The Cut’s solo “Spring Fashion” print issue features Bad Bunny, Doechii, Rosé, conversation-provoking features, unique fashion and beauty coverage, and more.
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Free Country: Sam Adler-Bell • The Fantasy of Assassination Culture In political violence, Americans see a future of order and control.
Neighborhood News: On the Way at JFK • Terminal One comes into view.
58 MINUTES WITH … Laura Wasser • The most famous divorce lawyer in America has become a muse to her celebrity clients.
Screen Time: Michelle Santiago Cortés • Killjoy in the Machine Why do so many people use AI to cheat at fun?
THE OUT-OF-POWER GRAB
Socialism Vs. Abundance • Two visions fight for the Democratic Party’s soul as it searches for purpose, direction, and a modicum of popularity.
It’s My Party and I’ll Leave When I Want To • Talking to the gerontocracy.
THE 25 YOUNG(ISH) NEW DEMOCRATS TO WATCH • Who, beyond Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Zohran Mamdani, and Jon Ossoff, is likeliest to rebuild the party? The most promising Democrats of the next generation don’t neatly fit an archetype—that’s why the operatives, insiders, and strategists we talked to (all granted anonymity so they could dish candidly) find them so impressive.
Waiting, Impatiently, for 2028 • An extremely early, surely premature analysis of who might win the Democratic presidential primary.
A Toddler Hamster Wheel
How I Survive My Annual 24-Hour Flight to Australia
The Ragas Live Festival • A lineup of over 50 artists played South Asian classical, jazz, and ambient music for 24 hours straight at Pioneer Works in Red Hook.
A Relic on Perry • A designer with a knack for fixer-uppers transformed a railroad apartment with finds from his travels.
A New Neighborhood Gets a Local • Kiko is an elevated canteen made for its Hudson Square neighbors.
Some Fresh Jazz • For an audience that’s surprisingly young.
Ramen for Breakfast • A celebrated stall is expanding.
FIVE NEW RESTAURANTS FOR NOVEMBER
Pizza via Portland • At Il Leone, the mozzarella’s from Italy and the tomatoes are grown in Maine.
Tiffany Haddish Doesn’t Regret Much • The no-holds-barred style of humor that made the comedian a star can sometimes be a liability.
The Stavvy Method • Comedian Stavros Halkias went from edgelord royalty to keeping dudes from the dark side.
Misty Copeland’s Final Bow • A photo diary of the American Ballet Theatre principal dancer’s last day with the company.
CRITICS • Bilge Ebiri on Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere … Roxana Hadadi on Murdaugh: Death in the Family … Kathryn VanArendonk on Leanne Morgan’s Unspeakable Things.
To DO • Twenty-five things to see, hear, watch, and read. NOVEMBER 5–19
LITFILM 2025 • Our critic recommends standouts from the Brooklyn Public Library’s writerly film series, which returns November 10 through 16.
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THE APPROVAL MATRIX • Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.