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disneyland Inside the Andersons’ Lawsuit Over Disney Club 33 Membership After waiting over a decade to get in, the Andersons were kicked out of Disneyland’s most exclusive club. They would not go willingly. By Justine Harman
wealth Is All of New York Secretly Supported By Parent Money? Parents are slowly transferring trillions of dollars to their New York City children, one down payment and Via Carota tab at a time. podcast By Madeline Leung Coleman
power After Lorne The ringmaster of Saturday Night Live is 80 years old. What happens to the show, not to mention American comedy, when he retires? podcast By Reeves Wiedeman

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Eric Adams Is Not a Free Man

After thanking the Trump Justice Department for mercy, the mayor is told in court he could still be prosecuted. By Victoria Bekiempis

early and often A DOGE Dividend Is a Bad Idea. Trump May Cut Checks Anyway. It’s probably illegal and definitely irresponsible, but Musk’s idea of rebating DOGE savings to taxpayers could be very seductive to Trump. By Ed Kilgore
we’ll do it live Adams, DOJ Defend Dropped Charges In Court: Live Updates A federal judge ordered the mayor and Justice Department officials to appear in court Wednesday to explain their dismissal motion for the record. By Intelligencer Staff
early and often Trump Blows Up Senate Budget Bill at the Last Minute Presumably, House Republicans will now take the lead on enacting Trump’s agenda — but he’s also made their job a lot harder. By Ed Kilgore
nyc Trump Is Officially Trying to Kill NYC’s Congestion Pricing The Trump administration called the toll to drive into lower Manhattan a “slap in the face to working class Americans.” By Matt Stieb

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Escaping Trump’s First Days Traveling in Colombia, I realized I couldn’t outrun the new regime. By Torrey Peters

early and often Trump Cabinet: Hearings Schedule & Who’s Confirmed The Senate has approved Trump’s most controversial picks, including Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr. Here’s the full list and hearings schedule. By Margaret Hartmann and Chas Danner

doge fail compilation Musk’s DOGE Keeps Accidentally Firing Very Important People Like the government experts responsible for stopping the spread of bird flu and keeping America’s nuclear stockpile safe. By Matt Stieb

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The Cut

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Ivanka Trump Is Assembling Her Girl Squad

By Elizabeth Gulino

spring fashion Buy All This, Look Rich How Quince, the one-stop shop for everything from cashmere sweaters to caviar, seduced a generation of jaded shoppers.
advice ‘How Do I Stop Dating Men Who Are Bad for Me?’ You need to vent to a roomful of strangers. I know just the place.
spring fashion Bow Down to Doechii Fresh off her Grammy win, the unapologetic Florida rapper is just getting started.

power The Memeification of Deportation The casual cruelty of the White House’s social-media posts is no accident. By Andrea González-Ramírez
dogs The Substance’s Oscar Campaign Has Gone Too Far Margaret Qualley recently stepped out with a hot new tiny dog. Who does that remind you of? By Olivia Craighead
influencers Seems Like Kamala Harris Is Settling Into Post-Veep Life She and Doug Emhoff spent the weekend going to Broadway shows and hanging at the Polo Bar in New York. By Emily Leibert

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Vulture

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Closure With The Kardashians

A blatant nostalgia play presented as an emotional reunion confirms that reality TV’s most famous family has outgrown their chosen medium. By Tom Smyth

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

snl50 Adam Sandler Joins SNL50 to Make Everyone Cry And to make Kanye West rethink his antisemitism, apparently. By Jesse David Fox
infected We Finally Have a Release Date for The Last of Us Season 2 Your cool, slutty daddy is coming back to TV this April. By Zoe Guy
coming soon? Sgt. Rock Is Not Going to Help Daniel Craig The actor has reportedly backed out of Luca Guadagnino’s film for DC Studios. By Bethy Squires
the internet is forever Why the Pop World Can’t Shut Up About Nachos As Picasso once said, “Good artists reheat, great artists steal the microwave.” By Bethy Squires

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David Byrne Expected a ‘Hard Audience’ for His SNL50 Concert “You see all of these names and go, Oh my God.” By Devon Ivie

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How Paddington 3 Pulled Off Its Mid-Credits Blinder Cameo By Laura Martin

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The Strategist

celebrity shopping What Jennifer Aniston Can’t Live Without “These are the G-string of no-show socks.” By Jennifer Aniston and Rachael Griffiths
women's shoes Cream Leather Madewell Boots, If You Dare — for $45 We’ve rarely seen the price this low. By Brenley Goertzen
skincare treatments What’s Going On With Face Tape? (And Do I Need It?) We all want a natural solution to wrinkles — but does it work? By Rachael Griffiths
don't dillydally New Stuff Alert: Sofie Pavitt Moisturizer and Happy Socks Crocs Plus, a slew of spring dresses from Hill House. By Ambar Pardilla
cleansers The State of the Status Hand Soap Aesop’s been everywhere for years. Here’s what’s next. By Bella Druckman

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Curbed

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Everything We Know About the Case Against the Alexander Brothers

The latest updates on the downfall of the former powerhouse agents accused of sex trafficking and rape. By Bridget Read

operators All of the Real-Estate Operators Trump Is Bringing to Washington The president’s appointees include Charles Kushner, Scott Bessent, Steve Witkoff, and other executives with ties to the industry. By Adriane Quinlan
unicorns Want a Clandestine Frankenmansion on Perry Street? By connecting two houses through the basement, you can have all of the square footage and none of the neighborhood scorn. By Adriane Quinlan
getting around The Floors of Grand Central Madison Were Cracking Before It Opened The MTA isn’t saying why, but at least the warranty kicked in. By Christopher Bonanos

great rooms A Wood-Paneled Renovation Turns Two Units Into One Danielle Fennoy used curved walls and concrete floors to fuse two adjacent apartments. By Wendy Goodman
openings Hannibal Buress Is Opening a New Venue in Williamsburg Isola Brooklyn is coming to the former Knitting factory space on Metropolitan Avenue on March 9. By Clio Chang
under a million A Loftlike One-Bedroom in a Former Steinway Piano Factory for $519K Plus a sprawling Upper East Side one-bedroom with exposed steel beams for under a million. By Kim Velsey

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Grub Street

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How Cinnamon Rolls Became the Anti-Croissant

Gooey, glazed buns are nudging daintier baked goods out of the pastry case.

streeteries Wait, Outdoor Dining Is Saved Now? Just 40 licenses have been granted, but operators can suddenly open roadway setups even without full approval. By Chris Crowley
reservation wars The Cool Restaurants Are on OpenTable Now Restaurateurs are frustrated with Resy. Many have jumped back to an app they once left behind. By Elizabeth G. Dunn
the grub street diet Kyle Chayka Is Eating Through His Jet Lag “Our communal order of banana coffee cake and Caesar salad makes for an interesting first course.” By Paula Aceves
first taste Ugly Baby Is Back, Sort Of Hungry Thirsty is open on Smith Street. Can it live up to its predecessor’s legend? By Matthew Schneier

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

the grub street diet Liza Treyger’s Grub Street Diet “I love to overorder, especially when I’m wasted.” By Zach Schiffman

restaurant review Zimmi’s Only Looks Humble The West Village newcomer is like an Old Country inn where the details are just right. By Matthew Schneier