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mysteries The Great 21st-Century Treasure Hunt Was there a better way to spend the past decade than on a maddening, deadly, brain-scrambling search for gold hidden somewhere in the American West? By Benjamin Wallace
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
health Can Anything Stop Bird Flu? The longer we allow the virus to run rampant through animal populations, the greater our chances of disaster. podcast By Christopher Cox

Intelligencer

politics

How Many Innocent Men Did Trump Deport to El Salvador?

The government has deported hundreds of migrants over alleged gang ties, but their families claim their loved ones are innocent and lack due process. By Nia Prater

trade war Trump’s Global Trade War Has Begun: Latest Updates and Consequences Buckle up, because the markets are crashing, the economists are screaming, and the elephant seals are very confused. By Intelligencer Staff
early and often Will the Tariff Fiasco Screw Up Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’? The GOP legislative agenda is already on a knife’s edge. The political and economic fallout of a trade war won’t help get it done. By Ed Kilgore
early and often Trump on Tariffs: Relax, I’m ‘Purposely Crashing the Market’ On Truth Social, the president insisted that he knows exactly what he’s doing and Americans just need to “HANK TOUGH.” By Margaret Hartmann
screen time How Trump’s Tariffs Might Help Amazon — and Hurt Its Customers A competitive advantage for the retail giant. Just higher prices for you. By John Herrman

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The (Partial) Reinvention of Andrew Cuomo He says he’s grown and learned. His brute-force takeover of the mayor’s race, at least, looks familiar By David Freedlander

politics AOC Leads Schumer in Hypothetical 2028 Matchup: Poll A new Data for Progress poll found the congresswoman leading Schumer by double digits in a head-to-head primary for his Senate seat. By Nia Prater

the system The Purpose of Trump’s Cruel Deportation Theater As the economy teeters on the brink, the president is banking on his hardline immigration policies more than ever. By Zak Cheney-Rice

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The Cut

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12 Makeup Bags That Will Help You Get Your Life Together

By Hanna Flanagan and Bianca Nieves

how i got this baby The Mom Who Signed Her Baby With a Modeling Agency “Theodore is so confident at every shoot. He’s just like, ‘Mom, watch me work!’ I think I hit the jackpot with him.”
personal finance ‘Should I Pay Rent When My Boyfriend Owns the House?’ You’re smart to exercise caution — but don’t overthink it.
advice ‘My Group Chat Is Ruining My Life’ You may feel as if you’re trapped in hell, but no one is actually making you stay.

obsessive tester The Best Body Serums for Reviving Dry, Dull Skin Because your favorite body butter could use a boost. By Chinea Rodriguez
sexual assault allegations Russell Brand Charged With Rape and Assault in the U.K. “I was a drug addict, a sex addict, and an imbecile,” Brand responded. “But what I never was was a rapist.” By Andrea González-Ramírez
life after roe A Disturbing Advance in Fetal Personhood Authorities arrested a Georgia woman they acknowledge had miscarried and brought charges over how she disposed of the remains. By Andrea González-Ramírez

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Vulture

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Jen Salke’s Exit Won’t Fix Amazon’s Prime Video Problem

The streaming service’s identity crisis traces back to Seattle, not Hollywood. By Josef Adalian

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

save the tulkun Our Intergalactic Nightmare Is Over — Payakan Is Back And he’s got a girlfriend! By Rebecca Alter
extremely online Trump Gives TikTok Another Extension Now, the app won’t go away until at least Juneteenth. By Jason P. Frank
vulture lists All 52 Video-Game Movies, Ranked Video-game movies get a bad rap, and maybe that reputation is earned. By Jordan Crucchiola
now streaming The 15 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend Someone’s checking out of The White Lotus … forever. By Savannah Salazar

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Jack Black and Jason Momoa Make A Minecraft Movie a Delight It feels like a small miracle that this video-game adaptation is so funny, lively, and light on its feet. By Bilge Ebiri

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Mark L. Walberg Knows He’s Too Invested in Temptation Island By Charlotte Walsh

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The Strategist

celebrity shopping What Scarlett Johansson Can’t Live Without “I don’t have anything on a rider ever — except the LaCroix.” By Scarlett Johansson and Rachael Griffiths
women's shoes The Actually Cute, Super-Comfortable Shoes I Wore When I Broke My Kneecap “You can kind of gauge the general appeal of an item when you post it on Instagram, and these get a lot of What are those?” By Elizabeth Cardinal Tamkin and Ambar Pardilla
sales A Huge List of Sales: Springy Poplin Shirts and a Kindercore Lamp Including a Patagonia rain jacket and Miffy pajamas. By Sam Daly
suncare It’s Time to Restock Your Sunscreen Our favorite mineral option is now $30 — and it doesn’t leave a white cast. By Alexandra Polk
strategist hunt My Hunt for a Unitard That Actually Works for Working Out “Never had I been so comfortable in a yoga class before, downward dogs and all.” By Katie Stone

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Curbed

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The Bowery Gets a Fancy Flophouse

A former SRO has lush linens and red-light masks to rent, but the rooms still don’t have ceilings. By Adriane Quinlan

secret buyers Who Owns That Penthouse? Now No One Will Know. The Trump administration just hobbled a federal crackdown on corporate secrecy, making it easier to launder money through real estate purchases. By Andrew Rice
celebrity real estate Mark Zuckerberg’s D.C. Mansion Is a 12-Minute Drive to the White House And everything else we could find about the Meta CEO’s $23 million new compound. By Adriane Quinlan
languishing The Mahogany Studio in the Osborne That Just Won’t Sell Is it the suit of armor? Or the $1.665 millon sticker shock? By Matthew Sedacca

a truly terrific new york listing The One Townhouse Sanford Smith Didn’t Flip The late antiquarian would buy houses on a whim and sell them just as fast. But he held on to his first love on West 24th. By Adriane Quinlan
under a million A Very Sutton Place One-Bedroom for $775,000 And an airy one-bedroom on East 5th with a skylight in the kitchen. By Matthew Sedacca
celebrity real estate Kanye West’s Malibu Mansion Has Sold in a Week The buyer is a Montana-based developer who gave an all-cash offer. By Kim Velsey

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Grub Street

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Musician William Tyler’s Grub Street Diet

“My go-to lately has been half a cup of Fiber One and half a cup of Cap’n Crunch.”

closings The Dog Days Are Over for Marlow & Sons Andrew Tarlow’s Diner offshoot was somehow even more than the bakery, bar, market, and café it was built to be. By Matthew Schneier
underground gourmet The Most Surprising Pastrami in New York The first thing you need to know is that it’s sold in a mall. By Tammie Teclemariam
reopenings Fedora Is Reborn A look inside the West Village landmark as its new owners prepare to open again. By Megan Krigbaum
guides Where to Eat in April The best restaurants for right now. By Grub Street