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Ryu Spaeth @ryuspaeth.bsky.social · 5d

This story from the archives on the War at Zabar's is so good: www.grubstreet.com/article/zaba...

The War at Zabar’s

Can three feuding partners ruin the world’s greatest deli?

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 24d

my word

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Who Really Runs DHS?

Kristi Noem is the face of Trump’s police state. Corey Lewandowski is the muscle.

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Ryu Spaeth @ryuspaeth.bsky.social · 24d

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Ryu Spaeth @ryuspaeth.bsky.social · 24d

So many crazy details in Ben Terris's story about Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski, who we can confirm are not only dating but running DHS together: nymag.com/intelligence...

Who Really Runs DHS?

Kristi Noem is the face of Trump’s police state. Corey Lewandowski is the muscle.

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Sam Biddle @sambiddle.com · Sep 9

New York magazine asked me to explore Roblox and report back on what the hell is going on in there. I found kids are bombarded with covert ads, casino-style manipulation, and nonstop enticements to spend their parents' money.

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The Brain-Rotting Dystopia of Roblox

What if the world’s most beloved video-game app is turning children into mindless hyperconsumers?

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Ryu Spaeth @ryuspaeth.bsky.social · Sep 6

The final scene in this profile of Vivian Wilson by @brockcolyar.bsky.social is so good! www.thecut.com/article/vivi...

The Nearly Normal Young Adulthood of Vivian Wilson

Her father is the richest man alive with an anti-trans vendetta. She’s still figuring out what she wants to do.

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Bridget Read @bridgetgillard.bsky.social · Sep 4

I watched a 65 y/o woman move her whole face for this story 😱

Inside the uncanny world of The Face-Lift Singularity, or, how "undetectable" surgery became undetectable: www.thecut.com/article/unde...

The Forever-35 Face

The face-lift is better than ever, and everybody wants one. Deep inside the uncanny world of the surgically ageless.

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Ryu Spaeth @ryuspaeth.bsky.social · Sep 2

For my first ever byline at @thecut.com I profiled Andrew Garfield about his new role as bad boy/villain in After the Hunt: www.thecut.com/article/andr...

The Temptations of Andrew Garfield

After years of playing the hero, the actor steps into the role of villain in After the Hunt.

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Ryu Spaeth @ryuspaeth.bsky.social · Aug 25

Some terrific writing and reporting here from @reeveswiedeman.bsky.social on the Kennedys as they watch RFK Jr (with Trump's assistance) dismantle their legacy: nymag.com/intelligence...

Hijacking the Kennedys

Only one cousin is in a position of power — and his family can only watch helplessly as he destroys much that they stood for.

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Ryu Spaeth @ryuspaeth.bsky.social · Aug 18

An excerpt from Giri Nathan's terrific new book up at New York magazine today @girinathan.bsky.social : nymag.com/intelligence...

Are Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz Friends?

Inside the rivalry that has already defined a new generation of tennis.

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · Aug 11

Nearly every third sentence in this story left me stunned. nymag.com/intelligence...

The Crypto Maniacs and the Torture Townhouse

How two men charged with an outrageous kidnapping scheme introduced a new kind of crime to the city.

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Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein.bsky.social · Aug 9

A Food52 executive stole hundreds of thousands of dollars for luxury clothing and travel. And she put it all on Instagram!

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The Food52 Executive Who Used the Company Credit Card for Everything

Shannon Muldoon, 38, stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from her employer for clothes and travel.

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Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein.bsky.social · Jul 23

More chaos at the Washington Post, as several newsroom leaders take buyouts and the new Opinion editor seems determined to clean house

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Things Are Somehow Getting Worse for the Washington Post

A raft of buyouts and multiple ongoing shake-ups have left staff despondent and unsure about the future.

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Choire @choire.bsky.social · Jul 18

Well they did it. www.thecut.com/article/mens...

Beware ‘Summer Long Balls’

Men with swollen scrotums are walking among us.

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Ryu Spaeth @ryuspaeth.bsky.social · Jul 14

A delightful dispatch from Up North by @svzwood.bsky.social, featuring a whole country raging mad at the people Down South (that's us): nymag.com/intelligence...

You Have No Idea How Furious the Canadians Are

There’s nothing like a common enemy to make a country come together.

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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · Jul 13

"Nearly 70 percent of Democrats now have an unfavorable view of Israel, according to Pew. Yet Democratic officials carry on as if full-throated support for Israel were party doctrine," writes @ryuspaeth.bsky.social. nymag.com/intelligence...

Israel Was Supposed to Sink Zohran Mamdani

Will the Democratic Party absorb the lesson?

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Ryu Spaeth @ryuspaeth.bsky.social · Jun 30

So many great/horrific details in this dispatch from Kyoto by @reeveswiedeman.bsky.social nymag.com/intelligence...

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Reyhan Harmanci @harmancipants.bsky.social · Jun 28

This story names something that had been really bothering me: public opinion, shaped by irrefutable, horrific, daily reporting by people in Gaza, turned against Israeli government years ago. Polls have shown this consistently. Why do Dems ignore their voters on this? nymag.com/intelligence...

Israel Was Supposed to Sink Zohran Mamdani

Will the Democratic Party absorb the lesson?

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Ryu Spaeth @ryuspaeth.bsky.social · Jun 28

Our cover this week is of course Zohran. I wrote about the Democratic Party’s utter inability to reckon with the fact that their voters oppose the war in Gaza nymag.com/intelligence...

Israel Was Supposed to Sink Zohran Mamdani

Will the Democratic Party absorb the lesson?

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Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein.bsky.social · Jun 19

The Atlantic — which added ~100,000 new subscribers in the single week after breaking the Signal story — has been on a very expensive hiring spree:

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Are You a $300,000 Writer?

Inside The Atlantic’s extremely expensive hiring spree.

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Reyhan Harmanci @harmancipants.bsky.social · Jun 16

Suzy Hansen stares into the abyss. The reckoning we need. nymag.com/intelligence...

Israel’s Crimes of the Century

How Israel, with the help of the U.S., broke not only Gaza but the foundations of humanitarian law.

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · Jun 16

"In its annihilative force and ambition, the Israeli campaign is unique among modern conflicts. In fact, the term 'war crime' is not even adequate for what's happening in Gaza."

A searing, essential piece by Suzy Hansen:

Israel’s Crimes of the Century

How Israel, with the help of the U.S., broke not only Gaza but the foundations of humanitarian law.

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New York Magazine @nymag.com · Jun 16

Alleging Israel has committed ‘war crimes’ suggests a recognizable event: that there is a war happening, and there are some crimes in it. Gaza is different.

For our latest cover story, Suzy Hansen examines how the war in Gaza has upended decades of humanitarian law: nymag.com/intelligence...

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City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · May 16

I am screaming — nymag.com/intelligence...

“It turns out the age-old complaint about the “Opinion” columns — Is no one editing these things? — was correct. Krugman was among the long-standing columnists who for many years didn’t have a dedicated editor, receiving a mere copyedit before publication.”

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Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein.bsky.social · May 16

Under Katie Kingsbury, the New York Times Opinion section has doubled in size — nearly 200 people, bigger than many American newspapers and magazines. What kind of publication is she building? nymag.com/intelligence...

The Opinion That Ate the Paper

Under Kathleen Kingsbury, the Times’ “Opinion” section has doubled in size. What kind of publication is she building?

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