EXCLUSIVE
Joe Exotic Called Us From Federal Prison. He’s Not Enjoying the Food.
May 13, 2025
“I haven’t heard a word,” said the “Tiger King” star of his attempts to reach President Donald Trump for a pardon. “He’s too busy making AI pictures of himself as the Pope.”
SEARCH HISTORY
Vivian Tu of @YourRichBFF Gives Us the Skinny on Trump’s Tariffs
April 16, 2025
Days after the President announced tariffs on 90 different countries, we hit up the internet’s resident finance expert to find out if we’re on the brink of a global trade war.
SMOKE BREAK
“There’s Nothing to Look Forward to”: Fran Lebowitz on Crooks, Criticism, and the Mayor’s Race
March 31, 2025
Before being honored by Martin Scorsese at the annual Performance Space New York gala, the Interview alum joined us over a smoke to talk bullies, bad writing, and public funding for the arts.
OUTSIDE
“We Should All Be Worried”: New Yorkers Flood the Streets for Mahmoud Khalil
March 12, 2025
On Monday afternoon, we joined thousands of New Yorkers at Manhattan Federal Plaza, where The People’s Forum hosted a demonstration against the sudden detention of Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil.
BACKSTAGE
“The Laughter Is a Trojan Horse”: Behind the Scenes of English With Tala Ashe
February 25, 2025
At the Todd Haimes Theater, the Iranian-American actor joined us to talk about bringing Sanaz Toossi’s play to Broadway in today’s charged political climate.
SMOKE BREAK
“To Be Cringe Is to Be Free”: The Tinx Guide to New York Fashion Week
February 6, 2025
At the Saks NYFW kick-off party, we snuck into a corner with the podcaster and dating savant to discuss the three things on everyone’s mind: sex, politics, and bad fashion.
ROUND UP
“Wet Juicy Body”: Performance Artist Kuby Lin Recreates 2024’s Most Viral Moments
December 26, 2024
“It’s so weird that everyone’s so horny for a hippo.”
EDITOR
New York’s David Haskell Tells Mel Ottenberg Why He Still Believes in the Power of Magazines
December 12, 2024
“I’m very grateful that I’m gay.”
provocateur
Artist Tom Sachs on Chainsaws, Cybertrucks, and Egg McMuffins
November 21, 2024
At Acquavella, where his new show is currently on view, the artist opened up about everything— except the recent exposé accusing him of running a cult-like workplace.
ONWARDS
“Hope Is Our Greatest Weapon”: New Yorkers React to the Presidential Election
November 6, 2024
At election watch parties in Brooklyn and Manhattan, we asked New Yorkers to share their immediate reactions to Donald Trump’s win over Vice President Kamala Harris.
closing argument
“Wisconsin Gives Me Gut-Level Heartburn”: Milan Singh, in Conversation With Josh Barro
November 4, 2024
In the final installment of Substack’s Election Dialogues, journalist Josh Barro joins Yale’s Milan Singh to talk swing state forecasts and Trump’s down-ballot acolytes.
CLOSING ARGUMENT
“Gun to Your Head, Who’s Going to Win?”: Dan Pfeiffer, in Conversation With Sarah Longwell
November 1, 2024
The former Barack Obama senior advisor and “Pod Save America” co-host joined political strategist Sarah Longwell to assess the state of the presidential race.
TOSS UP
Got Election Anxiety? Nate Silver Can’t Save You.
October 31, 2024
As election day approaches, the founder of FiveThirtyEight talked to us about Americans’ fraught relationship to polling and Silicon Valley’s embrace of the 45th president.
FIRST LADY
“At Least Her Dress Is Pretty”: Brontez Purnell Reviews Melania Trump’s New Memoir
October 30, 2024
The experience of reading Melania Trump’s new memoir, Brontez Purnell writes, was one of “lobotomized boredom punctuated with turbulence and terror.”
IN CONVERSATION
Marianne Williamson and Matt Taibbi on Censorship, Authority, and the 2024 Election
October 29, 2024
For Substack’s “Election Dialogues,” Marianne Williamson talked to author and journalist Matt Taibbi about resisting the hive mentality.
RORSCHACH TEST
“Who Doesn’t Like a Clean Ass?”: Janelle James on Bidets, Diddy, and Teacher’s Pets
October 29, 2024
In this week’s Rorschach Test, we asked the Emmy-nominated star of “Abbott Elementary” to sound off on Trump, Diddy, and the City of Brotherly Love.
SMOKE BREAK
“Everyone Who’s Beautiful Is a Little Ugly”: A Ten-Minute Cig With Jemima Kirke
October 21, 2024
In this week’s installment of Smoke Break, we talked to the actress about Donald Trump, music festivals, Republican aesthetics, and the resurgence of the word “cunt.”
POLITICS
Geraldo Rivera Tells Us Why He Finally Turned On His Old Friend Donald Trump
October 18, 2024
Journalist Molly Jong-Fast called up the veteran newscaster earlier this week to discuss his decades-long friendship with Donald Trump and to find out why he’s formally endorsed Kamala Harris for president.
SEARCH HISTORY
Meet Naima Troutt, the College Student Who Owned Charlie Kirk
October 2, 2024
In this week’s installment of Search History, we DM’d the newly famous USC senior to find out how life has changed since she went head-to-head with Charlie Kirk about abortion rights.
ELECTION
“Diva With the Fake Tan”: New Yorkers Sound Off on the Presidential Debate
September 11, 2024
As Kamala Harris took on Donald Trump in the Presidential Debate, we bar-hopped around Williamsburg to find out what matters most to New Yorkers: drama, inflation, and affordable housing.