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Bridget Read

Features Writer, Curbed

Bridget Read is a features writer at Curbed who covers housing and real estate.

  1. government?
    Who Is Black Rod, the Lady Who Controls Parliament With Her Stick?Who is this stern woman who can make Ministers of Parliament get out of their seats?
  2. nyfw spring 2020
    Courtney Love Wants Nothing to Do with OxyContin Heiress’ NYFW ShowLove says she turned down an $100,000 offer to attend Joss Sackler’s fashion show.
  3. so you want to be president
    Rosario Dawson Officially Endorses Her Boyfriend for President“I, of course, endorse Cory Booker. Anyone writing otherwise clearly hasn’t been paying attention.”
  4. power moves
    This Is the Most-Perfect First Date Move in Recorded HistoryTina Turner researched her husband’s full birth chart before demanding that he make love to her.
  5. crime
    Simone Biles Speaks Out About Brother’s Murder ChargesTevin Biles-Thomas, 24, was arrested on charges related to a triple murder at a house party in Cleveland.
  6. hurricanes
    Everything We Know About Hurricane DorianIt could be the strongest storm in Florida since Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
  7. hey girl
    I Must Know What Trump’s Personal Assistant Was Fired for LeakingTo Madeleine Westerhout: Feel free to reach out to me if you need to vent about anything, like the “intimate details” you allegedly shared.
  8. teens
    Have You Seen This 15-Year-Old Tennis Queen?Prodigy Coco Gauff, who beat her idol Venus Williams in July, is continuing to dominate at the U.S. Open.
  9. inspiration
    Turns Out I’m 100 Percent That LeechLet this newly discovered three-jawed, 59-toothed leech be your end-of-summer inspiration.
  10. amazon fires
    How Much of the Amazon Has Burned?We’ve already lost 17 percent of the Amazon rain forest over the last 50 years.
  11. health
    Here’s Yet Another Vaping Horror StoryThis time, a healthy 20-year-old buys new vape juice, and his lungs fail.
  12. mad online
    Billie Eilish Riles Up New Yorker Readers of All AgesSomehow, a piece about the Gen-Z pop star led several generations to pontificate angrily about 9/11 in harmony.
  13. how i get it done
    How the Most Powerful Woman in the New York State Senate Gets It DoneTalking to New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins about her unconventional path to politics.
  14. climate change
    Let Yourself Feel How Bad This IsThe case for climate grief.
  15. breakups
    Miley Cyrus Tweets a Rant on Liam Hemsworth, Cheating, and a Penis CakeShe also said, “I lost a massive Walmart deal at 17 for ripping a bong.”
  16. secrets
    A High-End Dry Cleaner Spills Everything About His Filthy Rich ClientsRed wine spills on a Chanel couture gown, black mold on an Oscar de la Renta wedding dress, and more.
  17. big renewable energy
    Ahoy, Hot Eco-PrinceThe royal sailing with Greta Thunberg has horny eco-energy.
  18. the epstein case
    Ghislaine Maxwell’s Twin Sisters Have Their Own Wild StoriesDo Maxwell’s siblings know where she is?
  19. politics
    Stand by Your Man, Jill, But We Don’t Have to Stand With YouJill Biden says what we’re all thinking about her husband: Other candidates are better.
  20. red herrings
    More Clues That Ghislaine Maxwell’s In-N-Out Portrait Was FakedSome suspicious discrepancies suggest the shot of Maxwell and her lunch may be too good to be true.
  21. how i get it done
    How I Get It Done: U.S. Representative Rashida TlaibThe congresswoman on being tweeted about by Donald Trump, bringing her son to work, and watching Game of Thrones.
  22. normal stuff
    Imagine This Voicemail From the President of the United States“This is Donald Trump, you know, the guy who fat-shamed you in front of thousands of people and on national television last night.”
  23. the epstein case
    Epstein’s Alleged Madam, Ghislaine Maxwell, Has Been FoundAfter Maxwell was rumored to be holed up in Boston with her tech CEO boyfriend, she was seen eating at an In-N-Out in LA.
  24. power
    You Can Always Tell When Trump Is AfraidBy helping to ban Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from Israel, Trump has shown how much they threaten him.
  25. embarassing
    Adults Take to Twitter to Bully 16-Year-Old Climate ActivistGreta Thunberg is sailing the Atlantic to promote climate change awareness, and her critics are making bad jokes online.
  26. hell
    Tinder-Sponsored Frat Houses Are the Newest Development in Our DystopiaTinder and Bumble have tapped into college campuses, where some fraternities require students to show their profiles before they can party.
  27. woo-woo
    Marianne Williamson Talks Policy at The Wing (Just Kidding!)“There are as many yoga girls as coal miners.”
  28. broken brain
    Put Me in the Fish TubeShoot me over the dam of this life.
  29. rich people
    So, How Did Those Much-Protested Trump Fundraisers Go?The president’s reelection campaign raked in $12 million at two separate events in the Hamptons, including a lunch hosted by the founder of Equinox.
  30. the epstein case
    A 15-Year-Old Girl Was Allegedly Held Hostage on Epstein’s IslandUnsealed documents say the girl was denied her passport, threatened by Epstein’s friends to intimidate her into sex, and told to stay quiet about it.
  31. 2020 elections
    Really, This Is ‘Most Electable’?Joe Biden and a never-ending stream of gaffes.
  32. sorry
    Unfortunately All These Millennial Brands Have to Be Canceled TooWe’re afraid it’s not just SoulCycle and Equinox.
  33. climate change
    UN Releases Scary New Report on Food Shortages Caused by Climate ChangeA new report from the UN says that humanity may soon be unable to feed itself due to climate change.
  34. power
    Tiffany Cabán May Have Conceded, But She Still Changed EverythingShe lost her race for Queens DA after a recount — but the impact of her run shouldn’t be understated.
  35. crime
    Cyntoia Brown Has Finally Been Released From PrisonAfter serving 15 years of a life sentence for killing a man who paid her for sex when she was 16.
  36. do-over
    New York Times Admits Headline About Trump ‘Urging Unity’ Was BadAfter considerable backlash over the way it framed Trump’s response to this weekend’s mass shootings.
  37. rest in power
    The Most Moving Tributes to Toni Morrison From Stacey Abrams, Beyoncé and MoreAfter news broke that the luminary had died at 88, tributes began pouring in on social media.
  38. broken brain
    What to Name Your 30 to 50 Feral HogsWhen they run into your yard within three to five minutes.
  39. gun violence
    ‘What the F*ck?’ Is RightBeto O’Rourke’s cathartic response to mass shootings in Ohio and Texas.
  40. misogyny
    Dayton Shooter Took a ‘Rape List’ to School and Made Threats to Women“This isn’t a mystery to me,” said one woman who previously reported him. “I’m furious.”
  41. politics
    A Gun Shop Erected a Billboard Targeting the Progressive CongresswomenIn the wake of nationwide outrage, the sign is coming down.
  42. deaths
    RFK’s 22-Year-Old Granddaughter Found Dead at the Kennedy CompoundSaoirse Hill has reportedly died of an overdose.
  43. classic joe
    Biden Kicks Off the Debates With Some Good Old CondescensionHe called Kamala Harris “kid” on stage.
  44. 2020
    We Found Two Whole Women Who’d Qualify for Kamala Harris’s Student Debt PlanThe proposed policy attracted ridicule for how narrow its parameters are.
  45. ew
    Jeffrey Epstein Wanted to Impregnate 20 Women at a Time at His ‘Baby Ranch’And then he was going to freeze his penis.
  46. too many cooks
    The Democratic Debate Was Worse Than a House Meeting at a Poly CommuneAs a former resident of a clothing-optional cooperative, I was triggered.
  47. s.o.s.
    I’m Sorry to Report There’s a Bitcoin CBD Gym NowIt’s also a bar selling “low calorie workout beer” owned by Tony Robbins, Pitbull, and the guy who founded the Learning Annex.
  48. log off
    Alan Dershowitz Decides Now Is the Time to Tweet About Statutory RapeThe attorney somehow thought it was a good idea to double down on his views that the age of consent should be lowered in a Twitter thread.
  49. crime
    The Most Disturbing Details From The New Yorker’s Alan Dershowitz StoryThe lawyer, who is closely connected to Jeffrey Epstein, once argued that the age of consent should be lowered to 15.
  50. collabs
    Mayor Pete Won’t Be Taking His Horse to the Old Town RoadA collab between the presidential candidate and Lil Nas X did not occur.
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