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1 New York’s most recent cover story, by Gabriel Debenedetti, addressed many Democrats’ urgent plea, “Where Is Barack Obama?” (June 25–July 8), and shed light on what it would take for him to step back into the fray. Commenter Matt Drabek praised the ex-president’s strategy: “Obama is largely staying out, and he’s smart to do so. It would be almost impossible for Obama to insert himself into any political debate without immediately making that debate about himself.” But the fray is never far away: @kathlovestennis tweeted, “Good read. But Pres. O told folks about the horror of Trump. ‘My name may not be on the ballot, but our progress is on the ballot. Tolerance is on the ballot. Democracy is on the ballot. Justice is on the ballot.’ Millions listened.…

On Trump’s Cabinet members and their alleged Russia ties: “This is a bunch of scumbags, that’s what they are, who are all organized around making money.” FEBRUARY 2017 In response to Bill O’Reilly’s saying it looked like she wore a “James Brown wig”: “I am a strong black woman. I cannot be intimidated, and I’m not going anywhere.” MARCH 2017 On Jeff Sessions: “I think he’s a racist, I think he’s a throwback, and I don’t mind saying it, any day of the week.” MAY 2017…

Along with other unusual, sly, and just plain weird trends of summer 2018. 1 Neck Wallets IN ABOUT A YEAR, the humble fanny pack has gone from something your parents wore around their waists to a favorite of streetwear enthusiasts, who love to swing them nonchalantly over their shoulders. Now they seem to be turning into necklaces. Combined with chunky sneakers and tall socks, the look we’ve landed on might be called “tourist chic”: passport pouches paired with Croakies, circa 2018. 2 UGLY SHOES AND STATUS SOCKS CHUNKY, unflattering sneakers, or “ugly shoes,” as the fashion industry has dubbed them, have been flying off shelves for a few seasons now. Balenciaga can hardly keep its Triple S style in stock. And now socks are a tandem statement-maker. Think of them…

“I’m sorry … are you … Donald Ellis?” No, ma’am, but I get that all the time. You must’ve mistaken me for a butcher’s block. You must’ve mistaken me for a skinned deer. You must’ve mistaken me for some coward. Donald is no longer with us. Donald died reading a poem to a bullfighter. Donald was scratched to death by a peacock. Donald passed away trying to make love two hundred meters under the ocean. Donald left this world chiseling turquoise out of rock with his bare hands. Donald’s fingers bled to death. Donald swallowed one hundred matches and rubbed his body against a volcano. He died instantly. Donald got into an argument with the moon and died instantly. Donald revealed how much he could love and died instantly. Donald…

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I DON’T NEED to ask you what you’re doing on August 12, 2018. You’re no doubt planning to attend your local Middle Child Day parade, or take in a lecture on Famous Middle Children Throughout History (Abraham Lincoln, Anne Hathaway, Jan Brady), or perhaps treat your own middle child (or middle children—after all, every child born after the first and before the last is technically a middle) to a special Middle Child’s dinner, then come home and cut your Happy Middle Child Day cake into several perfectly equal pieces, then crack open a bottle of Middle Sister wine to celebrate. (It’s a real product, created for “middle sisters everywhere.”) § Or, more likely, you’re doing none of these things, because you had no idea that August 12 is National Middle…

MAC AND CHEESE FOR THE MASSES Madcap Cafe 387 Court St., at 1st Pl., Carroll Gardens; 929-337-6117 New York needs more Heather Fullers, chefs who ascend the fine-dining ladder at places like Per Se and Momofuku Ko, accumulating technique and experience, then harnessing that power to serve humanity via bacon-and-egg sandwiches on housebaked flatbread, cheesy baked pasta, and veggie “nachos” that benefit from topflight knife skills and the deft marriage of pico de gallo and green-goddess dressing. The open kitchen is comically small, and so is the menu, but regulars can expect frequent specials like gringo-but-great ground-beef tacos and a Key-lime pie to rival Steve’s. With its potent cocktails and crowd-pleasing comfort food, Madcap is part bar, part diner, and altogether charming. NEW MEXICAN IN TOWN Taqueria Sinaloense 40-08 Case…

“The long-awaited English-language debut of Dusty Pink (Semiotext[e], July 13) by Jean-Jacques Schuhl, who is something like a combination of Lou Reed and Baudelaire, but more careful, less productive, and still, blessedly, living. This work is radical, dazzling, and strange. A cult classic, sure to start a new trend of some kind, a dusting in dusty pink. [And] I’ll go wherever putto, poet, painter, and—little did you know—lounge crooner and ivory tinkler Wayne Koestenbaum wants to take me. This poetry collection, Camp Marmalade (Nightboat), ostensibly culled from W.K.’s daily journals, and beautifully bound in a handsome shade of melon (or marmalade), looks excellent with a black outfit and offers great escapes into the cold streams and warm zephyrs of Camp K.”…

ON THE SUNDAY after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became the first self-described Democratic Socialist likely to claim a seat in Congress since Bernie Sanders, I spent the afternoon with Julia Salazar. Like Ocasio-Cortez, Salazar is a 20-something Latina Democratic Socialists of America member and first-time candidate taking on a centrist Boomer Democrat. In the state primary, she’ll go up against Martin Dilan, who’s represented the State Senate’s 18th District, in North Brooklyn, for 16 years. It’s the next step in an effort by the DSA to tip some of the country’s safest blue seats a little further to the left. Salazar was knocking on all the doors of the Marcy Houses in Bed-Stuy, collecting some of the 1,000 signatures she’d need by July 9 to ensure her spot on the ballot. “Hi,…

LIGHTNING ROUND Age: 32. Reading: The Woman Who Smashed Codes. Watching: “I’m rewatching this show called Power. It’s on Starz.” Clothing style: “I’d describe it as extra-fresh. My favorite shirt says ‘Disco Forever’ on the front in gold glitter.” Next trip: “Japan, then South Korea. Actually, before that, probably Colombia and Panama.” What mile are you on? I just finished running the perimeter of Prospect Park, which is about four miles. I’ve been running since fourth grade and ran Division I in college. I used to be a lot faster. Now I’m just trying to hold on to being decent. But I always make time for it; I was just in Denmark, and I ran every day. Traveling with friends? Alone. My girlfriend and I…

1 SQUARE SLICE AT DI FARA PIZZA AT NORTH 3RD STREET MARKET 103 N. 3rd St., Williamsburg; $6 The flavor of the sauce and cheese is big and bold; the basil snipped à la minute; the crust extra-crunchy, albeit a little stiff and bland. All of which is to say that the slices at this new food-hall Di Fara are pretty much the same as the ones you get at the Midwood mecca. All that’s missing is the maestro Dom DeMarco himself, who, says daughter Maggie, will swing by on occasion for a guest-pizzaiolo appearance. 2 PIENNOLO-TOMATO-ANDSTRACCIATELLA SLICE AT PQR 1631 Second Ave.; $6.50 The good news: The dough at this Roman-style pan-pizza purveyor has gotten even better since its March debut. More good news: Co-owner Fabio Casella…

IN THE SUMMER of her 35th year, Amber Tamblyn is modeling female provocation. Also self-acceptance. Which is why she wants to show me the whisker on her chin. For more than half her life, Tamblyn—featured in Joan of Arcadia, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants—traded on her angsty-teen-girlishness: the super-relatable friend who might be gorgeous if she would just lose five pounds. “A Valerie Bertinelli for the new millennium,” said the Washington Post. “So appealing, and by the way so ordinary. I mean that as a compliment,” said Les Moonves. But after a couple of flops and a snub in this magazine, in which she was compared to Hilary Duff, Tamblyn realized she was on a path to nowhere and righted herself. Over the past year, she has reemerged in…

1939 Detective Comics, No. 27 Batman debuts. His personal life is a question mark. 1940 Batman, No. 1 Catwoman—then known as the Cat—debuts. The sexual tension is immediately palpable: At one point, Batman threatens, “Quiet or papa spank!” 1943 Batman, No. 15 Batman is smitten with Catwoman. “What’s got into you?” Robin asks his mentor. “What about … us?” Batman’s reply: “Patience, m’lad, you’re too young to understand these things!” 1966 Batman TV series, “The Bat’s Kow Tow” Catwoman nearly shoots Batman, but: “I can’t kill the only man that I’ve …” They almost kiss, but Robin interrupts. 1977 DC Super-Stars, No. 17 We get a glimpse of an alternate reality, Earth-Two, where Catwoman gave up her life of crime and married Batman in 1955, eventually giving birth to a…

THIS YEAR HAS SEEN Drake’s biggest grab for universal belovedness. He made everyone cry giving stacks of money and misty-eyed hugs to families in need in the video for “God’s Plan.” Then “Nice for What” turned Lauryn Hill’s “Ex-Factor” into a bounce anthem and used that song’s video to celebrate talented black, white, and brown women in Hollywood. Both singles shot to No. 1 on the Billboard “Hot 100” and stayed there for months. Guest appearances on songs by the southern rap acts Blocboy JB, Migos, and Lil Baby rounded out the top ten. Not even Taylor Swift, a pop tactician successful enough for UPS and ESPN partnerships, hits the top ten more than two or three times in a year. It seemed perfectly plausible that Drake’s best work was…

Pusha-T, Daytona The platonic ideal of a Push record. Best tracks: “Come Back Baby,” “The Games We Play.” Kanye West, YE The quietest album in his catalogue. Best tracks: “Yikes,” “Wouldn’t Leave.” Kanye and Kid Cudi, Kids See Ghosts The succulent fruit of a collaboration. Best tracks: “Reborn,” “Ghost Town.” Nas, Nasir A rap elder wrestling with our evolving concept of righteousness. Best tracks: “Adam and Eve,” “White Label.” Teyana Taylor, K.T.S.E. An underrated artist gets to shine. Best tracks: “Gonna Love Me,” “Issues/Hold On,” “3Way.”…

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