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This Week in Upcoming Art Fairs in NYC You Won’t Want to Miss

The Crazy Crypto Meltdown of Terra and LUNA, Explained

By James Ledbetter

Elon Musk and Twitter illustration

Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Is on Hold Pending ‘Fake Account’ Report

Entrance to NYU Langone Hospital, New York City

Even With Higher Fines, Most U.S. Hospitals Still Aren’t Publishing their Prices

By Linda Carroll

What’s Behind TikTok’s Explosive Growth?

By Alex Kantrowitz

Business

Why Elon Musk Is Having Second Thoughts About Buying Twitter, According to a Top Tesla Analyst

Ford is Dumping Its Rivian Stake At the Worst Possible Time

Corporate Support for Social Issues Is All the Rage, Except When the Topic Is Abortion Rights

By Natalia Petrzela

portrait of Nic Kaufmann

Nic Kaufmann is Teaching His 18 Million TikTok Followers to Look Beyond Appearances

By Isabella Simonetti

Twitter CEO Picks Up the Pace of Firing Senior Execs Ahead of Elon Musk Takeover

Elon Musk’s Co-Investors May Curb Him From Doing Whatever He Wants With Twitter

Turns Out Cryptocurrency Is Not a Safe Haven Asset After All

Ford’s Electric Pickup Is Powerful Enough to Appeal Even to Republican Truck Drivers

By Linda Carroll

A sign in front of a Google office

Tech Companies Are Scrambling to Downsize While the Rest of Economy Is Overheating

Craig Conover Is Leveraging Reality TV Stardom into Instagram Success

By Isabella Simonetti

Elon Musk’s Rosy Outlook On Tesla’s Fate in China May Disappoint Investors

A beach at sunset

As the Pandemic Ebbs, Americans Are Shifting Their Spending from Goods to Services and Travel

By Linda Carroll

China Is Insisting On a Zero-Covid Approach That Isn’t Working

In Shanghai, Tesla Workers Are Forced to Sleep on Factory Floors But Tesla Owners Don’t Seem To Mind

Shanghai’s Long Covid Lockdown Poses a Threat To the Global Economy

Money & The Metaverse

Take Me Into the Metaverse, Take Me Out to the Cloud: The Atlanta Braves Have Transformed Their Stadium Into a Web3 Wonderland

By James Ledbetter

You Will Eventually Go to the DMV In the Metaverse

By Emil Skandul

The Metaverse Is Getting Huge. But How Will Its Money Work?

By Robin Raskin

Facebook to Metaverse Creators: Half of That Coin Is Ours

By Observer Staff

Entertainment

‘Barry’ S3E4: Sally’s Show Is Certified Fresh, Barry’s Life Is Dangerously Rotten

Jerrod Carmichael’s Remarkable ‘On the Count of Three’ Makes Comedy Out of the Darkest Day

By Oliver Jones

What to Watch on Streaming This Week: May 13-19

By Laura Babiak

Tracy Letts Wrote ‘The Minutes’ As a Political Parable Only to See It Become a Prophecy

What the Resurrection of Marilyn Monroe Tells Us About Parasocial Obsession From Beyond the Grave

What to Watch on Streaming

What to Watch on Streaming This Week: May 6-12

By Laura Babiak

What’s Leaving Streaming This May

By Laura Babiak

What to Watch on Streaming This Week: April 29-May 5

By Laura Babiak

What to Watch on Streaming This Week: April 22-28

By Laura Babiak

Reviews

Review: The Met Opera’s ‘Hamlet’ Takes Big Swings but Mostly Misses

By Christopher Corwin

Revisiting ‘Buffy’ Season 6: The Slayer Vs. Toxic Masculinity

By Rebecca Long

Review: Indie Opera ‘Self Defined Circuits’ Is a Riveting Tale of a Sex Robot Reckoning With its Existence

‘Happening’ Should Be Screened for the Supreme Court

Review: Hil Malatino’s ‘Side Affects: On Being Trans and Feeling Bad’ Is a Captivating Argument That Liberation Shouldn’t Just Be Joy

Arts

Opera’s Tradition of Wealth: Diva Eleonora Buratto Performed at a Decadent $12,000 a Table Gala

Review: Emilija Škarnulytė’s Short Film ‘Aldona’ Is a Must-Stream for Eastern European Film Lovers

By Farah Abdessamad

Review: ‘A Case for the Existence of God’ Finds What Connects Us All and Holiness in Humanity

Paige Clark on Relationships, Obsession, and Reality in ‘She is Haunted’

By Tiffany Babb

Review: Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga’s ‘Macbeth’ Is Chic but Incomprehensible

Lifestyle

The Classic Breton Striped Shirts You’ll Wear Forever

By Morgan Halberg

Printfresh Just Debuted a Very Chic Home Collection—Shop the Best Pieces Now

By Morgan Halberg

The Best Makeup Bags to Store and Organize All Your Beauty Products

By Morgan Halberg

The Effortless Linen Dresses You’ll Live in This Summer

By Morgan Halberg

The Funboy x Barbie Swim Collection Is Here, Just in Time for Summer

By Morgan Halberg

Shopping

Home Set: Weekly Wish List

By Morgan Halberg

Alo Yoga’s First-Ever Anniversary Sale Has Begun—Here’s What to Shop

By Morgan Halberg

The Dreamiest Silk Pajamas for the Most Luxurious Night’s Sleep

By Morgan Halberg

The Best Father’s Day Gift Ideas for the Most Special Man in Your Life

By Morgan Halberg

Jet Set: 5 New Travel Must-Haves to Shop Now

By Morgan Halberg

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