One Great Story

One Great Story

The one story you shouldn’t miss today, selected by New York’s editors.

first person

How Does My Divorce Make You Feel?

 As a therapist, I try to keep my personal life private. After my public split, that was no longer in my control. By Dr. Lilly Jay
profile

Adrien Brody Found the Part

 The Brutalist is his best, most personal work since The Pianist. By E. Alex Jung
getting around

They Missed Their Cruise Ship. That Was Only The Beginning.

 A group of nine passengers were stranded on a remote island in Africa. They spent seven days trying to catch back up with the boat. podcast By Bridget Read

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  1. social studies
    Inventing the Perfect College ApplicantFor $120,000 a year, Christopher Rim promises to turn any student into Ivy bait.
    By Caitlin Moscatello
  2. a long talk
    Ex-Lovers Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel, ReunitedTwenty years after their breakup, the Taste of Things co-stars laugh, argue, and remember why they fell in love.
    By Rachel Handler
  3. street view
    A Bad Office Can (Maybe) Become a Good ApartmentThe challenges and complexities of cubicles out, bedrooms in.
    By Justin Davidson
  4. parenting
    Living in a One-Bedroom With Kids — by ChoiceSome parents are more committed to their pricey New York City neighborhoods than to having a door to their bedroom.
    By Laura Fenton
  5. early and often
    Is Trump Really, Truly Going to Be a Dictator?His intellectual defenders make their case that the danger is overblown.
    By David Freedlander
  6. stop the presses
    Movie Mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Starring Role in Biden vs. Trump IIHollywood snarks about his Iowa screen test.
    By Shawn McCreesh
  7. off the grid
    The Women Who Walked AwayWhat drove a Colorado mother to flee into the Rocky Mountains with her teenage son and her sister?
    By Elizabeth Weil
  8. vision 2024
    Do You Remember the Ecstasy of Electing Joe Biden?How the coalition that defeated Donald Trump crumbled.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. relationships
    A Practical Guide to Modern PolyamoryFor the curious couple.
  10. court appearances
    The Fraud That Made President TrumpHe and Letitia James agree, in a way, that the case against him can’t be separated from politics.
    By Andrew Rice
  11. housing
    My New Apartment’s Most Aggravating FeatureNew York homes come with standard headaches. This might be the dumbest one yet.
    By Lane Brown
  12. it’s an honor
    The 50 Greatest Awards-Show Speeches of the Last 55 YearsThe best acceptance moments can make or break careers, cement fandoms, and spark blind items.
    By Joe Reid and Chris Feil
  13. street view
    Our Radical, Practical NYCHA MakeoverFor Curbed, Peterson Rich’s architects propose balconies, energy efficiency, and adding mixed-income low-rises.
    By Justin Davidson
  14. homecomings
    Bad Vegan, Part Two?The show was a massive success. It didn’t take long for former associates to approach Sarma Melngailis for a follow-up.
    By Allen Salkin
  15. parenting
    I Know What You Did on the PlaygroundInside the chaos that often ensues after a parent posts about a “bad nanny” on Facebook.
    By Jen Wieczner
  16. big ideas
    The Fast-Food Obsessive Who’s Still Trying to Solve LunchSteve Ells built Chipotle and its burrito bowls. Now he’s working on vegan burgers cooked by robots.
    By Elizabeth G. Dunn
  17. wildfires
    A Maui Love StoryDuring the Maui wildfires, a young couple turned toward each other to survive Hawaii’s deadliest natural disaster.
    By Erika Hayasaki
  18. first person
    Tom Scocca: Unraveling My Medical MysteryThe strangest things happen to other people’s bodies. Then they began happening to my own.
    By Tom Scocca
  19. in conversation
    Michael Mann’s Decadeslong Drive to Make FerrariThe director on his inspiration rooms, clubbing with cocaine importers, and the obsessive research that went into his new movie.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  20. israel-palestine
    The Free-Speech Debate Is a TrapFree speech is a public utility, not a guarantee of justice. It’s time for the left to stop expecting it to serve its values.
    By Andrea Long Chu
  21. relationships
    The Age GappersThey say they’re happy. Why is it so hard to believe them?
    By Lila Shapiro
  22. health
    An American Girlhood in the Ozempic EraParents, activists, and doctors are divided about giving children new weight-loss drugs. At age 13, Maggie Ervie became one of the first to take them.
    By Lisa Miller
  23. vision 2024
    The Alarming Calm of the Biden CampaignThe campaign to reelect the extremely old man dragged down by inflation and war and trailing his criminally indicted opponent is going great.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  24. most wanted
    On the Run With Pussy RiotForced to flee Russia, the dissidents fight Putin from abroad, one blistering punk show at a time.
    By Casey Quackenbush
  25. parenting
    The Rise of the Accidentally Permissive ParentSome moms and dads who strive to be “gentle parents” unknowingly turn into indulgent ones, largely because gentle parenting is just too hard.
    By Elizabeth Passarella
  26. stop the presses
    Trump Reassures His Loyalists That He’ll Do Better Next TimeAt the New York Young Republican Club gala, there was rapture about the coming restoration — and how terrified that makes the “libs.”
    By Shawn McCreesh
  27. the money game
    Jamie Dimon’s $4 Trillion MachineHe made JPMorgan Chase the biggest bank in the world. What is it, exactly?
    By Gary Sernovitz
  28. remembrance
    Norman Lear’s TruthHe depicted the American experiment, one family at a time.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  29. timmy wéek
    The End of Timothée Chalamet’s Heartthrob EraAn assessment of Chalamet’s sex appeal as he steps into the role of Willy Wonka, one of the most sexless characters put to screen.
    By Allison P. Davis
  30. reasons to love new york
    Reasons to Love New York Right NowMaybe because the year was so challenging, our 37 reasons to love New York this year feel even dearer.
    By The Editors
  31. in conversation
    Todd Haynes Plays the SuperegoThe director is interested in people constrained by society’s rules. In his new film May December, he makes it harder to root for the rule-breakers.
    By Madeline Leung Coleman
  32. crypto
    How the Winklevii’s Second Act Went BadInside the twins’ crypto exchange, where they abandoned the rules to get bigger than they could handle.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  33. obituaries
    Henry Kissinger, the Devil at the Dinner PartyHenry Kissinger’s long final act — after Harvard and D.C. and Cambodia — was spent at New York’s more rarefied tables.
    By Choire Sicha
  34. getting around
    A Postcard From Driverless San FranciscoUnexplained stops. Incensed firefighters. Cars named Oregano. The robotaxis are officially here.
    By Theodore Gioia
  35. exit interview
    A Darker, Sadder SuccessionMonths after his masterpiece finale, Jesse Armstrong ponders the real tragedy of his show’s ending.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  36. close read
    Rami and RamyTwo American series dare to depict the reality of Palestinian life under occupation.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  37. the power trip
    The Mind-Bending Politics of RFK Jr.’s Spoiler CampaignBiden says he’s a conservative. Trump says he’s a liberal. They’re both right — and he could turn the presidential race upside down.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  38. early and often
    The Call Center Where George Santos Learned to ConIt didn’t make sense for a rich Brazilian to be a telemarketer—until his colleagues heard him.
    By Mark Chiusano
  39. torn up and apart
    The War and New YorkFears, protests, posts, firings, doxings, lost friendships, vigils, and betrayals. The city since October 7.
    By The Editors
  40. the body politic
    Abortion Wins Again. Now What?Democrats can’t coast on the issue’s popularity.
    By Rebecca Traister
  41. crime
    The Radio Host and the Real Estate ScamVictims allege that The Breakfast Club host used his clout to rope them into a Ponzi scheme.
    By Matt Stieb
  42. street fights
    The Great ‘Fentanyl Trash Can’ Freak-outHow competing text threads, park litter, and a tragic Bronx day-care death made Brooklyn parents lose their minds.
    By Clio Chang
  43. encounter
    In Lexi Freiman’s Books, It’s So Easy to Be WrongHer novel The Book of Ayn is about a newly canceled person in a toxic relationship with her ego.
    By Emma Alpern
  44. profile
    Fabian Basabe Will Not Be CanceledThe party boy turned Miami GOP politico fights off sexual-harassment claims by male staffers and plots his future. (His wife stands by him.)
    By Ben Widdicombe
  45. early and often
    Rudy Giuliani Spends His Nights Ranting OnlineIndicted, isolated, and broke, he has one comfort left: the sound of his own voice.
    By David Freedlander
  46. health
    What Happened to Maya KowalskiWhen a 10-year-old girl complained of mysterious pain, a doctor suspected child abuse. How far would she go to prove it?
    By Dyan Neary
  47. unsolved mysteries
    What Really Happened to JFK?One thing’s for sure: The CIA doesn’t want you to know.
    By Scott Sayare
  48. games
    What Money Can’t Buy Steve CohenThe billionaire hedge-funder is used to getting what he wants. His time as Mets owner and casino bidder is a whole different ballgame.
    By Andrew Rice
  49. vision 2024
    The Radical Pessimism of Cornel WestCondemned by Establishment Democrats, dismissed by academics. What else is there to do but run for president?
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  50. culture
    Erewhon’s SecretsJapanese utopians. Corporate glow-ups. $400 smoothies. The strange history of the world’s most cultish grocery store.
    By Kerry Howley
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