republicans are putting their unpopular president at the center of their midterms pitch. Democrats should enjoy the show.

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Hailey Bieber Loves Lymphatic-Drainage Massages. Should I? -- The massage is supposed to reduce puffiness, especially on parts of the body that feel bloated. Does it work?

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What Is Olive Young Festa? -- Our Korean beauty writer spent over five hours at the K-beauty festival — these are the eight best products she discovered.

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The Beauty Products Katie Jane Hughes Uses to the Last Drop -- Her favorites include Anastasia Beverly Hills brow pen, Rhode bronzer, and Dieux retinal.

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Hayden Panettiere's Mom Wants to Mourn on Her Own Terms -- In a Good Morning America interview, Lesley Vogel responded to "haters" who criticized her response to her estranged daughter's death.

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Natasha Cloud's Team Had Her Back -- Former NBA player and anti-trans troll Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from a Chicago Sky game after a courtside confrontation with Cloud.

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Say Good-bye to Erling Haaland's Little Pony-Bun -- The soccer superstar got a buzz cut.

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Emma Chamberlain and J.Crew Are Launching a Rollneck Sweater -- She Gen Z-ified the retailer's preppy signature.

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Is Meghan Markle Getting Back to Acting? -- New reports suggest that Markle and Prince Harry are returning to England so she can be onscreen again.

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Your Daily Horoscope by Madame Clairevoyant: August 24, 2026 -- The moon in Capricorn might stoke your ambitions — but don't be surprised if your dreams don't materialize just yet.

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Your Weekly Horoscopes by Madame Clairevoyant: August 23–29 -- Welcome to Virgo season.

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The Woman on Vacation With Her Recent Ex, As Friends -- In this week's story, a publicist seeks closure through sex in Scotland.

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The Unicorn Puzzle -- 14-Down, Three Letters: Woody's is torn off in "Toy Story 2"

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Below Deck Mediterranean Recap: System Reset -- The team finally gets a much-needed reset after previous crew members rejoin, but disorder still reigns over the Akira One.

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Game Changer Recap: Tolerable Cruelty -- Kurt Maloney, Jacob Wysocki, and Kimia Behpoornia play a demented version of Let's Make a Deal where nobody wins.

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Taylor Swift Isn't Done With Her Surprise Song Mash-ups -- She blended three fan favorites using the Eras Tour piano.

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China's Biggest Box-Office Success of 2026 Makes No Sense -- The animated film Niu Lai has earned 20,000 times its budget by being so bad it's good.

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Wattpad Says Its Rules for Sexual Fanfics Haven't Changed -- But that hasn't stopped readers from worrying about the fate of smut and sold-to-1D stories — or clashing with fans of the site they're fleeing to.

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CA AG Rob Bonta Tells Paramount to 'Stop Playing Games' -- Bonta canceled a potential settlement meeting with Paramount after hearing the company was leaking the meeting's details.

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Rachel Cusk's Alleged Natalie Portman Novel Is Not Very Good - Life of M's celebrity character study is half salacious, half tediously vague. podcast

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TV's Horny Chaos Agent -- Adults breakout Amita Rao amps up the absurdity and drama in the Gen-Z sitcom's great second season.

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Telematrix No. 157: August 24, 2026 -- Can you name a Laverne Cox TV show title that contains "the"?

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Lots of Our Favorite Mattresses Are on Sale for Labor Day -- Including our favorite hybrid, foam, and innerspring mattresses.

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A Big Pack of Starface Pimple Patches for $20 -- They're all black (how chic!) and 26 percent off right now.

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Lola Blankets Are 35 Percent Off for Strategist Readers -- And so is everything else on the site, including pillows, pet beds, and more.

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So Many Kids' Shoes on Sale (and More Back-to-School Deals) -- There are also deals on Clorox wipes, Belkin headphones, North Face backpacks, lots of fall clothes, and Hydro Flask water bottles.

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How I'm Undoing This Summer's Sun Damage to My Hair -- I asked experts about preventing and protecting your hair from dryness, frizziness, and breakage.

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The 7 Best Soundbars -- Can't hear the dialogue in movies these days? We've got the solution (and how to get better sound for everything you watch).

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The Gadgets We Use to Stay Organized -- And keep our homes in order.

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My Boat Moc Mules Are the Ideal Summer-to-Fall Shoe -- For when you're ready for fall, but it's still too warm for boots.

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Beast Made a Plastic-Free Personal Blender — and It's Great -- The stainless-steel version works just as well as the original.

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What Opera Singer Lise Davidsen Can't Live Without -- "This spoon was one of the things my husband wasn't sure if I should share because it sounds so insane."

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A Surprisingly Svelte L.L.Bean Boat and Tote -- It has sold out repeatedly since its launch but is back in stock.

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My Hunt for a Small-Space Entryway Cabinet -- It took a surprising search term to find what I was after.

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8 Things We Loved Last Week, Including Stylish Sneakers -- Plus Rosie Jane's favorite drugstore texturizing spray.

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The 9 Best Camping Mattresses and Backpacking Pads -- For a truly comfortable night's rest in the great outdoors.

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The Knix Sitewide Sale Ends Tomorrow Night -- Including period underwear for women, sweat-wicking workoutwear for men, and more.

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More Than One Butter-Yellow Bathroom -- This week's worth-it New York City apartment listings.

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The Marina Operator Taking Over Transmitter Park -- The winner of a proposal to add concessions to Greenpoint's tiny waterfront park has a patchy history.

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Fortress Columbia, Two Years Later -- The university closed its gates in a crisis. But now it's courting a new one.

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A Joke Website Putting Artists in Pieds-à-terre May Go Legit -- A comedian vibe coded Aura Investments into existence; thousands of submissions later, she's considering how to make it a reality.

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The Fight Over Spence's Madison Avenue Expansion -- Neighbors think the private school's plans for a pair of rowhouses around the corner are "just butt ugly."

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A One-Bedroom in Yorkville With a Massive Solarium for $799K -- And a sprawling two-bed, two-bath in a Jackson Heights garden co-op.

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What Is Arian Moayed's NYQ? -- On a scale from the Top of the Rock to the top floor of Pebble Bar, where does the former Succession star fit?

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Casement-Window Love and a Droolworthy Studio on West 106th -- This week's worth-it New York City apartment listings.

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The 6-Year Battle Over a Brooklyn Bridge Park Bathroom -- A condo owner sued over the sound of flushing toilets. Three renovations later, the bathroom is still closed.

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The Anti-Flood City Is Finally Taking Shape -- From concrete walls to hilly landscapes, New York is beginning to see its new defenses against future catastrophe.

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Year-Round Curbside Dining Is Coming Back -- City Council approves shivery pizza for all.

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Could a 1,000-Foot-Deep Hole Cool Your Subway Station? -- The MTA is studying a technology that's less far-fetched than it may seem.

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An Old Mill Transformed by a Family of Designers -- A prop stylist has faithfully tended her parents' meticulously renovated compound built around a waterfall.

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Breanna Stewart's Grub Street Diet -- "The team heads over to Crown Club at Barclays, which is from the same restaurant group as Carbone."

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Pay What You Can at Kabawa -- A global initiative comes to some prominent New York restaurants.

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The Bloody Mary Is a Night Drink -- And the owners of Zig Zag Oyster Bar know this to be true.

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Brooklyn Heights Is Getting a Late-Night Pizza Bar -- The Confidant team will keep Frenzie open until 2 a.m. on weekends.

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The Arab Food Dynasties of New York -- Digging through the archives of some of the city's original food families.

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Normal Gossip Host Rachelle Hampton's Grub Street Diet -- "At a certain point, I had to accept that all I really wanted was sugar, cream, and caffeine, in that order."

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The Chainlets Have Never Been Better -- A guide to our tiny-but-mighty local institutions and the many excellent newcomers aiming to join their ranks.

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How Bourdain Became the New Elvis -- The new film Tony both adds to and rises above a cottage industry dedicated to selling Anthony Bourdain's mythology.

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Where to Eat in August -- The best restaurants for right now.

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Lucie Franc de Ferriere's 'Grub Street Diet' -- "I need that first sip of frothy milk no matter the weather."

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Is the Polo Bar Really Moving? -- Ralph Lauren's wood-paneled clubhouse is reportedly heading to a glassy new tower.

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Mexico City's El Califa de León Arrives in New York -- "New Yorkers will have exactly the same taco as we prepare in Mexico."

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Pizza Studio Tamaki's Pies Look Great. Do They Taste Great? -- The Japanese pizzeria has been booked solid since it opened in the East Village this spring.

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The Restaurant Is 118 Years Old. The Merch Is New.

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Mamdani's $4 Billion, 10-Year, Middle-of-the-Road BQE Fix

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My Quest for a Nightgown I Can Wear Beyond My Bed

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How to Painlessly Move Apartments in New York

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Target Took Down a Racist Halloween Costume

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Both Sides of a First Date: Were His Girl Friends a Deal-breaker?

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Furious Recap: A Hopeless Place

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Countess Luann Will Drink You Under the Table

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Jen Hamilton Isn't Letting Her Divorce Ruin Her Moment

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Hakeem Jeffries Picked a Bad Time to Cozy Up to Jared Kushner

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Trump Wants a Bunker, But the White House Already Has One

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The Man Taking Mamdani to Court

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Politicians Now Compete Over Who Most Hates Data Centers

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The Enormous Stakes of the Federal Case Against Meta

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So What Exactly Did Harry and Meghan Accomplish in America?

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Every TV Show Canceled in 2026 So Far

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The Shmancification of the U.S. Open

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All You Can Eat in the East Village

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All of Our Restaurant Recommendations, Mapped

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A New Destination for Barbecue

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About New York Magazine

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