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Brooklinen’s Summer Sale Is the Perfect Excuse for a Home Refresh

How Marcel The Shell Became a Movie Star Without Losing His Kindness and Dignity

By Sasha Frere-Jones

How Employees Can Navigate a Post-Roe v. Wade Workplace

By Courtney Vinopal

SpaceX Employees Were Reportedly Fired For Airing Their Complaints About Elon Musk

By Courtney Vinopal

Crypto Crash Dashes Dreams in Latin America

By Alex Kantrowitz

Business

Canada Is Going to Make Big Tech Pay to Support Its Flagging Media Industry

By Alex Kantrowitz

A Tesla showroom

Tesla is Sending Warning Emails to Employees Who Don’t Follow Elon Musk’s Return-to-Office Order

A red building reads "The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center."

Pressure is Building on Groups to Pull Conventions From States With Abortion Bans

By Courtney Vinopal

Exterior of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is Now One of the Most Expensive Museums in the World

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

People looking at a Basquiat exhibition.

The Owners of a Basquiat Collection Seized by the FBI Have a History of Alleged Art Fraud

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Europe Took A Big Step Toward Banning Gas Cars But the Global Auto Industry Still Has a Long Way To Go

Disney Employees Stage Walkout Over Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill

US Companies Embrace Progressive Causes but C-Suites Still Lean Heavily Republican

By Courtney Vinopal

A Daily Harvest meal kit

Multiple Daily Harvest Customers Had Organs Removed as Lawsuits Descend on the Meal Kit Company

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Ernst & Young Agrees to Pay $100 Million Fine Over Widespread Cheating on an Ethics Exam

A Tesla Model 3 with opened doors stands in the showroom in Berlin.

Gas Prices Are Surging But the Cost of Owning Electric Vehicles Is Rising Even Faster

No Free Lunch for the Winner of the Last Warren Buffett Charity Meal

Record High Home Prices Are a Hidden Contributor to Soaring Inflation

Tesla Will Lay Off 10,000 Workers Because Elon Musk Has a ‘Super Bad Feeling’ About the Economy

Even With Silicon Valley’s Great Layoff, There Still Aren’t Enough Workers to Go Around

India Wants Tesla But Elon Musk Still has No Plans to Open a Factory There

Entertainment

What to Watch on Streaming This Week: July 1-7

By Laura Babiak

Pride Spotlight: Comedian Ashley Ray on Roe v. Wade, Being Black, Polyamorous, and Breaking All The Rules

By Romaissaa Benzizoune

Netflix’s ‘Spriggans’ Is ’90s Style Ultra-Violent Anime With Lots of Battles and Not Much Else

By Christopher L. Inoa

In Season 4 ‘Westworld’ Is More Comprehensible (And Fun) Than It’s Been in Years

Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’: A Whole Lotta Fakin’ Going On

What to Watch on Streaming

What to Watch on Streaming This Week: June 24-30

By Laura Babiak

What to Watch on Streaming This Week: June 17-23

By Laura Babiak

What to Watch on Streaming This Week: June 10-16

By Laura Babiak

What’s Leaving Streaming This June

By Laura Babiak

Reviews

Review: Robert Icke’s Production of ‘Hamlet’ Misguidedly Embraces the Prince’s Incel-Nature

Double Review: Artists Lydia Ourahmane and Cristina Iglesias Both Have NYC Shows Grasping Human History and Our Environmental Culture

By Farah Abdessamad

Review: ‘Epiphany’ Is a Clouded Insight With Pops of Clarity That Some Audiences Might Like

Review: Ottessa Moshfegh’s New Medieval Novel ‘Lapvona’ Cements Her Prolific Storytelling Talent

Review: Polymath Artist Frank Walter’s Paintings Shine at David Zwirner Gallery, Curated by Hilton Als

Money & The Metaverse

The Metaverse Will Change Your Work Before It Changes Your Life

By Alex Kantrowitz

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

Arts

Observer’s Slambook: Author Rax King Believes in Love Online

Micah Johnson

NFTs are Crashing and Creators Are Wondering What’s Next?

By James Ledbetter

Pride Spotlight: Jennifer Espinoza’s Poetry Creates a World Where Every Trans Person Is Safe

By Nadine Smith

What to Do In New York City in the Coming Weeks

Helicopter behind the Statue of Liberty

New Yorkers are Fed Up with Helicopters Noise from Tourists and the Rich Flying to the Hamptons. A New Law May Curb It.

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Lifestyle

American Childhood As We Knew It Is Over

By Natalia Petrzela

The Most Stylish Color-Tinted Sunglasses for Summer

By Morgan Halberg

Jet Set: Tropical Getaways

By Morgan Halberg

All the Best Pieces to Shop From Summersalt’s First-Ever Sitewide Sale

By Morgan Halberg

Daily Harvest delivery box

Meal Kit Company Daily Harvest Is Investigating a Lentil Dish Linked to Serious Illnesses

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Power Lists

The DeFi Dozen: Here Are the Hottest DeFi Companies of 2022

By James Ledbetter

Best New York City Museums to Cry at

By Rachel Millman

PR Rising Stars 2022

By Michael Kaminer

The Best PR Firms in America 2022

By Michael Kaminer

Shopping

Home Set: Beauty Buys

By Morgan Halberg

Tatcha’s Entire Celeb-Approved Skincare Line Is on Sale—Here’s What To Buy

By Morgan Halberg

Try Out the Terry Cloth Trend in These Stylish Shirts

By Morgan Halberg

Summersalt x Markarian Just Debuted a Dreamy New Swim Collection That’s Stylish and Sustainable

By Morgan Halberg

Jet Set: Vacation Dressing

By Morgan Halberg

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