1. stop the presses
    The New York Times Is Giving Prizes to Itself NowIntroducing the “Ochs Awards,” a cross between the Pulitzers and the Oscars.
    By Charlotte Klein
  2. encounter
    The Ex-Hipster Behind Substack’s Elite TastemakersHow Max Stein turns influence into profits.
    By Charlotte Klein
  3. stop the presses
    Bari Weiss in WonderlandHer exile in Hollywood paved the way for a triumphant return to New York.
    By Charlotte Klein
  4. stop the presses
    Bon Voyage, Air MailGraydon Carter’s post–Vanity Fair project is now a part of Puck. What happened?
    By Charlotte Klein
  5. encounter
    Ken Burns at the BarricadesTalking British New York and PBS cuts with the co-director of The American Revolution.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  7. early and often
    New Pope Offers Same Headaches for TrumpThe MAGA movement wasn’t fond of Pope Francis. His American successor, Pope Leo, has been just as resolute on immigrants, poverty, and climate change.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. stop the presses
    Why Reporters May Miss Eric Adams“He’s one of the oddest people in politics that I’ve ever covered.”
    By Charlotte Klein
  9. stop the presses
    An Art Magazine? In This Economy?The sudden, unlikely rise of Cultured.
    By Charlotte Klein
  10. stop the presses
    Je Suis JimmyIn media, even at the highest of perches, there’s a new sense of vulnerability.
    By Charlotte Klein
  11. stop the presses
    Do Media Organizations Even Want Cultural Criticism?The grim calculations involved in publishing traditional written reviews.
    By Charlotte Klein
  12. tremendous content
    Melania Trump ‘Doesn’t Have Time’ to Do a Vanity Fair CoverThe First Lady reportedly doesn’t want a magazine cover story and can’t sit for a photo shoot, as she’s too busy doing whatever she does all day.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  13. encounter
    Your MSNBC Mom Loves This Son of a Trump CronyHow 26-year-old Aaron Parnas is winning over the Democrats.
    By Cat Zhang
  14. power
    The Food52 Executive Who Used the Company Credit Card for EverythingShannon Muldoon, 38, stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from her employer for clothes and travel.
    By Charlotte Klein
  15. chapters
    The Mayoral Race of 1989 Looked a Lot Like This Year’sAn election that shaped modern New York seems uncannily familiar.
    By Jonathan Mahler
  16. early and often
    Why Trump’s Epstein Files Scandal May Not Be Hurting Him After AllIf there’s fire beneath the smoke or evidence of a cover-up, it could meaningfully impact public opinion. Or it could just confirm everyone’s priors.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. stop the presses
    Things Are Somehow Getting Worse for the Washington PostA raft of buyouts and multiple ongoing shake-ups have left staff despondent and unsure about the future.
    By Charlotte Klein
  18. stop the presses
    Why the Latest Epstein Scandal Caught the Media by SurpriseThe perils of failing to cover a conspiracy theory.
    By Charlotte Klein
  19. stop the presses
    The Once and Future Condé NastA new book about the magazine conglomerate’s glorious past puts its current predicaments in a fresh light.
    By Charlotte Klein
  20. stop the presses
    Inside the Media’s Traffic ApocalypseThe whole premise of internet publishing — that you could reach audiences far and wide — is starting to crumble.
    By Charlotte Klein
  21. travel issues
    Have ‘Best of’ Lists Made Travel More Bland?The 50 Best dictates where to stay. Do its judges even know what they’re talking about?
    By Ben Ryder Howe
  22. stop the presses
    Are You a $300,000 Writer?Inside The Atlantic’s extremely expensive hiring spree.
    By Charlotte Klein
  23. stop the presses
    What Is Karine Jean-Pierre Thinking?The former White House press secretary’s abrupt political turn comes at a low moment for the Democratic brand.
    By Charlotte Klein
  24. media
    Wendy McMahon, CEO of CBS News, speaks during the Axios BFD event in New York
    Another Ominous Sign for the Trump–60 Minutes LawsuitWendy McMahon stepped down as head of CBS News amid speculation that Paramount will cave to the president’s demands.
    By Nia Prater
  25. farewells
    Why Did ESPN Have to Cancel Around the Horn?The easily lampooned show was deceptively refined. Its replacement probably won’t be.
    By Jake Nevins
  26. stop the presses
    What Is Semafor?The Smiths’ newsletter-and-events business is both a modern media mash-up and a throwback to a pre-Trump era.
    By Charlotte Klein
  27. the power trip
    David Zaslav’s Shaky Hollywood EmpireIn a declining industry, the Warner Bros. chief has defied the odds — for now, anyway — based on an unlikely set of attributes.
    By Michael Wolff
  28. stop the presses
    Amid Deepening Malaise, Radhika Jones Leaves Vanity Fair“I have to imagine that there were more than enough financial reasons to warrant her leaving,” one Condé staffer said.
    By Charlotte Klein
  29. politics
    Good-bye, Pamela PaulThe contrarian columnist showed us the intolerable side of liberalism.
    By Andrea Long Chu
  30. social studies
    Does Luck Exist?Lee John Whittington, a philosopher who studied luck, didn’t think “unluckiness” was a quality people had. Then he met his wife.
    By Eric Boodman
  31. stop the presses
    The Newspaper Flourishing Without a PaywallHow the Guardian US is using Trump to get readers to cough up a donation.
    By Charlotte Klein
  32. just asking questions
    Nick Denton Has Had Enough of AmericaThe former media mogul discusses how he became “ashamed” of Gawker and why he’s selling his apartment and moving to Budapest.
    By Benjamin Hart
  33. stop the presses
    The New Substack UniverseWhat started as a newsletter service has since evolved into an all-purpose go-to platform for media start-ups and established stars alike.
    By Charlotte Klein
  34. stop the presses
    MSNBC’s Post–Joy Reid, Post-NBC Future Is Kind of Bright?The liberal network is leaning into its forthcoming split from NBC News, seeking to hire more than 100 journalists.
    By Charlotte Klein
  35. stop the presses
    How Trump Is Dividing and Conquering the White House Press CorpsA spat with the Associated Press has revealed deep fissures among Washington journalists.
    By Charlotte Klein
  36. stop the presses
    The Washington Post’s Strategy Is to Do Whatever Jeff Bezos WantsThe venerable paper has officially become the Amazon CEO’s plaything.
    By Charlotte Klein
  37. media
    Upending Language: The Times and Its Trump Verb of ChoiceAs the paper tries to find measured phrasing to describe his seizure of power, it goes for the same word over and over.
    By Justin Davidson
  38. stop the presses
    2023 American Museum Of Natural History Gala
    The Lorne Michaels Book-Event Thread Is the Reply-All Disaster We NeedSusan Morrison’s invitation quickly went haywire, thanks to some boomer journalists and Tina Fey.
    By Charlotte Klein
  39. stop the presses
    Who Wants to Co-Host The Daily?Inside the auditions for one of the plummiest jobs at the New York Times.
    By Charlotte Klein
  40. stop the presses
    Resistance Media Lives!The explosive success of The Bulwark.
    By Charlotte Klein
  41. democrats
    Relitigating 2024 Won’t Help Democrats Fight Trump TodayDemocrats need to avoid making last year’s mistakes in 2028. But none of it may matter if they don’t unite to fight Trump right now.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. stop the presses
    Can a Brit Become the Face of Politico?You don’t know Jack Blanchard.
    By Charlotte Klein
  43. encounter
    Chris Hayes Made a Chamber of His OwnHow Kierkegaard and a book contract saved the MSNBC host from smartphone addiction.
    By Ryu Spaeth
  44. stop the presses
    The New Yorker’s Anxious 100th Birthday CelebrationThe magazine’s big centenary comes at an awkward time.
    By Charlotte Klein
  45. stop the presses
    Inside the Century Club, Elite Media’s Watering HoleWhy are so many journalists pressing to join?
    By Charlotte Klein
  46. california wildfires
    How Do You Stop a Hurricane Made of Fire?California fights wildfires like wars, but this one may be unwinnable.
    By Jeff Wise
  47. stop the presses
    It’s Open Season on the Washington PostRivals are swarming the paper for talent amid a crisis of confidence in its mission and business model.
    By Charlotte Klein
  48. los angeles wildfires
    I Saw the Beginning of HellWhat started as small flames engulfed my city and my life.
    By Lucy Sherriff
  49. just asking questions
    There’s Still Hope for Snow-Loving New Yorkers This YearMeteorologist John Homenuk returns to explain why the city keeps dodging big storms and why all is not yet lost.
    By Benjamin Hart
  50. 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
  51. stop the presses
    Is Politico Really That Awful of a Place to Work?Eleven high-profile staffers have left Politico in recent months. More are eyeing the exits. Management, meanwhile, sees a hiring opportunity.
    By Charlotte Klein
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