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hollywood The Man Who Gossiped Too Much For years, John Nelson anonymously posted blind items skewering the Hollywood elite on the blog Crazy Days and Nights. Then his identity was revealed. podcast By Lila Shapiro
trump on trial Inside Todd Blanche’s Plan to Keep Donald Trump Out of Jail Twelve jurors seated. He just needs one. podcast By Andrew Rice
legacy Diddy’s Open Secrets The rap mogul shook off decades of rumored bad behavior with wholesome PR revamps. By Craig Jenkins

trump media

In an unbelievable coincidence, the number cruncher for Trump’s Twitter clone is bad at his job By Kevin T. Dugan

tremendous content Kristi Noem Would Have Shot Biden’s Dog Commander, Too The South Dakota governor, still under fire for executing her own dog, is now taking aim at the Biden family’s bite-happy former pet. By Chas Danner
screen time Google Is Staring Down Its First Serious Threats in Years The search giant now faces three simultaneous challenges: government regulators, real competition, and itself. By John Herrman
that happened The Time the Trump Campaign Blamed Microsoft for His Antisemitic Tweet The Star of David in front of a pile of money didn’t mean what you thought it meant! By Matt Stieb
poll position Trump-vs.-Biden Polls: Don’t Be Fooled by Outliers! Excessive focus on single polls or even short-term trends in averages signifies spin rather than analysis. By Ed Kilgore

the takeover Our Campus. Our Crisis. Inside the encampments and crackdowns that shook American politics. A report by the student journalists of the Columbia Daily Spectator.

the takeover Should Columbia’s President Resign? And 27 other questions we asked the school’s students, faculty, and staff.

astrology

By Claire Comstock-Gay

cut covers Normani, On Her Own Time Five years after “Motivation,” her debut album Dopamine is imminent. Normani explains the wait. By Connor Garel
astrology Madame Clairevoyant: Horoscopes for the Week of Apr 28–May 4 Love planet Venus enters sensual Taurus, action planet Mars enters confident Aries, and Pluto goes retrograde. By Claire Comstock-Gay
parenting What Motherhood Looks Like in ‘Florida!!!’ The matriarchs of Taylor Swift’s favorite state defy the identity scripts the rest of us are used to. By Kathryn Jezer-Morton

celebrity Rihanna Debuts Pink Hair for Date Night The singer and A$AP Rocky hit up an arcade during F1’s Miami Grand Prix weekend. By Emily Leibert
sex diaries The Married Woman Who Sleeps With a Musician in Miami This week’s sex diary. By Alyssa Shelasky
met gala A Timeline of the Best Met Gala Looks Kate Moss, Rihanna, and Cher reign supreme. By Danya Issawi

where's the beef?

The complete, shots-fired breakdown. By Tom Smyth

tributes Gen V Isn’t Recasting Chance Perdomo’s Role After his Death Perdomo died April 1 after a motorcycle collision. By Bethy Squires
cast away The Acolyte Promises Bad Times in the Old Republic Leslye Headland gives us a Star Wars mystery-thriller. By Alejandra Gularte and Bethy Squires
karma JoJo Siwa Has Officially Gotten the SNL Treatment “I’m a bad girl now. I used to be rainbow sparkles and now I’m black sparkles.” By Tom Smyth
twinks vs. dolls Dua Lipa and Her Sonny Angel Doll Are Really Into Challengers The SNL host pitted her date against her doll collection, churros and all. By Tom Smyth

the critics
Welcome to the Phonys Our theater critics dreamt up their own theater award categories for the year, including a prize for the worst mom on Broadway. By Madeline Leung Coleman

sunday circular 10 Things That Delighted Us Last Week: From LEGO Bouquets to Line-a-Day Diaries Plus an understated pair of babyproof hoops. By The Editors
micro sales Everything Worth Buying During Wayfair’s Way Day Sale The three-day sale starts Saturday, May 4, and ends Monday, May 6, so don’t dillydally. By Sam Daly
gift of the day Give Her Serenity in a Tube A Strategist-favorite essential-oil stick. By The Editors
mother’s day 2024 37 Last-Minute Gifts That Will Arrive by Mother’s Day Mom will have no idea you procrastinated. By Jordan McMahon
men’s activewear The Very Best Gym Shorts for Men Styles in various lengths for the resistance-band (or free-weights or yoga or rowing-machine) junkie. By Jeremy Rellosa

a truly terrific new york listing

In a building where Massimo Ferragamo, Barbara Goldsmith, and Danielle Steel all once lived. By Adriane Quinlan

listings edit This Week’s Worth-It New York City Apartment Listings An especially good week for Brooklyn Heights studios. By Nora DeLigter
the housing market What Ever Happened to the Three-Bedroom? How everything became either a chopped-up two-bed or $11,000 a month. By Kim Velsey
the clash on campus Locked Out and Locked In at Columbia University The NYPD’s action on campus began with clearing reporters from the scene. By Samaa Khullar

student protests The NYPD Megatruck That Showed Up at Hamilton Hall Everything we know about the BearCat, the NYPD’s tactical armored vehicle. By Adriane Quinlan
great rooms A ‘Radically Different’ Front Garden in Midwood, Brooklyn From cookie-cutter to an explosion of color: “The neighborhood was pretty blown away.” By Wendy Goodman
amenity wars New York’s Panic-Room Boom From installing electrified doorknobs to ballistics-grade walk-in closets, the city’s ultrarich are feeling ultra-paranoid. By Bridget Read

the grub street diet

“I crisp the pasta by accident, but the crunchy bits are still delicious.”

restaurant review Where Does the Wine Bar End and the Restaurant Begin? Pét-nats, pan roasts, and a lobster on the loose at Penny and Demo. By Matthew Schneier
crackdowns Are the City’s Best Eggs in Trouble? The Greenmarket is changing its rules and at least one farm is striking out on its own. By Chris Crowley
guides Where to Eat in May The best restaurants for right now. By Edward Hart
who ate where The Hottest Dishes, Ever Pork buns, pasta primavera, cotton candy, caviar, and more. By Charlotte Druckman