The Cut’s solo “Spring Fashion” print issue features Bad Bunny, Doechii, Rosé, conversation-provoking features, unique fashion and beauty coverage, and more.
The System: Zak Cheney-Rice • ICE Won The ugliest immigration crackdown in recent history is becoming normal.
Neighborhood News: The Last Days of Aqueduct • It’s down to the wire at South Ozone Park’s 132-year-old track.
135 MINUTES WITH … Thom Browne • The menswear designer who’s never heard of looksmaxxing.
Physical City: Christopher Bonanos • The Two Americas Afloat Romantic and wind-powered, armed and imperial: the dual spectacle of our maritime celebration.
The Today Show Goes Dark • The disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother has stretched the morning show’s basic premise—that the world is good if you choose to see it that way.
FASHION That Makes Us Want Again • The industry, deep in a funk, has forgotten how to create things people desire—with three standout exceptions.
JALEN BRUNSON’S VICTORY LAP • TAGGING ALONG WITH THE MVP AS KNICKS FANS EXHALE AND THE CITY ERUPTS.
MY FATHER AND THE FRONT PAGE • I thought that unless the New York Times announced your death, you hadn’t really lived.
A Wastebasket You Won’t Want to Hide
Construction School • On a recent weekday, apprentices and longtime union Local 79 members took certification classes at the Mason Tenders training center in Long Island City.
The Tree House Next Door • A 19th-century brownstone is restored with a French twist and an interior courtyard.
The Best FOOD of 2026 (So Far) • Our critics take a midyear look at the city’s most interesting new dishes.
Olivia Wilde Had to Disappear • Her last movie was panned, and her life dissected: “I don’t think you know what you’re made of until you fall apart.”
‘I’m Six Months Out From Bankruptcy at Any Moment’ • The unglamorous financial realities of making an indie film right now.
Not Another Love Story • Her first book was misunderstood as just a romance. Now, Robinne Lee is back with a novel that defies the genre.
CRITICS • Craig Jenkins on Olivia Rodrigo’s You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love … Alison Willmore on Toy Story 5 … Roxana Hadadi on House of the Dragon.
To DO • Twenty-five things to see, hear, watch, and read.
Solution to Last Issue’s Puzzle: Finish Strong
Crossed Swords
THE APPROVAL MATRIX • Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
2025-26 NBA Champions. At Last.