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For Biden, Standing Up to Netanyahu Would Be Pro-Israel

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A Lollapalooza Doc That Refuses to Whitewash History

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Curbed

great rooms

Nobody Wants to Mow the Lawn at the Beach

Breck and Georgia Eisner’s Amagansett retreat gives the children a cottage of their own. By Wendy Goodman

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Grub Street

first taste

Can a Robot (and Chipotle’s Founder) Build a Better Lunch?

The future of fast food is, like its present, very salty.

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guides
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the grub street diet Bekah Brunstetter’s Grub Street Diet “They are the perfect snack for both stressful and joyful play watching, but there’s a very specific way in which you’re supposed to eat them.” By Zach Schiffman

restaurant review Where Does the Wine Bar End and the Restaurant Begin? Pét-nats, pan roasts, and a lobster on the loose at Penny and Demo. By Matthew Schneier

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