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Court Appearances: Andrew Rice • Trump’s Trials Are His Campaign The legal system braces for a grandstanding reelection strategy.

Neighborhood News: In the Depths of Crown Heights • The compelling mystery of the tunnel under Chabad HQ.

Max Wolf Friedlich • The playwright of Job thinks what Off Broadway needs is a tech-bro-friendly “theater for the boys.”

The Money Game: Jeff Wise • Who Will Rid Us of This Cursed Plane? Despite its problems, Boeing’s troubled 737 Max isn’t going anywhere.

LET'S OPEN THIS UP • A THOROUGH GUIDE TO MODERN POLYAMORY.

1. WHAT DOES A POLYCULE ACTUALLY LOO K LIKE? • Nick and Sarah and Anna and Alex …

2. How Do I Broach This With My Partner?

3. SHOULD WE COME UP WITH SOME RULES?

4. WHERE DO I MEET PEOPLE?

5. DOES MY WIFE WANT TO HEAR ABOUT MY NIGHT?

6. SHOULD WE SLEEP WITH THEM ON THE FIRST DATE?

7. Am I Being Nice Enough to My Boyfriend’s Girlfriend?

8. HOW MUCH TIME DOES THIS ALL TAKE?

9. Should We Tell Our Kids?

10. AND WHAT ABOUT MY CO-WORKERS?

11. WHAT CAN GO WRONG?

DO YOU REMEMBER THE ECSTASY OF ELECTING JOE BIDEN? • THE COALITION THAT FORMED IN 2020 WITH THE PURPOSE OF DEFEATING DONALD TRUMP IS EXHAUSTED, DIVIDED, AND FALLING APART— AND IT SEEMS INCREASINGLY UNLIKELY THAT BIDEN CAN CAPTURE THAT MAGIC AGAIN.

The Women Who Walked Away • Becky Vance believed the world was full of dangers for her son, Talon. She would go to the ends of the earth to protect him, even if that meant leaving everything behind.

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Best Bets • A COLLECTION of expert-vetted, spotted-around-town, or otherwise just especially excellent products that recently appeared on thestrategist.com. To shop all these items—plus the dog coat—in one place, scan the QR code.

The Best MAN-WITH-A-VAN SERVICES • → TO FIND THE SPOTS on this list, we polled dozens of stylish and savvy New Yorkers—store owners, a painter, and a start-up investor among them. For more obsessively sourced recommendations, including the best plant stores, playgrounds, and dispensaries, visit curbed.com.

A Rodeo at Madison Square Garden • The Professional Bull Riders’ Major circuit began with the three-day Monster Energy Buck Off.

A Bohemian Loft in Tribeca • Federico de Francesco gave up his “very tense” career in finance to become an artist, and to live like one.

Gilt by Association • Turn-of-the-century splendor at Café Carmellini.

Wings, Thighs, Legs, and Fish Eggs • Coqodaq is a (lavish) cathedral of Korean fried chicken.

A Vegan BEC in Every Bodega • One company is making it happen.

No One Sounds Like Tems • The Nigerian singer-songwriter mesmerized music’s biggest names with a handful of songs. That was just the beginning.

Bettina’s Secret City • An iconoclastic artist comes to light at last.

This Book Runs on Denial • A master of the super-short story goes long with a novel of grief and deception.

Faces of the Golden Globes • Behind the scenes with the night’s biggest winners.

CRITICS • Roxana Hadadi on True Detective: Night Country … Alison Willmore on The Book of Clarence … Sara Holdren on Prayer for the French Republic.

To Do • Twenty-five things to see, hear, watch, and read.JANUARY 17–31

60-SECOND BOOK EXCERPT Martyr!

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THE APPROVAL MATRIX • Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.