1. An Interactive History of 42nd Street’s Dramatic Transformation Over 164 YearsNew York’s streets are constantly changing to reflect the dreams of each new era, and perhaps none has evolved more dramatically than 42nd Street.
  2. Lawyer: Fox Launching Investigation Into Harassment Claim Against Bill O’ReillyWendy Walsh and her lawyer officially reported O’Reilly using a Fox corporate hotline last week.
    By Chas Danner
  3. Note to Pundits: Please Stop Training Our President to KillThe media’s laudatory reaction to Trump’s Syria strike teaches our incompetent president that launching wars on gut instinct is cool and good.
    By Eric Levitz
  4. media
    Bill O’Reilly’s Future at Fox News Is in Rupert Murdoch’s HandsInsiders say Murdoch’s instinct will be to protect O’Reilly as long as possible.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  5. fox news
    $13M in Settlements Paid to Women Who Accused Bill O’Reilly of HarassmentTwo settlements came after Fox fired Roger Ailes following his sexual-harassment scandals. The allegations against O’Reilly go back at least 15 years.
    By Chas Danner
  7. The Trouble at Fox News Keeps Getting WorsePost-Ailes turmoil is roiling the network.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  8. Report: The Energy Department’s Climate Office Bans the Phrase ‘Climate Change’A supervisor forbid the office’s staff from using the words “climate change” or “Paris Agreement” in any written memos, Politico reports.
    By Eric Levitz
  9. the national interest
    Trump’s Mindless War on Green EnergyA party without a brain tries to tackle another Obama achievement, and will fail.
    By Jonathan Chait
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    Kim Stanley Robinson’s New York 2140: To Save the City, We May Have to Drown ItKim Stanley Robinson’s newest book imagines a New York where the sea level has risen 50 feet. And it still sounds like the best city in the world.
    By Jake Swearingen
  11. media
    Hannity Said to Pull Gun on Co-worker; Claims It Was for ‘Educational Purposes’CNN and Fox News are feuding over whether the host aimed his gun at Juan Williams, or just showed it to him.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  12. The Reality of Climate Change Is Catching Up to the GOPSeventeen House Republicans — many from areas already suffering the consequences of climate change — have signed onto a call for action.
    By Eric Levitz
  13. EPA Head Denies Carbon Dioxide’s Role in Climate ChangeThat puts him at odds with NASA and NOAA, among many others.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  14. Former Staffer Jason Miller Is CNN’s Newest Trump-Loving Talking HeadDuring the campaign, Miller called CNN “dishonest” while appearing on CNN.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  15. Will a Former Exxon CEO Save the Paris Climate Deal?Bannon is pushing for Trump to pull out of the agreement. But Rex Tillerson and Ivanka oppose needlessly undermining America’s standing in the world.
    By Eric Levitz
  16. Days After Trashing Anonymous Sources, President Trump Becomes OneLast week, Trump suggested it should be illegal for journalists to quote anonymous sources. Then, he gave anonymous quotes to CNN.
    By Eric Levitz
  17. Trump Basks in the Approval of the ‘Enemy of the American People’The media found much to admire (or, at least, relatively little to loathe) in Trump’s big speech. And the president is elated.
    By Eric Levitz
  18. George W. Bush Not Thrilled by Behavior of Monster He Helped CreateThe former president speaks out against Trump’s attempts to curtail press freedom and Muslim immigration.
    By Eric Levitz
  19. Trump Praises First Amendment, Calls for Media Suppression and Fewer ProtestsThe president told CPAC the media “shouldn’t be allowed” to cite anonymous sources, and suggested people shouldn’t protest after an election.
    By Eric Levitz
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    Future’s ‘Mask Off’ Is the Biggest Moment for Flutes Since ‘My Heart Will Go On’It’s time to bust out your flute.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  21. Senate Confirms Leading Opponent of Environmental Regulation As Head of the EPAScott Pruitt will spearhead the Trump administration’s efforts to increase water pollution and accelerate man-made climate change.
    By Eric Levitz
  22. media
    Jared Kushner Complains About CNN’s Trump Coverage to Time Warner ExecutiveAna Navarro doesn’t seem upset about getting “under President Daddy-in-Law’s skin.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. Trump Ends the Presidential Press Conference As We Know ItIn a remarkable 80-minute presser, Trump did not try to reach people with a message via the media; the message itself was to mistrust the media.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. media
    Omarosa Produces Secret Recording of White House Dispute With Journalist“This is freaking Nixonian,” said April Ryan, who didn’t know she was being recorded.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  25. media
    Journalist Claims Omarosa Threatened Her, Said White House Has ‘Dossier’ on HerApril Ryan says her former friend got in her face just a few steps from the Oval Office.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. early and often
    White House Shifts Focus From Trump’s False Media Attack to Terror ThreatA list of 78 ostensibly underreported incidents – including the attacks in Orlando and San Bernardino – kept everyone talking about national security.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  27. encounter
    Heading to the Airport With the New York Times’ ISIS ExpertRukmini Callimachi discusses the travel ban, her refugee past, and extremists’ reactions to Trump.
    By Andrew Rice
  28. Trump Will Force EPA to Clear Studies With His Appointees Before Publishing ThemThe White House has demanded that its appointees review any studies produced by the EPA before the public gets a look at the data.
    By Eric Levitz
  29. Trump White House Tells EPA to Pull Climate-Change Webpage: ReportEmployees say they’re scrambling to save the data.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  30. Trump’s Aides Leak Embarrassing Story About How He Can’t Handle EmbarrassmentThree days in, and the president is consumed by rage, while his staffers are consumed by infighting. And reporters are hearing all about it.
    By Eric Levitz
  31. Team Trump Is Launching a Frontal Assault on the EPAThe new administration is wasting no time in bringing down the hammer, with plans to gut key aspects of the agency’s work.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. For One Day of Protest, Every City Belonged to Its PedestriansCities are places for openness — and carlessness.
    By Justin Davidson
  33. Trump: Media Will Pay ‘Big Price’ for Reporting That Inauguration Crowd Was TinyIn a speech at CIA headquarters, the president called journalists the “most dishonest human beings on earth” — and his audience cheered.
    By Eric Levitz
  34. The White House Website Removes Mentions of Climate ChangeThe America First Energy Plan does not include references to global warming.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  35. New York Draws 10 National Magazine Award NominationsIncluding in the categories of General Excellence and Magazine of Year.
    By Daily Intelligencer
  36. rumors
    The Times May Have Launched a False Rumor About Rick PerryIt’s hard to square its most inflammatory claim with a statement Perry made after he was tapped to be head of the Department of Energy.
    By Jesse Singal
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    Facebook Announces New Initiative to Save Media, AgainIt’s more training programs and publishing tools.
    By Brian Feldman
  38. Trump Adviser Condemns Meryl Streep’s Divisive RhetoricStreep is “inciting people’s worst instincts,” Kellyanne Conway said, after the actress disparaged Trump’s impression of a disabled person.
    By Eric Levitz
  39. media
    Keepin’ It 1600 Crew Launches New Podcast, ‘Crooked Media’ CompanyPod Save America will focus more on activism.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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    Facebook Hires Campbell Brown As Head of News PartnershipsShe’ll be working on making news orgs hate Facebook less.
    By Brian Feldman
  41. California Wants to Go Its Own Way on Climate Policy. Will the GOP Let It?In theory, Republicans love to give states more independence. But will they be able to say no to business lobbies whining to D.C. for relief?
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. A Toxic Smog Is Bringing Life to a Halt in China Right NowPlanes are being grounded and face masks are mandatory outside.
    By Jen Kirby
  43. Obama Will Reportedly Ban Offshore Drilling in Federal WatersThe president will take advantage of a rarely used provision in a 1953 law to make parts of the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans off limits.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  44. Warmer Relations With Russia May Mean a Warmer PlanetThe U.S. imposed sanctions on Russia to punish its incursions into Ukraine. But those sanctions have also helped keep Arctic oil in the ground.
    By Eric Levitz
  45. Trump Was Elected to Drill, Baby, DrillThere’s a reason Trump’s administration is filling up with people who love fossil fuels: that’s a big part of the 45th president’s base of support.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. early and often
    Trump Team Distances Itself From Controversial Climate-Change EmailThe transition team had asked for a list of names of scientists at the Department of Energy who attended meetings on global warming.
    By Charley Lanyon
  47. DOE Refuses to Hand Trump a List of All Who Worked on Obama’s Climate AgendaTrump’s team asked for a list of all Department of Energy employees who worked on climate-change research. But the department isn’t naming names.
    By Eric Levitz
  48. This Has Been the Hottest Autumn EverThis fall has set a new temperature record — 57.6 degrees — in the U.S.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  49. D.C.’s Liberal Civil Servants Are Horrified at the Prospect of Life Under TrumpThey are wrestling with the question of whether to quit as an act of conscience, or stay and fight for their values.
    By Marin Cogan
  50. Report: Donald Trump Names Scott Pruitt As Head of the EPAPruitt has sued the EPA over various regulations of air and water pollution. Now, he’ll have the chance to change those policies directly.
    By Eric Levitz
  51. The Pope Compares Media’s Love of Scandal to a Feces FetishThe pontiff wants reporters to avoid “the sickness of coprophilia.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
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