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profile Jafar Panahi Is the Director of Our Censorial Moment In his most defiant film yet, a group of Iranians consider killing the man who tortured them in prison. podcast By Roxana Hadadi
close read The Uncanceling of Chris Brown The singer claims he’s been overlooked, but his blockbuster stadium tour suggests otherwise. podcast By Craig Jenkins
health Women in Menopause Are Fanatical About Testosterone They don’t always realize the effects — including growing facial hair and an enlarged clitoris — are permanent. podcast By Melissa Dahl

the city politic

He lost the debate to Zohran Mamdani, and there isn’t much time left to recover. By Ross Barkan

politics Mamdani Cracks 50 Percent for First Time As Mayoral Race Enters Homestretch In a Fox News survey taken before Thursday’s debate, Mamdani hit a milestone. By Nia Prater
early and often Graham Platner’s Honeymoon Is Over The Maine Senate candidate is being dogged by old internet comments including references to political violence and asking whether Black people tip. By Benjamin Hart and Nia Prater
israel palestine The Flotillas Trying to Reach Gaza High-sea solidarity missions have a long history in Palestine. They’ve always been more than a stunt. By Madeline Leung Coleman
early and often Trump’s His Own Attack Dog, So Vance Has to Bite Even Harder As shown in his defense of nasty text messages from Young Republicans, the vice-president can’t let anyone outflank him on the right. By Ed Kilgore

the city politic
Zohran Mamdani, the Power Breaker Why the Democratic Party, the New York Times, and the donor class got Zohran Mamdani so wrong. By Frank Rich

grand old problem Republicans Have a Real Nazi Thing Going On A swastika American flag was found in a GOP congressman’s D.C. office soon after the Young Republicans’ “I love Hitler” Telegram leak. By Matt Stieb

the law The John Bolton Indictment Is Different Unlike the bogus Trump cases against James Comey and Letitia James, this one appears to have merit. By Elie Honig

gone sale-ing

Get up to 50 percent off on brands like Le Creuset, Parachute, NARS, and Bottega Veneta. By Hanna Flanagan

culture The Cult Trying to Protect the Dolls Geena Rocero’s Dolls goes inside a self-help group with a leader as charming as she is sinister.
personal finance ‘I Used to Be a DEI Consultant. Now I’m Working As a Nanny.’ What it’s like to look for work when your industry disappears.
career The Job Search Has Become a Humiliation Ritual “It feels like I’m trying to make my robots talk to their robots.” podcast

crime The Mango Founder’s Son Is Now a Suspect in His Death Isak Andic fell off a cliff in December, in an incident police are now investigating as a homicide. By Julia Reinstein
politics Curtis Sliwa Really Can’t Pronounce Zohran Mamdani’s Name Maybe he and Andrew Cuomo have more in common than they think. By Emily Leibert
celebrity breakups Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas Are Keeping It Professional The couple has reportedly split but are maintaining a warm co-worker relationship. By Olivia Craighead

housewives institute bulletin

A taxonomy of the fibs, half-truths, obfuscations, and outright lies of the Real Housewives universe. By Brian Moylan

casting call So Many New Euphoria Co-Stars Just Dropped Danielle Deadwyler, Natasha Lyonne, Trisha Paytas, and more are the latest to join the cast of season three. By Jennifer Zhan
now streaming 4 New Movies Worth Renting Right Now Let’s get freaky (again). By Brian Tallerico
casting Who’s Voicing the Cowardly Lion in Wicked: For Good? “Man, wait until the red carpet when the actor who gave us the Cowardly Lion’s voice steps foot on it. It’ll be wild.” By Rebecca Alter
now streaming The 10 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend This weekend, one TV show starring Mark Ruffalo ends… while another show starring Mark Ruffalo begins. By Savannah Salazar

spooky season
The 15 Best Cartoon Halloween Specials All seasonally spooky, but nothing too scary for kids. By Daniel Dockery

style What We Liked (and What We’d Skip) From JW Anderson’s New Uniqlo Collab The jeans and jackets are really good. By Lauren Ro and Michael Zhao
sales Staud’s Sample Sale Is Excellent, and 36 More Deals I Found This Week Including Strat-favorite toner pads, Anthropologie boxer pants, and Marimekko pillows. By Alexandra Polk
celebrity shopping What Chef Andrew Carmellini Can’t Live Without “Sometimes we’ll dry our own oregano, but there’s something about the southern Italian variety that has this wonderful floral quality to it.” By Andrew Carmellini and Lauren Ro
women's accessories I Found a Half-Off Mansur Gavriel Tote at … T.J.Maxx? Today, it pays to be a Maxxinista. By Sam Daly
christmas gifts An Advent Calendar for Every Kind of Person From Diptyque to Play-Doh. By Ambar Pardilla

celebrity real estate

The Marchesa founder and ex-wife of Harvey Weinstein owes at least $2.5 million on her West Village condo. By Clio Chang

listings edit This Week’s Worth-It New York City Apartment Listings ’Tis the season for a Nancy Meyers floor-through in Cobble Hill. By Nora DeLigter
business of brokering How’s a Crypto Bro Supposed to Get an Apartment Anyway? Brokers say it’s a new era for crypto purchases, although some still hide their bitcoin wallets from old-school co-op boards. By Kim Velsey
developing What Will Prada’s Fifth Avenue Skyscraper Be? The company is in talks with Related to build a tower with retail, luxury housing, and offices — Aman perks included. By Kim Velsey

get out of town An Artist’s Retreat in Kenoza Lake With a Painting Barn and 3 Tiny Homes And a mid-century modern time capsule in Rochester. By Katie McDonough and Matthew Sedacca
brick & mortar Buy It for the Bakery Two buildings in Carroll Gardens are up for sale — and the 100-year-old Mazzola Bakery comes with them. By Clio Chang
casinos Do We Have Our Casino Winners Already? MGM abruptly pulled its Yonkers bid — but the remaining three contenders could still see some surprises. By Matthew Sedacca

the grub street diet

“The difference between the best bagel in New York and this bagel is negligible enough for me not to go out of my way.”

trends Can 12 Perfect Burgers Still Draw a Huge Crowd? It worked for Raoul’s. Now a bunch of new spots are trying out the limited-time-only hamburger strategy. By Mark Byrne
restaurant review A City of Swankstaurants A new genre of restaurant is smaller and more exclusive than a traditional steakhouse, with food that is (sometimes) more interesting. By Matthew Schneier
turmoil Lucien Smith’s Food Is Already Messy “I saw all I needed to see in four shifts, I’ll tell you that much.” By Chris Crowley
bookshelf What Does Gabrielle Hamilton Have Left to Tell Us? The chef’s new memoir is a lucid, harrowing examination of family turmoil. By Matthew Schneier