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Age Verification Is Coming for the Whole Internet

Around the world, more users are being asked the same question: Can we see some ID? By John Herrman

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My Life in Protest From Vietnam to No Kings I was 17 at my first protest. Now I’m 77 and still taking to the streets. By Mark Jacobson

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early and often Newsom Risks His Future to Counter Trump’s 2026 Power Grab A special election in California to give Democrats new House seats will be expensive and politically perilous. By Ed Kilgore

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The Cut

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Would You Pay $13,000 to Rid Your Blood of Microplastics?

By Erica Schwiegershausen

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Vulture

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It’s Time to Pay Attention to the Writing & Directing Races

These Emmy categories can tell us a lot about how the industry values the nominated shows. By Joe Reid

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The Strategist

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our shopping cart The Strategist Haul: What the Editors Bought in July “It feels like hopping into a brand-new car after your 1998 Honda Accord goes off to the junkyard.” By The Editors
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strategist hunt I Tried 15 Quince Dresses, and This One Is My Favorite It’s under $100 (and has pockets). By Brenley Goertzen

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Curbed

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You Gotta Believe the IBX Is Coming

Riding the D train with Kathy Hochul and Janno Lieber as they hype the Interborough Express. By Matthew Sedacca

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looking to settle Eddie Huang Considers the East Village Mildly scarred by his Nolita search, he returns to the neighborhood where he ran Baohaus for years. By Eddie Huang

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Grub Street

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Fran Tirado’s Grub Street Diet

“I add some tequila to the Fresca. Guess I’m officially healed.”

openings Lucinda Williams Opens Her East Village Honky-Tonk Bar Lucinda’s debuts on Avenue A in a storied space for music bars. By Chris Crowley
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first taste Two Wine Bars With Something New to Say In an overcrowded genre, Lei and Cactus Wren stand out with their snacks. By Matthew Schneier
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guides
Where to Eat in July The best restaurants for right now. By Grub Street

the grub street diet Late Show Writer Kate Sidley’s Grub Street Diet “Laura’s coffee isn’t a beverage; it’s a weapon. I have two cups.” By Alan Sytsma

restaurant review Not So Little India Adda moved to the East Village and became a bigger, better version of itself in the process. By Matthew Schneier

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