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Twitter Is a Toxic Swamp, and Elon Musk Is Its Monster

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

The Crazy Crypto Meltdown of Terra and LUNA, Explained

By James Ledbetter

Business

Elon Musk’s Alleged Sexual Harassment Is Unlikely to Kill His Twitter Deal

Tesla is Kicked Off an Index For Socially Responsible Companies While Exxon Remains

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks to journalists

New Sanctions on Russia Could Trigger a Default That Will Be Felt Across the Global Economy

By Linda Carroll

Elon Musk Continued Trolling the Twitter World Today, All but Begging Democrats to Attack Him

By Observer Staff

As Tesla Stock Falters, Elon Musk is Considering Selling SpaceX Shares to Fund His Twitter Deal

In Tech, the Rich Get Richer as Big Companies Raise Pay While Struggling Startups Lay Off Workers

By Linda Carroll

Believe It or Not, Congress Held a Historic Hearing On Flying Saucers

Empty shelves at a Target in Orando.

The US Food and Drug Administration Shares the Blame in the Baby Formula Shortage

By Linda Carroll

portrait of Nic Kaufmann

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

By Isabella Simonetti

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

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

Turns Out Cryptocurrency Is Not a Safe Haven Asset After All

A sign in front of a Google office

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

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

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

Tom Cruise Says Art Is Skill, Cannes Applauds Wildly

By Stephen Garrett

Misogyny Is the Quiet, Unsettling Horror in ‘Men’

What to Watch on Streaming This Week: May 20-26

By Laura Babiak

The Netflix Anime Series ‘Vampire in the Garden’ Doesn’t Have Much Bite

By Christopher L. Inoa

In ‘POTUS’ Lilli Cooper Is a Working Mom Onstage and Off

What to Watch on Streaming

What to Watch on Streaming This Week: May 20-26

By Laura Babiak

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

By Laura Babiak

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

By Laura Babiak

What’s Leaving Streaming This May

By Laura Babiak

Reviews

Alfredo Jaar’s ‘The Temptation to Exist’ at Galerie Lelong Bit Off More Than It Could Chew

Review: ‘Golden Shield’ Is a Courtroom Drama That Aims For Layered Nuance, Lands on Confusing Audiences

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

Arts

NYC Chaos Report: Anna Delvey’s Art Show Was Well Attended Except the Art World Didn’t Show Up

By Rachel Millman

Chinese Artist Sun Xun Turned His Hotel Quarantine into a Studio of Infinite Freedom

By Farah Abdessamad

Big Winners From Sotheby’s Modern Evening Auction Sale

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

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

Lifestyle

The Best One-Piece Swimsuits to Wear All Summer Long

By Morgan Halberg

Here Are the Very Best White Jeans for Women to Shop Right Now

By Morgan Halberg

All the Best Red Carpet Fashion at the Cannes Film Festival

By Morgan Halberg

The Stylish Fisherman Sandals to Shop This Season

By Morgan Halberg

The Best Lightweight Sweaters for Summer

By Morgan Halberg

Shopping

Jet Set: Pre-Summer Packing

By Morgan Halberg

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

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