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self When Your Son Abuses Your Daughter Sibling sexual abuse forces parents to make an impossible choice: Do they forsake one child to protect the other? By Elizabeth Weil
encounter Upside Down With Connor Storrie The Heated Rivalry star went viral overnight. He’s trying to reestablish some boundaries. By Molly Lambert
encounter Gluttons for Punishment Justin McDaniel has developed a cult following for getting his students to read — as long as they follow his rules. podcast By Lila Shapiro

Intelligencer

early and often

Trump Gets Nobel Peace Prize in Saddest Way Possible

Machado said she “presented” her award to Trump … but there was no dramatic on-camera reveal, and the Nobel Institute said he’s still no winner. By Margaret Hartmann

politics Trump Remark on Midterms Shows How Nervous He Is About Them The president mused that he’s been such a great president “we shouldn’t even have” 2026 elections. By Nia Prater
early and often Trump Repackages Random Ideas Into ‘Great Healthcare Plan’ Unfortunately, the vague “plan” Trump unexpectedly dropped will probably just kill off bipartisan health-care efforts in Congress. By Ed Kilgore
politics Kyrsten Sinema Accused of Having Affair With Ex-Bodyguard The former senator also allegedly encouraged her beau to take MDMA on a Senate work trip so she could guide him through it. By Matt Stieb
early and often Trump Can Invoke the Insurrection Act, But It’s a Terrible Idea While his Truth Social post wasn’t an empty threat, sending troops to Minneapolis would inflame the situation and set a dangerous precedent. By Ed Kilgore

the right
Inside the Conservative Campus Revolution How Charlie Kirk’s youth movement was overwhelmed by darker forces after his death. By Simon van Zuylen-Wood

crime Will Trump Pardon Diddy or Commute His Prison Sentence? Trump said he’s rejected Diddy’s pardon request, but he’s been saying contradictory things about his old pal for months. By Margaret Hartmann

poll position Polls Show Trump on Thin Ice With Interventionist Threats Support for Trump’s Venezuela raid is mixed. But surveys show little enthusiasm for deeper involvement or military strikes on Iran and Greenland. By Ed Kilgore

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The Cut

self

When Your Son Abuses Your Daughter

Sibling sexual abuse forces parents to make an impossible choice: Do they forsake one child to protect the other? By Elizabeth Weil

personal finance Help! I Have ADHD and My Finances Are a Mess. It’s true that people with ADHD are more likely to struggle with money. Here’s what to do about it.
sleep week The Most Popular Sleep-Tracking Devices, Tested and Ranked I spent months testing the Oura Ring, Whoop, Apple Watch, and Google Pixel Watch so you don’t have to. Here is what I found.
celebrity Celebrities Are Lining Up to Meet the Heated Rivalry Boys At industry parties on both coasts, everyone wants to talk to Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie.

fashion Fashion Campaigns Are Getting Good Again A new crop of creative directors is breathing new life into luxury. By Danya Issawi
culture Chris Noth Says He Was Just Kidding About That SJP Comment He wrote on Instagram that his “off-the-cuff slightly sarcastic response to a comment on the internet seems to have caused a tempest in a teapot.” By Emily Leibert
the internet Who Would Want to Relive This? 2016 wasn’t all flower crowns. By Andrea González-Ramírez

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Vulture

the industry

This Tony Dokoupil Thing Isn’t Working

Lots of flubs, low ratings — is this what Bari Weiss wanted? By Josef Adalian

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

building hype James Cameron Wants to Bring Michelle Yeoh to Pandora He hopes she can star in the fourth Avatar film, if there is one. By Alejandra Gularte
loyal Someone Asked Jay Leno If He Was Going to Get a Girlfriend Leno acts as a caregiver to his wife with dementia. By Alejandra Gularte
its back Love Island: All Stars Resumes Production The series was delayed for several days due to safety concerns around wildfires nearby. By Alejandra Gularte
changes Kathleen Kennedy Steps Down From Lucasfilm May the force be with Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan. By Alejandra Gularte

vulture lists
The Best British Spy Shows to Stream Right Now Espionage and escapism, what more can you ask for? By Vulture Editors

chat room
Kal Penn Was Ready to Get Naked for Industry By Roxana Hadadi

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The Strategist

men's apparel The Best Men’s Suits for Under $1,000 I got fitted for nine suits and evaluated them with a tailoring expert. By Michael Zhao
ask kim france Ask Kim France: Seasonally Appropriate Boots That Aren’t Blundstones? Plus winter-layering ideas and nonplastic gray wool coats. By Kim France
the strategist 100 The Strategist Winter 100 With lots of extra layers and weather-ready boots. By Ambar Pardilla
women's activewear I Did a Full 180 on Vuori At this point, I’m well over ten products deep in the Vuori catalogue, and all I can say is I’m officially a Vuori convert. By Katie Stone
skin-care treatments Dr. Shereene Idriss Teaches Us How to Fade Dark Spots (for Good) Plus, her $15 go-to drugstore product to heal a damaged skin barrier. By Dr. Shereene Idriss, Crystal Martin, and Dominique Pariso

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Curbed

operators

An Alexander Brothers Accuser Has Died

The recent death of 45-year-old Kate Whiteman is under investigation. By Bridget Read

immigration The Carl Icahn Connection to a New ICE Detention Center Opening Upstate An LLC connected to the former Trump adviser owns the warehouse being converted to hold up to 1,500 detainees. By Clio Chang
look book The Look Book Goes to a Nordic Fitness Class Instructors and students broke a sweat at Nrthrn Strong, a new cross-country-skiing-inspired workout studio in the Flatiron District. By Jeremy Rellosa
street fights The Foreclosure Sale Everyone’s Watching Why Zohran Mamdani, Tish James, landlords, and tenants across the city are hyperfocused on the Pinnacle sale. By Clio Chang

the business of brokering Compass Just Became the World’s Largest Brokerage. Now What? Don’t expect lower fees or broker commissions. By Kim Velsey
unicorns The Queen Anne With a Porte Cochere on Park Place In a neighborhood of stately prewar apartments and landmarked brownstones, No. 1094 stands out. By Adriane Quinlan
preservation watch A Paul Rudolph on 58th Street That Will Actually Last It wasn’t easy saving the Modulightor building, which once housed the architect’s offices. But now it holds much more. By Anthony Paletta

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Grub Street

underground gourmet

Mixue, the World’s Largest Restaurant Chain, Opens in NYC

Are $1 soft serve and sold-out peach oolong tea worth braving the lines?

trends How Veganism Got Cooked Plant-based eating was supposed to be the future. Then meat came roaring back. podcast By Rachel Sugar
encounter The Wine-World ‘It’ Girl Who Wrote a Romance Novel Drinking volcanic French blends with author and downtown oenophile Eliza Dumais. By Alyssa Shelasky
the grub street diet Daniel Humm Only Speaks Chef “I never finished high school, so everything that I know is through the language of food.” By Ben Widdicombe
bureaucracy Will New York at Last Get More Street-Vending Permits? After an Eric Adams veto, it’s up to City Council to make it happen. By Chris Crowley

where to eat
Where to Eat in January The best restaurants for right now. By Grub Street

the grub street diet Simon Kim Goes Wherever the Night Takes Him “A lot of stimulation comes my way.” By Ben Widdicombe

restaurant review The New Babbo Is Missing Its Old Magic Stephen Starr’s revival lacks the vibrancy and surprise that made the original famous. By Matthew Schneier