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mysteries The Great 21st-Century Treasure Hunt Was there a better way to spend the past decade than on a maddening, deadly, brain-scrambling search for gold hidden somewhere in the American West? By Benjamin Wallace
wealth Is All of New York Secretly Supported By Parent Money? Parents are slowly transferring trillions of dollars to their New York City children, one down payment and Via Carota tab at a time. podcast By Madeline Leung Coleman
health Can Anything Stop Bird Flu? The longer we allow the virus to run rampant through animal populations, the greater our chances of disaster. podcast By Christopher Cox

early and often

To an administration that regards destruction of existing institutions as a worthy end in itself, there’s nothing worth conserving. By Ed Kilgore

trade war Trump’s Trade War Brutalized the Markets Again: Live Updates Everything got worse on Friday. By Intelligencer Staff
politics How Many Innocent Men Did Trump Deport to El Salvador? The government has deported hundreds of migrants over alleged gang ties, but their families claim their loved ones are innocent and lack due process. By Nia Prater
early and often Will the Tariff Fiasco Screw Up Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’? The GOP legislative agenda is already on a knife’s edge. The political and economic fallout of a trade war won’t help get it done. By Ed Kilgore
early and often Trump on Tariffs: Relax, I’m ‘Purposely Crashing the Market’ On Truth Social, the president insisted that he knows exactly what he’s doing and Americans just need to “HANK TOUGH.” By Margaret Hartmann

early and often
The (Partial) Reinvention of Andrew Cuomo He says he’s grown and learned. His brute-force takeover of the mayor’s race, at least, looks familiar By David Freedlander

politics AOC Leads Schumer in Hypothetical 2028 Matchup: Poll A new Data for Progress poll found the congresswoman leading Schumer by double digits in a head-to-head primary for his Senate seat. By Nia Prater

screen time Trump’s Tariffs Might Help Amazon — and Hurt Its Customers A competitive advantage for the retail giant. Just higher prices for you. By John Herrman

sex diaries

By Alyssa Shelasky

how i got this baby The Mom Who Signed Her Baby With a Modeling Agency “Theodore is so confident at every shoot. He’s just like, ‘Mom, watch me work!’ I think I hit the jackpot with him.”
personal finance ‘Should I Pay Rent When My Boyfriend Owns the House?’ You’re smart to exercise caution — but don’t overthink it.
advice ‘My Group Chat Is Ruining My Life’ You may feel as if you’re trapped in hell, but no one is actually making you stay.

fashion Shein and Ssense Shoppers Are Worried About Trump’s Tariffs “I’m having a panic attack. Their private sale was my religion …” By Danya Issawi
home 10 Best Packing Cubes to Organize Your Suitcase The key to stress-free travel. By Morgan Evans
scams Fyre Fest 2 Already Seems Like a Scam Contrary to Billy McFarland’s claims that it will happen in Playa del Carmen, the region’s government denied any festival bookings. By Emily Leibert

buffering

The streaming service’s identity crisis traces back to Seattle, not Hollywood. By Josef Adalian

girl don’t do it Olivia Munn Doesn’t Approve of the Girlboss Space Trip She described Blue Origin’s upcoming all-women mission as “gluttonous.” By Jennifer Zhan
movie review Gazer Is a Reminder of When Indie Films Were Exciting The New Jersey–set thriller may have been made on the cheap, but its ambitions are huge. By Alison Willmore
theater review At St. Ann’s Warehouse, a Cherry Orchard for the In-the-Know Benedict Andrews’s finely wrought, deliberately underdressed production that may leave Chekhov newbies jogging to keep up. By Sara Holdren
save the tulkun Our Intergalactic Nightmare Is Over — Payakan Is Back And he’s got a girlfriend! By Rebecca Alter

now streaming
The 30 Best Movies on Paramount+ Right Now Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Clerks, Past Lives, and more. By Brian Tallerico

celebrity shopping What Scarlett Johansson Can’t Live Without “I don’t have anything on a rider ever — except the LaCroix.” By Scarlett Johansson and Rachael Griffiths
tariffs What You Might Want to Buy Before Tariffs Fully Kick In Don’t panic-buy, but if there’s a big-ticket item you have your eye on, now is the time. By Michael Zhao
women's shoes The Actually Cute, Super-Comfortable Shoes I Wore When I Broke My Kneecap “You can kind of gauge the general appeal of an item when you post it on Instagram, and these get a lot of What are those?” By Elizabeth Cardinal Tamkin and Ambar Pardilla
sales A Huge List of Sales: Springy Poplin Shirts and a Kindercore Lamp Including a Patagonia rain jacket and Miffy pajamas. By Sam Daly
tariffs Tariff Price Watch: Strategist Best Sellers We’re keeping track of price fluctuations and changes on a dozen of our readers’ favorites. By Lauren Ro

openings

A former SRO has lush linens and red-light masks to rent, but the rooms still don’t have ceilings. By Adriane Quinlan

secret buyers Who Owns That Penthouse? Now No One Will Know. The Trump administration just hobbled a federal crackdown on corporate secrecy, making it easier to launder money through real estate purchases. By Andrew Rice
celebrity real estate Mark Zuckerberg’s D.C. Mansion Is a 12-Minute Drive to the White House And everything else we could find about the Meta CEO’s $23 million new compound. By Adriane Quinlan
languishing The Mahogany Studio in the Osborne That Just Won’t Sell Is it the suit of armor? Or the $1.665 millon sticker shock? By Matthew Sedacca

a truly terrific new york listing The One Townhouse Sanford Smith Didn’t Flip The late antiquarian would buy houses on a whim and sell them just as fast. But he held on to his first love on West 24th. By Adriane Quinlan
under a million A Very Sutton Place One-Bedroom for $775,000 And an airy one-bedroom on East 5th with a skylight in the kitchen. By Matthew Sedacca
celebrity real estate Kanye West’s Malibu Mansion Has Sold in a Week The buyer is a Montana-based developer who gave an all-cash offer. By Kim Velsey

the grub street diet

“My go-to lately has been half a cup of Fiber One and half a cup of Cap’n Crunch.”

closings The Dog Days Are Over for Marlow & Sons Andrew Tarlow’s Diner offshoot was somehow even more than the bakery, bar, market, and café it was built to be. By Matthew Schneier
underground gourmet The Most Surprising Pastrami in New York The first thing you need to know is that it’s sold in a mall. By Tammie Teclemariam
reopenings Fedora Is Reborn A look inside the West Village landmark as its new owners prepare to open again. By Megan Krigbaum
guides Where to Eat in April The best restaurants for right now. By Grub Street