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covid-19 What to Expect From the Variants to Come The evolution of the coronavirus remains difficult to predict, and future strains could be at least as dangerous as Omicron and its predecessors. By Jeff Wise
community theater ‘We Should Hate It, But It Works’ An oral history of the inexplicably star-studded, hallucinogenic ending of Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again. By Rachel Handler
feature A Father’s Yearslong Struggle to Regain Custody of His Son Kenneth Watkins’s son was taken away and placed with a foster family. To regain custody, he had to prove that being poor didn’t make him a bad father. By Petra Bartosiewicz

Intelligencer

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The Many Lives of Crypto’s Most Notorious Couple

How Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein spent their time when they couldn’t spend their mountain of allegedly stolen bitcoin. By Kevin T. Dugan and Matt Stieb

ukraine Video: The Harrowing First Hours of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Footage poured in from all corners of a country under siege. By Benjamin Hart
ukraine Republicans Are Divided on Russia, But Not on Biden Blaming the 46th president for events in Ukraine is the tie that binds Republicans with varying attitudes toward Putin and his aggression. By Ed Kilgore
politics Republicans See Red Wave and Look to Make It Even Bigger The GOP is now expecting midterm gains even in purple and blue states, but a huge win won’t come easily in a party as chaotic as theirs. By Ed Kilgore

politics
Ivanka and Jared Can’t Escape Neighbor Drama The former First Kids are now living in Surfside, Florida, where catty neighbors are cataloguing their minor infractions. By Margaret Hartmann

the intelligencer profile The Pandemic Interpreter Why are so many liberals mad at David Leonhardt? By Sam Adler-Bell

foreign interests Which Russia-Ukraine Take Is Right for You? A menu of possible opinions, with something for every brand of American pseudo-intellectual. By Eric Levitz

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The Cut

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The Couples Who Got Married on 2/22/22

By Taylor Trudon and Sara Messinger

money talks Three Ex-New Yorkers on Leaving For Somewhere Cheaper “I can have a really great life that doesn’t cost so much.” By Charlotte Cowles
how i get it done How Talitha Watkins Gets It Done As president and head of ColorCreative Management, she’s shifting the paradigm for women and people-of-color creators. By Jewels Dodson
astrology Madame Clairevoyant: Horoscopes for the Week of February 21 It can be hard to stay rooted in reality while still believing in magic. This week, with the sun in Pisces and Venus and Mars in Capricorn, you can. By Claire Comstock-Gay

huh? The Queen Elizabeth Death Hoax Keeps Getting Weirder Hollywood Unlocked mistakenly reported that the queen died this week — but its CEO has refused to retract the story. By Danielle Cohen
celebrity Jennifer Lawrence Is Reportedly a Mom Now This is her first child with husband Cooke Maroney. By Mia Mercado
power Texas Is Once Again Framing Trans Health Care As Child Abuse State leadership is pressuring the child welfare service to investigate anyone who supports a trans kid seeking gender-affirming treatment. By Claire Lampen

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Vulture

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For Drew Michael, Laughter Isn’t the Ultimate Barometer

The stand-up discusses his latest special, Red Blue Green, on this week’s Good One. podcast By Jesse David Fox

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

hype house The Hype House Allegations That Didn’t Make It Onto Netflix Gomez went on Dave Portnoy and Josh Richards’s podcast with a lawyer and forensics expert. By Ashley Shannon Wu
dun dun 20 Essential Episodes of Law & Order Guest stars, “ripped from the headlines” plots, and of course one-liners. By Lillian Brown
vulture 10x10 The Procedural Puzzle 26-Across: Hopefully not the last album that Rihanna will ever release?? By Malaika Handa
last night on late night Dave Grohl’s Pure Disdain for James Corden Is Inspiring “His face makes it worse.” By Devon Ivie

q&a
Proud Family Creators Tried to Revive the Show 15 Years Ago Bruce W. Smith and Ralph Farquhar on updating the characters for new audiences and their hopes for the future of Black animation. By Rendy Jones

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Inventing Anna’s Katie Lowes Never Wants to Meet Anna Delvey By Alejandra Gularte

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The Strategist

deal of the day These Tasty, Hair-Saving Biotin Gummies Are Just $12 Today From one of our favorite supplement brands. By Katherine Gillespie
micro sales 11 Things on Sale You’ll Actually Want to Buy: From Apple to J.Crew Including an “insanely flattering” off-the-shoulder top and some mid-century-inspired décor. By Leah Muncy
don’t dillydally 7 Things That’ll Almost Definitely Sell Out: From Glossier to Yeezy Gap Including Outdoor Voices overalls and phone cases featuring iconic SpongeBob characters. By The Editors
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best in class The 7 Very Best SAD Lamps Everything you need to know about buying a light-therapy lamp to treat seasonal affective disorder, a.k.a. SAD. By Liza Corsillo

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Curbed

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We Unearthed 11 Actually Excellent Rentals in NYC Right Now

This week’s gems include a Park Slope rent-stabilized three-bedroom and a Fort Greene two-bedroom with white-painted brick walls. By Jenny Xie

bad bosses Employer Reportedly Promises Only One Person Will Die If Office Reopens Seems pretty bad to work at CoStar. By Clio Chang
getting around MTA Decides Platform Doors Are Good Now A pilot program is on its way to three stations, including Times Square. By Caroline Spivack
sweatpants city Eric Adams Hates Remote Work So Much Now he’s making fun of your pajamas. By Clio Chang

getting around Bring on the Concrete Bike Lanes They’re not always pretty, but they work. By Alissa Walker
getting around Buses Have Been Free Before A humble alternative to a crackdown on fare evasion. By Clio Chang
21 questions Mabel O. Wilson Has Been Collecting Black Plastic Snow Globes for 25 Years The historian and designer answers Curbed’s “21 Questions.” By Diana Budds

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Grub Street

the year i ate new york

Why You Should Take the Q Train to Dinner Tonight

The wide stretch of Brooklyn between Prospect Park and Brighton Beach is full of underexplored surprises.

news Here’s the Full List of James Beard Awards Restaurant and Chef Semifinalists After rethinking its approach to its annual awards, the James Beard Foundation announced its long list of nominees for 2022. By Alan Sytsma
chains The Unavoidable Fight to Unionize Starbucks in New York “It’s tiring to be called a ‘partner’ and not be heard.” By Chris Crowley
interviews The Indefatigable Jonathan Waxman After 50 years in the fire, what could Barbuto’s chef possibly have left to prove? By Adam Platt
the grub street diet Edi Patterson Wants Her Steak Well Done “It tastes better, and I think more people should be okay with admitting that it’s the truth.” By Chris Crowley

the year i ate new york
Leave Single Diners Alone Already Why are we still being so weird about one-tops? By Tammie Teclemariam

where to eat 66 of the Best New (or Newly Relevant) Places to Eat Here’s your official summer 2021 restaurant guide. By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld