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neighborhood news The Last NIMBY in a YIMBY Town Andrew Berman’s crusade to preserve the West Village has put him at odds with just about everyone. podcast By David Freedlander
fall preview 2026 Zoe Kazan’s Ghost Story Adapting East of Eden required her to confront the family legacy she’d always tried to avoid. podcast By Allison P. Davis
self ‘My Boyfriend Is My Only Friend’ What happens when your girl group fades away. podcast By Bindu Bansinath

Intelligencer

early and often

Gerrymandering May Not Have Done the GOP Much Good After All

At least one major election forecasting outlet has Democrats making net House gains in the states that redrew maps before the midterms. By Ed Kilgore

tech Why the AI Apocalypse Won’t Play Out Like The Terminator Here’s how everybody could die from superintelligence, according to a panel of expert AI doomers. By Matt Stieb
the media 60 Minutes’s Big Premiere Saw Ratings Dive Viewership is down from the previous season premiere, but the Trump administration seemed pleased. By Chas Danner
magalopolis Who Is Natalie Harp? Trump’s Most Ardent Aide, Explained Trump’s “human printer” has reportedly unnerved colleagues by sending him devotional letters and crafting his most unhinged Truth Social posts. By Margaret Hartmann
early and often Mitch McConnell Is Alive and (Sort of) Well The Kentucky senator went back to work for the first time in three months. Yet aside from a long smile and a wave, he was still barely seen or heard. By Margaret Hartmann

screen time
Meta’s Reckoning Like its users, the company is stuck in an endless, unhappy doomscroll. By John Herrman

tremendous content Bettina & Don Jr. Bravely Defend Their Oligarch-Paid Wedding According to the couple, reporting that Trump’s son let a close Putin ally secretly pay for his wedding is discrimination. And it’s NOT okay! By Margaret Hartmann

the law Why the Supreme Court Rejected Trump’s Mail-In Ballot Rules The president’s effort to throw a smoke bomb into the 2026 midterms has been foiled — for now, anyway. By Elie Honig

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The Cut

fall fashion

Quen Blackwell Is Coming for Hollywood

The 25-year-old has millions of Gen-Z fans on lock. Can she persuade the grown-ups who run the entertainment industry to take her seriously? podcast By Samuel Hine

we tried this The Most Anticipated Fashion Collab of the Season Is Here And spoiler alert: It’s really good.
fall fashion Salma Hayek Pinault Is Living the Good Life She’s living it up as an empty nester in Paris, making her own movie, and entering a new decade. Who could be having more fun than her?
new york fashion week Conner Ives Knows How to Dress the ‘It’ Girls Plus Joseph Altuzarra managed to find a lot to say about gender roles.

celebrity babies Lena Dunham Had a Baby Via Surrogate The writer is now mother to a baby girl. By Olivia Craighead
always shopping These Cargo Pants Will Complete Your Fall Wardrobe According to a shopping editor who’s tested them all. By Hanna Flanagan
new york fashion week ‘Bring Back Shame’ Is the Slogan of New York Fashion Week Conner Ives, the designer behind the viral “Protect the Dolls” shirt, debuted a sharp message for the season. By Emma Childs

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Vulture

a long talk

Mary Cosby Is Going to Be Okay

The Salt Lake City Housewife welcomed cameras back into her home three weeks after her son’s death: “I need to keep going to see what’s in the end.” By Brian Moylan

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

tributes Get the Kleenex Ready for a Live TV Tribute to Dolly Parton The Country Music Association is readying a spectacular. By Jason P. Frank
vulture games Cinematrix No. 904: September 16, 2026 Can you name an Olivia Colman movie with a title that contains “the”? By Britina Cheng
vulture 10x10 The Hoofer Puzzle 5-Down, Four Letters: Show that had TyraMail, for short By Stella Zawistowski
trailer mix Thank God Celebrity Traitors Is Back A new group of British celebrities heads to Scotland for deceit. By Alejandra Gularte

movie review
Andrew Scott’s Best Performance Yet Is in Elsinore As Ian Charleson, who gets to play Hamlet in the last year of his life, Scott gives a performance that’s as funny as it is heartbreaking. By Alison Willmore

chat room
Poorna Jagannathan Had No Idea What She Signed Up For By Roxana Hadadi

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The Strategist

strategist brain On My Mind: Anti-AI Ceramics Plus leather net bags and pillows for chronic pain. By Erin Schwartz
testing testing The Anti-Graying Serum That Ended Up Regrowing My Thinning Hair Our beauty writer put a popular anti-gray product line to the test for six months and got thicker, fuller hair as a result. By Krista Bennett DeMaio
cookware and utensils The 12 Very Best Sheet Pans Including a heavy-duty, restaurant-quality option to buy in bulk and an Instagram-ready one. By Emma Wartzman
small appliances The Best Blenders for Those Low on Counter Space Space-saving machines for smoothies, dips, dressings, and more. By Emma Wartzman
style Everything I’d Buy During Madewell’s Insiders Event Including lots of pants, a big leather bag, a perfect fall chore coat, and a men’s Shaker sweater I’ll get for my husband but steal for myself. By Martha Tuber

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Curbed

unicorns

The Largest Mansion in Manhattan Beach Is for Sale

Even in a neighborhood known for its oversize homes, neighbors protested the scale of 215 Exeter, which is now aiming to set a price record. By Adriane Quinlan

who’s selling Jason Blum Is Selling His Brooklyn Heights Townhouse After an extensive renovation by Studio Shamshiri, the five-bedroom house is being listed for $14.95 million. By Kim Velsey
why this looks like that Rafael Prieto’s New Furniture Is Made of the Building Across From His Studio At Emma Scully, the designer’s collection is based on fragments that might otherwise have gone into a dumpster. By Jill Singer
getting around The Tesla Cybercabs Are Less Cyber Than They Seem The gold cars have human controls in New York City, unlike in pilots elsewhere. By Matthew Sedacca

under a million A One-Bedroom With Harbor Views in Park Slope for $925,000 And a Williamsburg loft with floor-to-ceiling windows nearly 15 feet high. By Matthew Sedacca
unicorns A Bristol-Myers Factory in Clinton Hill Converted by Artists Behind the simple façade on Greene Avenue, the vast, column-free floors go back 90 feet and are full of original details. By Adriane Quinlan
neighborhood news The Last NIMBY in a YIMBY Town Andrew Berman’s crusade to preserve the West Village has put him at odds with just about everyone. By David Freedlander

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Grub Street

coming soon

Caputo’s, Carroll Gardens Royalty, Gets Into the Bagel Game

Caputo Bagels will open in Park Slope on October 5.

scenes A Tasting Menu in Central Park Chef Russell Jackson knows less is more with his Saturdays-only Central Park prix fixe at Reverence Phoenix. By Regina Schrambling
the grub street diet Vogue’s Chloe Malle Samples Shrimp Cocktail at the U.S. Open “I am in awe of how they have made a mini Polo Bar at Arthur Ashe Stadium.” By Rima Parikh
9/11 ‘If the Restaurant Was a Bust, It Was One More Heartbreak’ Michael Whiteman helped build Windows on the World. He’s ready to look back on its legacy. By Joshua David Stein
openings A New Bakery Makes One Bread and One Bread Only Rye’s specialty is Austrian sourdough. Is it worth the $60-per-loaf price? By Charlotte Druckman

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

convenience All of Our Restaurant Recommendations, Mapped The best restaurants, the best new restaurants, and the best affordable restaurants — together in one spot! By Grub Street