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art Critics Are Fuming About the New MoMA Head “What a disappointing and unsurprising choice.” By Rachel Corbett
wealth Is All of New York Secretly Supported By Parent Money? Parents are slowly transferring trillions of dollars to their New York City children. podcast By Madeline Leung Coleman
the yesteryear issue How Broadway Became Broadway When I started as a drama critic in 1980, I learned how little I knew about how the theater business actually works. By Frank Rich

dynasties

With Trump on the rampage, Alex Soros takes control of his father’s empire. What will he do with his influence? podcast By Simon van Zuylen-Wood

games The NFL Draft Is Actually Boring As Hell Why do people watch this crap every year? By Will Leitch
liveblog Is Pete Hegseth About to Get Fired? Live Updates The White House is already looking for replacements, according to a report the White House vehemently denies. By Intelligencer Staff
early and often Will the Courts Save Trump From His Worst Excesses? Many Republicans privately hope the Supreme Court will stop Trump’s destructive trade war. But that may force them to step up and do their jobs. By Ed Kilgore
liveblog Harvard Is Suing the Trump Administration: Live Updates The school has become the new front line in Trump’s battle against higher education. Here, the latest developments. By Intelligencer Staff

the money game
Nightmare on Wall Street Inside the tariff-induced market turmoil scaring traders stiff. By Jen Wieczner

tremendous content Trump Vows to Make America ‘More Religious’ in Easter Rants The president got in the holiday spirit by spewing hate at his enemies, both on Truth Social and at the White House Easter Egg Roll. By Margaret Hartmann

$trump The Trump Meme Coin Fails to Collapse They can’t keep getting away with it (and yet they do). By Matt Stieb

muses

By Chantal Fernandez

chapters Did My Son Inherit My Chronic Depression? He has my eyes and my laugh. I worry about what else he has.
astrology Your Weekly Horoscopes by Madame Clairevoyant: April 20–26 The last quarter moon in Aquarius brings some tension to the week, and Saturn might muddle your thinking. Trust that clarity will come later on.
beauty Let’s Leave Hilary Duff’s Face Alone “Why did she do Botox,” one commenter wrote under her latest post.

astrology Your Daily Horoscope by Madame Clairevoyant: April 22, 2025 In the morning, the Aquarius moon and Jupiter bring good luck your way. By Claire Comstock-Gay
celebrity couples George and Amal Clooney Never Fight, Apparently They’re “trying to find something to fight about.” By Elizabeth Gulino
and just like that Sarah Jessica Parker Is a Carrie Apologist She says playing Carrie is “incredibly fun to do.” By Elizabeth Gulino

theater review

A few crucial staging choices kneecap this production from the start, undermining its epic tragedy. By Sara Holdren

cheat sheet How to Tell This Year’s Doppelgängers, Evil Twins, and Alter Egos Apart From Sinners to Severance to Vanya, here’s a cheat sheet to the many multiples. By Fran Hoepfner
vulture 10x10 The Rebel Puzzle 5-Down, Seven Letters: Where Yoda spent his latter years By Stella Zawistowski
vulture games Cinematrix No. 392: April 22, 2025 Can you name a Mahershala Ali movie directed by an Oscar winner? By Joe Reid
origins Sinners Consultant Dolly Li Explains Inclusion of Chinese Delta Community Cultural consultant Dolly Li explains how Coogler’s family connection uncovered a new layer to Sinners. By Alejandra Gularte

at the box office
So Is Sinners Going to Make or Lose Money? According to a source close to the production, Sinners will only need to earn $170 million to recoup its upfront costs — not $300 million as reported. By Chris Lee

small appliances I’m a Ninja Creami Swirl Convert The internet is right — I can make McDonald’s soft serve at home. By Lauren Ro
celebrity shopping What Richard Marx Can’t Live Without “Eventually I wanna just lay on a beach somewhere and just be living in Barefoot Dreams clothes.” By Richard Marx and Sam Daly
small appliances A Vitamix at a Cheaper-Than-Prime-Day Price It’s a tried-and-true model that has been on the market for two decades. By Emma Wartzman
sunday circular 11 Things That Delighted Us Last Week: Pink Sweatsuits to Vintage-Looking Ikea Plus, the laundry oil that Lily Rabe can’t live without. By The Editors
what'd i miss? Hand-Shaped Pillows, Chic Eggcups, and Other Recent Strategist Finds As seen in the Strategist section. By The Editors

the luxury market

Residents paying up to $10,000 a month at Greenpoint’s Eagle + West say life there is not very luxurious. By Matthew Sedacca

great rooms A Giant Williamsburg Loft for Tiny Concerts Two musicians live in a former shoe-polish factory where they host the occasional performance by friends. By Wendy Goodman
truly terrific A Wabi-sabi Victorian in the Rockaways First-time builder Joseph Giacona bought a four-bedroom teardown on Beach 93rd. Then he improvised. By Adriane Quinlan
encounter Apartment Hunting With Timothée Chalamet’s Mother Corcoran agent Nicole Flender has a one-bedroom in Midtown to show you. By Bridget Read

street view Where Is Our Post-Car City? We need to be building it all right now. Instead, we’re stuck in traffic. By Justin Davidson
listings edit This Week’s Worth-It New York City Apartment Listings Tortured myself with a Renaissance Revival mansion in Brooklyn Heights. By Nora DeLigter
look book The Look Book Goes to the WNBA Draft At the Shed in Hudson Yards, top players stopped to chat minutes after learning which team they’ll be with next season. By Jeremy Rellosa and Zoe Papelis

mysteries

An UWS icon’s replacement is shrouded in secrecy. Tracking down the owner only raised more questions.

influence The Hillstoning of New York Everyone loves the chain — including the chefs who pull all kinds of high-low inspiration for their own restaurants. By Luke Fortney
the grub street diet Comedian Kyle Gordon Starts His Passover With Bacon “I hope my dad doesn’t read this.” By Zach Schiffman
rip If You’ve Been to JG Melon, You Knew Bobby Torre For the regulars at Melon’s, the restaurant’s longtime host was a bigger draw than its burgers. By Chris Crowley
restaurant review The Best Rockefeller Center Restaurant Is Actually Two Golden HOF and NY Kimchi are a multistory ode to late-night Korean feasts. By Matthew Schneier

the grub street diet Jeffery Self’s Grub Street Diet “The power of a good scone is not to be underestimated.” By Zach Schiffman

restaurant review When Good Chefs Hide in Bad Rooms The Otter and Brass are two restaurants with plenty to recommend. It’s too bad they don’t have windows. By Matthew Schneier