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Not Just Tariffs: Trump’s Wildest Threats Against Canada

Trump and his aides have reportedly threatened to redraw the northern border, go after Canada’s minerals and water, and cancel NORAD. By Nia Prater and Chas Danner

the city politic Adrienne Adams Says She ‘Cannot Sit Back and Do Nothing’ The City Council speaker wants to help New York turn the page on both Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo. By Errol Louis
games The Last Sportswriters of New York How three septuagenarian Post curmudgeons are surviving and thriving in a decimated media landscape. By Dave Kaplan
the politics of appearances The Crypto Summit Was Just a Trump-Thanking Contest White House officials and industry leaders gathered to kiss the non-fungible ring. By Matt Stieb
the city politic Commish Tisch to the Rescue The NYPD leader has spent her career quietly fixing intractable problems — what happens when the biggest one is the mayor? By Noah Shachtman

the purge
The Lost Do-Gooders Most Ivy Leaguers in civil service will land jobs post-DOGE. But they may not find a new calling. By Nick Summers

early and often Trump Agenda May Lead to Buyer’s Remorse Among His Voters Hispanics being hassled by ICE, seniors depending on Social Security, and Catholics siding with their bishops may feel betrayed after backing Trump. By Ed Kilgore

early and often Trump Keeps Everybody Guessing About Elon Musk’s Power What some are interpreting as Trump putting Musk on a leash may just be a ruse to fool the courts and the public. By Ed Kilgore

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Your Weekly Horoscopes by Madame Clairevoyant: March 9–15

By Claire Comstock-Gay

relationships The Sex Sabbatical That Redefined My ‘Sexless Marriage’ Burned out from “working” on our intimacy, my husband and I hit pause. The break brought us closer — not just my husband and me, my desire and me.
relationships My Husband Was Paralyzed. Then We Opened Our Marriage. “People say you’ll feel guilt. No, you don’t. I love my husband, but I’m like, Hell yeah, finally.”
culture In Gabby Windey We Trust How reality TV’s Renaissance woman went from Bachelor Nation to stealing hearts on The Traitors.

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sex diaries The Furniture Designer Dating a Man and a Woman In this week’s story, a Brooklyn woman tries to choose between her two lovers. By Alyssa Shelasky
beauty At Tom Ford, Models Looked Like They Gave Dracula a Smooch For his Tom Ford debut, Haider Ackermann didn’t want only the garments to be sexy. He wanted the glam to match that, too. By Asia Milia Ware

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Vulture

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Another Simple Favor Is So Fun, Until It Gets So Dumb

By the end, the film doesn’t feel subversively strange, just self-consciously campy and irritatingly smug. By Alison Willmore

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

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now streaming The 9 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend Gemstones and other gems. By Savannah Salazar

game theory
The Traitors Has a Glaring Flaw in Its Game And producers could easily address it with a few small tweaks to the competition. By Joe Reid

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James Le Gros Spent 2 Years Working on His Severance Role By Roxana Hadadi

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trust me i should know I Designed the Levi’s Ribcage Jeans “That’s how we came up with the name. It’s sort of like kissing your rib cage.” By Jill Guenza and Brenley Goertzen
celebrity shopping What June Squibb Can’t Live Without “If I get a little panicky on set, my assistant comes up with one of these.” By June Squibb and Arielle Avila
sales A Huge List of Sales: $100 Allina Liu and a Surprise Glossier Sale Including $40 headphones and our favorite high chair. By Sam Daly
toys The Best Stuff I Saw at the New York Toy Fair (That You Can Buy Now) From Playmobil pull-back cars and Pokémon plushies to Bluey LEGOs and a kiddie ATV. By Liza Corsillo
style What’s the Difference Between a Pair of $30 Jeans and $300 Jeans? “It’s like the difference between a ballpoint pen and a fountain pen.” By Ambar Pardilla

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It’s Zohran’s Party

The mayoral candidate reignited downtown’s radical class with an Avenue A fundraiser. By Paula Aceves

operators Dark Days in the DOGE Dorm Elon Musk’s team is sleeping on Ikea beds in their D.C. office. There’s been a request for a washer-dryer. By Matthew Sedacca
listings edit This Week’s Worth-It New York City Apartment Listings Can I convince you to move to Jersey City? By Nora DeLigter
brick and mortar Can Printemps Fix Fidi’s Wonky Retail Scene? In a neighborhood of low rents, empty storefronts, and a hodgepodge of shops, a French luxury-department store opens its doors. By Kim Velsey

who’s selling A Gaudy Trump Tower Spread Where the Owner Spent House Arrest The three-bedroom condo, with finishes that might just out-Trump Trump, lists for $9.7 million. By Adriane Quinlan
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street view Brick Is Back Even the most prolific builders of glass towers have rediscovered texture, shadow, and drama. By Justin Davidson

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Grub Street

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Monica Lewinsky’s Grub Street Diet

“It found its way to the internet in 1998 or soon after. Mary Oliver I am not.”

underground gourmet Salmon Roe Is the Perfect Ingredient For This Moment These eggs are both luxurious and affordable. By Tammie Teclemariam
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opening Tashkent’s Manhattan Store Is Opening, Finally After years of waiting, the paper is off the windows on Sixth Avenue. By Chris Crowley

guides
Where to Eat in March The best restaurants for right now. By Grub Street

the grub street diet Comedian Jenny Hagel’s Grub Street Diet “Only an insane person would turn down the opportunity to take a regular, everyday object and Reubenize it.” By Paula Aceves

restaurant review Cafe Commerce Offers Easy Uptown Glamour, Day or Night Lululemon meets coconut cake at Harold Moore’s new UES canteen. By Matthew Schneier

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