Ryu Spaeth

Who Really Runs DHS? Kristi Noem is the face of Trump’s police state. Corey Lewandowski is the muscle.

my word

nymag.com/intelligence...

Who Really Runs DHS? Kristi Noem is the face of Trump’s police state. Corey Lewandowski is the muscle.

So many crazy details in Ben Terris's story about Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski, who we can confirm are not only dating but running DHS together: nymag.com/intelligence...

The Brain-Rotting Dystopia of Roblox What if the world’s most beloved video-game app is turning children into mindless hyperconsumers?

New York magazine asked me to explore Roblox and report back on what the hell is going on in there. I found kids are bombarded with covert ads, casino-style manipulation, and nonstop enticements to spend their parents' money.

nymag.com/intelligence...

The Nearly Normal Young Adulthood of Vivian Wilson Her father is the richest man alive with an anti-trans vendetta. She’s still figuring out what she wants to do.

The final scene in this profile of Vivian Wilson by @brockcolyar.bsky.social is so good! www.thecut.com/article/vivi...

The Forever-35 Face The face-lift is better than ever, and everybody wants one. Deep inside the uncanny world of the surgically ageless.

I watched a 65 y/o woman move her whole face for this story 😱

Inside the uncanny world of The Face-Lift Singularity, or, how "undetectable" surgery became undetectable: www.thecut.com/article/unde...

The Temptations of Andrew Garfield After years of playing the hero, the actor steps into the role of villain in After the Hunt.

For my first ever byline at @thecut.com I profiled Andrew Garfield about his new role as bad boy/villain in After the Hunt: www.thecut.com/article/andr...

Hijacking the Kennedys Only one cousin is in a position of power — and his family can only watch helplessly as he destroys much that they stood for.

Some terrific writing and reporting here from @reeveswiedeman.bsky.social on the Kennedys as they watch RFK Jr (with Trump's assistance) dismantle their legacy: nymag.com/intelligence...

Are Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz Friends? Inside the rivalry that has already defined a new generation of tennis.

An excerpt from Giri Nathan's terrific new book up at New York magazine today @girinathan.bsky.social : nymag.com/intelligence...

The Crypto Maniacs and the Torture Townhouse How two men charged with an outrageous kidnapping scheme introduced a new kind of crime to the city.

Nearly every third sentence in this story left me stunned. nymag.com/intelligence...

The Food52 Executive Who Used the Company Credit Card for Everything Shannon Muldoon, 38, stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from her employer for clothes and travel.

A Food52 executive stole hundreds of thousands of dollars for luxury clothing and travel. And she put it all on Instagram!

www.thecut.com/article/food...

Things Are Somehow Getting Worse for the Washington Post A raft of buyouts and multiple ongoing shake-ups have left staff despondent and unsure about the future.

More chaos at the Washington Post, as several newsroom leaders take buyouts and the new Opinion editor seems determined to clean house

nymag.com/intelligence...

Beware ‘Summer Long Balls’ Men with swollen scrotums are walking among us.

Well they did it. www.thecut.com/article/mens...

You Have No Idea How Furious the Canadians Are There’s nothing like a common enemy to make a country come together.

A delightful dispatch from Up North by @svzwood.bsky.social, featuring a whole country raging mad at the people Down South (that's us): nymag.com/intelligence...

Israel Was Supposed to Sink Zohran Mamdani Will the Democratic Party absorb the lesson?

"Nearly 70 percent of Democrats now have an unfavorable view of Israel, according to Pew. Yet Democratic officials carry on as if full-throated support for Israel were party doctrine," writes @ryuspaeth.bsky.social. nymag.com/intelligence...

So many great/horrific details in this dispatch from Kyoto by @reeveswiedeman.bsky.social nymag.com/intelligence...

Israel Was Supposed to Sink Zohran Mamdani Will the Democratic Party absorb the lesson?

This story names something that had been really bothering me: public opinion, shaped by irrefutable, horrific, daily reporting by people in Gaza, turned against Israeli government years ago. Polls have shown this consistently. Why do Dems ignore their voters on this? nymag.com/intelligence...

Israel Was Supposed to Sink Zohran Mamdani Will the Democratic Party absorb the lesson?

Our cover this week is of course Zohran. I wrote about the Democratic Party’s utter inability to reckon with the fact that their voters oppose the war in Gaza nymag.com/intelligence...

Are You a $300,000 Writer? Inside The Atlantic’s extremely expensive hiring spree.

The Atlantic — which added ~100,000 new subscribers in the single week after breaking the Signal story — has been on a very expensive hiring spree:

nymag.com/intelligence...

Israel’s Crimes of the Century How Israel, with the help of the U.S., broke not only Gaza but the foundations of humanitarian law.

Suzy Hansen stares into the abyss. The reckoning we need. nymag.com/intelligence...

Israel’s Crimes of the Century How Israel, with the help of the U.S., broke not only Gaza but the foundations of humanitarian law.

"In its annihilative force and ambition, the Israeli campaign is unique among modern conflicts. In fact, the term 'war crime' is not even adequate for what's happening in Gaza."

A searing, essential piece by Suzy Hansen:

Alleging Israel has committed ‘war crimes’ suggests a recognizable event: that there is a war happening, and there are some crimes in it. Gaza is different.

For our latest cover story, Suzy Hansen examines how the war in Gaza has upended decades of humanitarian law: nymag.com/intelligence...

“It turns out the age-old complaint about the “Opinion” columns — Is no one editing these things? — was correct. Krugman was among the long-standing columnists who for many years didn’t have a dedicated editor, receiving a mere copyedit before publication.”

I am screaming — nymag.com/intelligence...

The Opinion That Ate the Paper Under Kathleen Kingsbury, the Times’ “Opinion” section has doubled in size. What kind of publication is she building?

Under Katie Kingsbury, the New York Times Opinion section has doubled in size — nearly 200 people, bigger than many American newspapers and magazines. What kind of publication is she building? nymag.com/intelligence...

Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College In only two years, ChatGPT and the surge of AI-generated cheating from college students it has created have unraveled the entire academic project.

In only two years, ChatGPT and the surge of AI-generated cheating from college students it has created have unraveled the entire academic project.

How Is AI Art Different From Human Art? Jerry Saltz (an AI skeptic) and David Wallace-Wells (AI-curious) discuss the merits of art made by machines.

Jerry Saltz (an AI skeptic) and David Wallace-Wells (AI-curious) discuss the merits of art made by machines.

The West Village has transformed into a fabulous theme park for young women of some privilege to live out their 'Sex and the City' fantasies, posting and spending their mid-20s away.

Read @brockcolyar.bsky.social's cover story on the West Village Girl: www.thecut.com/article/nyc-...

John Fetterman’s Struggle The senator insists he is in good health. But staffers past and present say they no longer recognize the man they once knew.

Whew.

John Fetterman’s Struggle The senator insists he is in good health. But staffers past and present say they no longer recognize the man they once knew.

This is so sad and Ben Terris handles it with fairness and empathy. Having had a stroke, I can say meds and self care is key to a good recovery and a great life. This was also so avoidable and the twisting of Fetterman’s massive political skills is painful to read: nymag.com/intelligence...

John Fetterman’s Struggle The senator insists he is in good health. But staffers past and present say they no longer recognize the man they once knew.

‘Fetterman went on to make statements that shocked people. In opposing a cease-fire, he said, “Let’s get back to killing.” A person who heard the conversation told me, “He said, ‘Kill them all.’”’