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One Great Story

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

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
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
hollywood

‘Are We Really Friends? Or Are You Just Using Me?’

 When Brian Jordan Alvarez made it big with English Teacher, he brought his friends along with him, just like they’d always dreamed. Except one. By E. Alex Jung

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  1. what is maha?
    What Is MAHA?How wellness culture with legitimate concerns (and some conspiratorial beliefs) became a movement poised to take Washington.
    By The Editors
  2. stop the presses
    The Press Is Down and Shut Out in Palm BeachWhile MAGA government is forming at Mar-a-Lago, scoop-hungry reporters are kept at a safe distance. But at least the weather is nice.
    By Charlotte Klein
  3. health
    The Perimenopause Gold RushThere’s a wave of new companies making big promises to millennial women. Is it all too good to be true?
    By Jessica Bennett
  4. the city politic
    Finding Jordan NeelyHe had places he belonged and people looking out for him. How did he end up dying, alone, at the hands of a stranger on the subway?
    By Lisa Miller
  5. health
    How Did a Surgeon in Florida Mistake a Man’s Liver for His Spleen?Inexplicable medical mistakes like this are called “never events,” and they aren’t quite as rare as their name suggests.
    By Rachel Nuwer
  6. apocalypse soon
    How Trump Will Change America This TimeA detailed look at his plans for the government — and for retribution.
    By Jeff Wise
  7. in conversation
    Willem Dafoe on the Art of SurrenderFour decades into the actor’s career, he is more curious about his craft than ever.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  8. parenting
    The Lure of Postpartum LuxuryFor $1,000 a night, the Boram retreat promises new mothers an influencer-level, spalike fantasy with their newborns. What does it actually deliver?
    By Anna Medaris
  9. early and often
    The War Over Woke in the Democratic PartyThe most bitter fight in politics is between the center and left.
    By David Freedlander
  10. reasons to love new york
    39 Reasons to Love New York Right Now‘SNL’ is 50 and 38 other reasons why.
    By The Editors
  11. power
    What It’s Like to Be on Trump’s Enemies List“Revenge does take time.”
    By Kerry Howley
  12. the law
    The Trans-Rights Showdown at the Supreme CourtIn a case on health care for minors, the justices could undermine decades of anti-discrimination law.
    By Irin Carmon
  13. the work of art
    How Jonathan Franzen Learned to Write a Franzen NovelTo finish The Corrections, he had to kill his protagonist — and his idea of what a book should be.
    By Adam Moss
  14. vulture lists
    The 50 Greatest War Movies Ever MadeFrom the trenches of World War I to the recent conflicts that have defined 21st-century warfare.
    By Keith Phipps
  15. gifts
    Inside New York Department Stores of YoreWhen buying a gift was a contact sport.
    By The Editors
  16. adaptive behavior
    ‘Your Nose Is Pressed Up Against the Ambiguity of It’How Patrick Radden Keefe and Joshua Zetumer captured Say Nothing’s contradictory portrait of The Troubles onscreen.
    By Nicholas Quah
  17. art
    The Extremely Chaotic Life of Jamian Juliano-VillaniLess than six months after her Gagosian solo show, the downtown artist-slash-gallerist lost her gallery and all her money.
    By Jay Bulger
  18. cold cuts
    The Case Against Deli MeatThey’re consistent, convenient, and tasty. And at a time of food recalls and outbreaks, they’re one of the riskiest things you could possibly eat.
    By Lane Brown
  19. trumpworld
    Steve Bannon’s Second TermWithin seven days, he got out of prison and helped win a presidential election. Now it’s time for war.
    By Andrew Rice
  20. encounter
    Mike Tyson Is Back From the Edge of Death to Beat Jake PaulAfter a near-death experience, the boxer is preparing, his wife by his side, for his big fight against Jake Paul.
    By Geoffrey Gray
  21. the body politic
    The Resistance Is Dead. Long Live the Resistance?The women who set out to bury Donald Trump are doing things differently now.
    By Rebecca Traister
  22. scams
    My Monster TenantHe moved into our Noho loft — then tore out most of the interior walls. Turns out it wasn’t his first impromptu demolition.
    By Suzanne Seggerman
  23. books
    Literary AssassinRevealing the secret histories of Joan Didion, Donna Tartt, and Eve Babitz.
    By Lili Anolik
  24. the inside game
    Who Will Fill the Democratic Vacuum?When Trump is sworn in, he will face an opposition without clear leadership for the first time in 20 years.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  25. in conversation
    Emily Watson: ‘I’m Blessed With a Readable Face’The double Oscar nominee grew up in a cultlike organization. Acting became her way out of it.
    By Jackson McHenry
  26. power
    A World Without MenThe women of South Korea’s 4B movement aren’t fighting the patriarchy — they’re leaving it behind entirely.
    By Anna Louie Sussman
  27. the system
    Trump’s Multiracial Coalition of Men Is HereLatino men continue their rightward swerve.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  28. crime
    A Hidden Sexual-Assault Scandal at the New York PhilharmonicTwo musicians were fired for sexual misconduct. Why were they allowed back in the orchestra?
    By Sammy Sussman
  29. art
    Kehinde Wiley Can’t Believe This Is Happening to HimHe built an empire out of painting young Black men into art history. Can it survive accusations of sexual assault?
    By Rachel Corbett
  30. social studies
    The Rise of the Climate Anti-HeroSoup on a van Gogh may be more strategic than it seems.
    By Elizabeth Weil
  31. the industry
    Ben Mezrich’s Foolproof Formula for Succeeding in HollywoodHow a gleefully unscrupulous hitmaker became one of the most bankable writers in the business.
    By Simon van Zuylen-Wood
  32. 2024 election
    Of Course This Week Feels TerribleTrying not to ruminate or doomscroll in the final stretch of a frustratingly deadlocked election.
    By Lynn Steger Strong
  33. early and often
    How Trump Goes to PrisonIf he loses the race for the White House, the big house awaits.
    By Jeff Wise
  34. crime
    The Golden Boys of NyackBaseball was once the pride of the town. Then a sex-abuse scandal threatened to tear it apart.
    By Abe Streep
  35. games
    The End of the NFL’s Concussion CrisisThe case of Tua Tagovailoa marks the acceptance stage of widespread brain trauma in the sport.
    By Reeves Wiedeman
  36. 2024 election
    What Is Usha Vance Thinking?The veep candidate’s wife is the child of immigrants, a former Democrat, a highly skilled lawyer — and a total mystery.
    By Irin Carmon
  37. rich people things
    To Buy a Mountain RangeA group of billionaires is maneuvering to secure acres of prime public land in Montana for personal use. Can anyone stop them?
    By Ben Ryder Howe
  38. profile
    Trust the Kieran Culkin ProcessFirst, he nearly dropped out of Oscar hopeful A Real Pain. Then he convinced Jesse Eisenberg to change the way he directs.
    By Rachel Handler
  39. the power issue
    Can the Media Survive?Big tech, feckless owners, cord-cutters, restive staff, smaller audiences … and the return of print?
    By Charlotte Klein
  40. 2024 election
    Christopher Rufo’s Big CampaignCan the conservative journalist-activist make a new counter-elite?
    By Simon van Zuylen-Wood
  41. encounter
    Code RedWatching the Tim Walz magic trick up close.
    By Kerry Howley
  42. first person
    Talking to My Dad From the Other SideAll I knew about my father was that he died when I was a toddler — until a psychic reading finally told the truth about him, our family, and myself.
    By Danielle Odiamar
  43. the inside game
    Political strategist David Plouffe
    David Plouffe on Harris vs. Trump: ‘Too Close for Comfort’The veteran strategist on the state of play for his boss, Kamala Harris, and what he thinks of the “bed-wetters.”
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  44. politics
    In Praise of Bad ReadersIn a time of war, there is a danger in surveying the world as if it were a novel.
    By Andrea Long Chu
  45. backstory
    How a Rape Scene Blew Up the Trump Movie“Part of me is like, Sue us,” says the Apprentice director. “The other part is like, This can ruin my life.”
    By Chris Lee
  46. crime
    Inside the Patriot WingJanuary 6 rioters are running their jail block like a gang. They’re leaving more radicalized than ever.
    By Tess Owen
  47. the city politic
    City HaulHow much longer can the Eric Adams machine last?
    By Andrew Rice
  48. foreign affairs
    Samantha Power
    The Price of PowerAmerica’s chief humanitarian official rose to fame by speaking out against atrocities. Now she’s trapped by one.
    By Jonathan Guyer
  49. up in the air
    The Flying Car Is Finally Here. It’s Slightly Illegal.How the inventors of a new generation of aircraft are outsmarting the feds.
    By Jeff Wise
  50. to the pods
    The Love MachineLove Is Blind creator Chris Coelen drops a new group of singles into his strange experiment — and wrestles with all the lawsuits against the series.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
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