- Senior Justice Department officials have intervened to overrule front-line prosecutors and will recommend a more lenient sentence for Roger Stone—and at least one prosecutor has resigned and another has withdrawn from the case because of the meddling.
- Trump said that he has an “absolute right” to tell the Justice Department what to do.
- Hong Kong’s leading public health epidemiologist says that the coronavirus could infect 60% of global population if unchecked.
- The New Yorker got a special sneak-peek at Wes Anderson’s new film, about the doingofa fictional weekly magazine which was inspired by The New Yorker.
- Bong Joon-ho has made a lot of great movies besides Parasite and Snowpiercer—here’s a guide to his earlier work.
- At least one steakhouse in NYC is currently serving the rom-don dish from Parasite, in case you were curious to try it.
- What are pseudo-brands and how can we better ignore them?
- Curbed has chosen the 10 best cities in the U.S. to move to right now.
- A prosecutor at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial called his walker a “prop” during a heated exchange today.
- The New York Botanical Gardens are building affordable housing and a senior center.