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Ashwin Deshmukh Knew How to Win Friends and Hustle People

Ashwin Deshmukh built a reputation as a nightlife impresario by burning close friends, new acquaintances, big corporations, local bars and even his subletter.

She Issued a Call to ‘#MakeJewishBabies.’ Some Are Taking It Seriously.

Irina Barskaya, a 33-year-old woman in Brooklyn, felt a pull to have children with another Jew after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. She’s not the...

Why Millennials Are Declaring Themselves Obsolete

The largest living generation in America peers into the abyss of middle age. Are we really worried, or is it just a shtick?

Why Millennials Are Declaring Themselves Obsolete

The largest living generation in America peers into the abyss of middle age. Are we really worried, or is it just a shtick?

For ‘Barbie’ Fans Online, a Bitterly Ironic Oscar Snub

Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie missed Academy Award nominations for director and actress, respectively — a fact that was a little too on the nose...

The Cult Newsletter Perfectly Imperfect Asks: Can Everyone Be a Tastemaker?

The cult newsletter Perfectly Imperfect — known for tapping downtown scenesters, influencers and “it” girls for their personal recommendations — has a new platform where...

Praxis Founder Dryden Brown’s Utopian Visions

Dryden Brown wants Praxis to be a crypto-city for tech bros and tastemakers. Just don’t ask for details.

What Is ‘Looksmaxxing’?

“Looksmaxxers” are a booming online community creating new terms for age-old insecurities.

Hunter Biden, Ironic Icon

A tongue-in-cheek group that includes meme-loving Leftists, frat boys and women who like troubled men, has turned the president’s son into an antihero.

Ethan Hawke Makes Peace With Being a Poster Boy for Gen X

At the Center for Fiction, the actor was joined by the author Rachel Kushner and the editor Christopher Beha for a panel discussion of Harper’s...