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crime The Shame of Saint Ann’s How did a Brooklyn private school fall for an accused predator? By Caitlin Moscatello and James D. Walsh
first person I Was Diagnosed With Autism in My 40s. It Gave Me Answers. By 43, Mary HK Choi had come up with many explanations for her strangeness around other people. Was it something else all along? podcast By Mary H.K. Choi
books Four Friends, One Affair, and a Shelf of Books Dissecting It When writers cheat on each other, everything is fair game for publication. podcast By Chris Heath

the money game

Under its new editor, the news outlet is adding a lot of subscribers and focusing on a new strategy. By Kevin T. Dugan

poll position Harris vs. Trump Polls: Kamala’s Gains Are Now a Trend, Not Just a Bounce The polls are showing steady gains across the board for the new Democratic nominee, though it remains a very close race. By Ed Kilgore
early and often What Kamala Harris Owes to Joe Biden The 46th president gave his veep a cleared field for the nomination, a short runway to November, and a debate performance she can surely exceed. By Ed Kilgore
the body politic Tim Walz, Doug Emhoff, and the Nice Men of the Left An election defined by two very different kinds of guys. By Rebecca Traister
tremendous content So, Trump’s Helicopter Crash Story Is Just a Crazy Lie? He didn’t just mix up Willie Brown and Jerry Brown at his Mar-a-Lago press conference — it appears there was no near-death helicopter experience. By Margaret Hartmann

the national interest
How Harris Wins Bidenism brought the Democrats to the brink of catastrophe. Obamaism can save them. By Jonathan Chait

politics Will Anything Happen With Trump’s 1/6 Case Before November? Special counsel Jack Smith cited a need for further consideration of the Supreme Court’s presidential-immunity decision, delaying everything again. By Nia Prater

early and often Democrats Should Ditch the J.D. Vance Couch Joke It’s both beneath them and not that funny. By Benjamin Hart

how i got this baby The Mom Who Didn’t Know She Was Pregnant “A wave of pain hit me so badly that I catapulted up from the recliner, landing with my back arched like a cat ready to attack.”
personal finance Are You Ready For a ‘Mini-Retirement’? Meet the 20-somethings trying to save up enough money to quit their jobs and travel the world.
astrology This Mercury Retrograde Is Turning Up the Heat in August You know, in a meltdown sort of way.

sex diaries The Talent Agent Flying to L.A. for a Younger Actor This week’s sex diary. By Alyssa Shelasky
olympics 2024 Unpacking the Gender Panic in Olympic Women’s Boxing Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has won a gold medal in the face of a hateful misinformation campaign around her gender identity. By Andrea González-Ramírez
olympics 2024 This Australian Breakdancer Stole the Show While Raygun won’t be taking home any medals, the internet can’t stop talking about her. By Katja Vujić

gold rush

In diverging from the general Academy’s preferences, the writers put together one of the strongest categories on the ballot. By Joe Reid

d23 dispatch Set Sail for Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2 Dan Diemer will play Percy’s half-brother, Tyson. By Bethy Squires
excuse me What’s Going On With Jordan Chiles and the Olympics? She was reportedly stripped of her Bronze medal on Saturday. What happened? By Alejandra Gularte
back to school Quinta Brunson Says Fans Want Longer Seasons of Abbott Elementary Abbott intends on delivering. The show goes back into production for season 4 Monday. By Bethy Squires
sequelitis The Biggest Announcements Out of D23’s Entertainment Showcase If you bet that robot beavers would figure at D23 2024, you’d be rich now. By Bethy Squires

now streaming
The 10 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend Time to yell at Industry again. By Savannah Salazar

men’s apparel 20 of the Very Best Men’s Socks From cozy cashmere to moisture-wicking merino. By Jeremy Rellosa
sales sales sales Everything Worth Buying at Dermstore’s Anniversary Sale Including Elta MD sunscreen and Vacation’s nice-smelling sunscreen. By Tembe Denton-Hurst
sales A Huge List of Sales: Patagonia and Babaà Including a sale-on-sale at Anthropologie and some top picks from Dermstore’s Anniversary Sale. By Sam Daly
women’s apparel The 14 Very Best Bras for Small Breasts No uncomfortable underwires here. By Ambar Pardilla
travel The 12 Very Best Laptop Backpacks Protect your tech — without compromising style. By Jordan McMahon

design edit

Plus, a new Chinatown antiques gallery by designer Fernando Santangelo. By Morgan Meier

listings edit This Week’s Worth-It New York City Apartment Listings Norman Mailer’s former home in Brooklyn Heights is on the market. By Nora DeLigter
celebrity real estate Norman Mailer’s Old Apartment on the Promenade Is for Rent The shiplike $13,000-a-month two-bedroom sparked a bidding war last time it was available. By Adriane Quinlan
bed-stuy fish guy A Puddle Full of Goldfish in Bed-Stuy A Bed-Stuy native spruced up the block with goldfish under a trickling hydrant. Transplants concerned with the fish’s health wanted to get them out. By Matt Stieb

getting around Scaling Back Congestion Pricing to Save It Here’s a proposal that keeps the core of the plan intact but addresses Governor Hochul’s chief concerns. By Nolan Hicks
street fights The City Wants to Demolish a West Village Recreation Center The historic Tony Dapolito center with a Keith Haring mural is landmarked but the city says it’s too expensive to preserve. By Clio Chang
street fights The Billionaire vs. the Old Money On a coveted slice of Lake Michigan, a land swap has triggered a seething conflict over the malign influence of wealth. By Ben Ryder Howe

the grub street diet

“I’m a sucker for anything that’s both mushy and crunchy.”

q&a Do You Have Questions for Our Critic? Ask Them Here! Join us on the New York Magazine Instagram for a Q&A with chief restaurant critic Matthew Schneier about the city’s dining scene.
restaurant review Massara Charms, to a Degree Is the follow-up to Rezdôra bigger and better — or just bigger? By Matthew Schneier
openings A Burrito Icon Returns to a Changed City and a Familiar Neighborhood New York’s Mexican scene has improved since the ‘90s, but La Taq still has plenty to offer. By Chris Crowley
creative justice The Empathy Punishment A woman hurled a burrito bowl at a Chipotle employee. Then a judge made her walk in the victim’s shoes. By Reeves Wiedeman

guides
Where to Eat in August The best restaurants for right now. By Edward Hart

the grub street diet Chef Aaron Crowder’s Grub Street Diet “Camp cooking is always fun and sometimes kind of trashy, which I love.” By Zach Schiffman

restaurant review Bungalow Proves a Celebrity Chef Can Still Draw a Crowd Vikas Khanna’s downtown restaurant expands the reach of the city’s traditionally Punjab-focused Indian cuisine by venturing across the subcontinent. By Matthew Schneier