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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

politics

Saturday’s demonstrations were the largest act of defiance yet against the second Trump administration. gallery By Chas Danner

early and often Democrats’ Two Hidden Weapons in the 2026 Midterms Ticket-splitting is making a comeback among Latinos, and Democrats now turn out more reliably than Republicans in non-presidential elections. By Ed Kilgore
the city politic New Yorkers Deserve a Mayor With Good Character Both Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo have become experts at dodging hard questions and avoiding accountability. Voters shouldn’t accept that. By Errol Louis
trade war Trump’s New Baseline Tariff Takes Effect: Live Updates And after the brutal two-day stock market rout, JPMorgan is now forecasting a recession. By Intelligencer Staff
magalopolis Tiger Woods and Vanessa Trump: MAGA Dating Drama, Explained Don Jr.’s ex-wife is dating the golf great, and the Trump family’s reactions range from “so happy” to “cool” with it. 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

free country It’s Time for Jews to Refuse Trump’s ‘Protection’ Liberals say antisemitism is being misused. The truth is more complicated. By Sam Adler-Bell

early and often There’s Nothing Conservative About Trump 2.0 To an administration that regards destruction of existing institutions as a worthy end in itself, there’s nothing worth conserving. By Ed Kilgore

celebrity

By Elizabeth Gulino

astrology Your Weekly Horoscopes by Madame Clairevoyant: April 6–12 The end of Mercury and Venus retrogrades may (finally) help clarify your thinking later this week.
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.

celebrity Jordon Hudson and Bill Belichick Hung Out With Lil Wayne The coach and his 24-year-old girlfriend are living the dream. By Elizabeth Gulino
encounter There Is Only One Aimee Lou Wood She was a fan favorite on Sex Education, and now she’s a breakout on The White Lotus. Get used to seeing a lot of her. By Douglas Greenwood
parenting The Dangerous-Son Problem Netflix’s Adolescence has upped the panic over teen boys’ internet brain rot. By Kathryn Jezer-Morton

toot boot

“Looking back, I understood the critiques, but it’s stuff that I just could not even begin to accept while I was there.” By Jason P. Frank

vulture games Cinematrix No. 376: April 6, 2025 Can you name an Oscar-nominated Alfred Hitchcock movie? By Joe Reid
controversy What a Week It’s Been for K-pop, Huh? Leaked past videos allegedly show three Blackpink members using the N-word, and a Kiss of Life livestream was criticized for cultural appropriation. By Jennifer Zhan
trailer mix Vroom, Vroom! Tron’s Red Now Jared Leto transforms into a new AI program in Tron: Ares By Alejandra Gularte
finale incoming The 1923 Season Finale Is Basically a Movie Brandon Sklenar promises an “insane” episode on Sunday. By Alejandra Gularte

now streaming
The 16 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend Someone’s checking out of The White Lotus … forever. By Savannah Salazar

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