The accusation that Israel has committed war crimes in Gaza — likely hundreds, maybe even thousands — has become all but undeniable. Even Israel’s supporters, those who defended or withstood this publicly broadcast nightmare for 19 months, have reached some semblance of a limit.

For our latest cover story, @suzyhans examines how the war in Gaza has upended decades of humanitarian law: nymag.com/intelligencer/… In its annihilative force and ambition, the Israeli campaign is unique among modern conflicts. The term war crime is not adequate for what’s happening in Gaza, in that it suggests there is a war happening and there are some crimes in it. Gaza is different. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

In April, Pete Hegseth fired three of his most senior advisors at the Pentagon—Dan Caldwell, Darin Selnick, and Colin Carroll—without explanation. Now, all three speak in depth about what happened inside Hegseth’s chaotic Department of Defense. According to multiple sources, the firings stemmed from a meltdown triggered by Hegseth’s chief of staff, Joe Kasper, who believed he was the subject of an Inspector General investigation for drug use, leading to Caldwell, Selnik, and Caroll eventually being escorted out of the Pentagon — an institution they had helped Hegseth staff and lead. Kasper was soon reassigned to “special projects” and then pushed out of the Department of Defense altogether. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

For our latest cover story, @KerryHowley went deep into the wellness-obsessed world of Andrew Huberman, talking with former girlfriends who reveal a darker side to the neuroscientist-turned-podcast host: manipulative behavior, deceit, and numerous affairs trib.al/4xfCfq3
For the past three years, Dr. Andrew Huberman, a neuroscientist who hosts one of the most popular podcasts on the planet, has told a story about himself to millions of listeners. trib.al/4xfCfq3

Under Eric Adams, St. Brigid has been transformed into a “reticketing center”: a place where migrants can be processed into a new shelter after their stays run out. Hundreds line up daily to wait.

For our latest cover story, we talked to migrants in line: trib.al/8D8CLf1
St. Brigid quietly turned into what City Hall describes as a “reticketing center,” the first in the city: a place where migrants can be processed into a new shelter after their stay in a shelter runs out. trib.al/8D8CLf1

"I had my health. I had a job. And then, abruptly, I didn't," @tomscocca writes. The writer and editor writes about his journey that began with a mysterious swelling in his joints, then low blood-oxygen levels, and then an alarming muscle weakness. trib.al/sx4sSdI
Scocca's deteriorating condition unraveled into a never-ending medical mystery, bringing his career and financial well-being down with it. trib.al/sx4sSdI

At workplaces and in restaurants, on university campuses and in playgrounds, over Instagram and along lampposts, the war in Gaza has shifted something in the psyche of New York.

Read our latest cover story on @intelligencer: trib.al/6EzLLKZ
Family members are confronting the vast distance between one another’s sense of justice. Friend-group chats that were once warm and boisterous are turning bitter and quiet. trib.al/6EzLLKZ

Why does food taste better when there’s a journey involved?
trib.al/3xAJgxp Maybe it’s the change of scenery or the sense of satisfaction that comes from a successful quest — landing the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, but instead of gold, it’s the best calamari in Queens trib.al/3xAJgxp

When And Just Like That ... dropped in 2021, @SaraRamirez's extensively-memed portrayal of nonbinary comedian Che Diaz produced eye rolls and giggles in equal measure. Ahead of the show's season 2 premiere, @UnhappyFem met up with Ramirez for a park hang trib.al/mQAofn9 trib.al/0yckjbD

How many humans does it take to make AI seem human? There are countless people around the world telling an algorithm what reality looks like.

@joshdzieza reports for our new cover story, in collaboration with @verge: trib.al/l3V5f3u Artificial intelligence learns by finding patterns in enormous quantities of data, but first that data has to be sorted and tagged by people — a vast workforce mostly hidden behind the machines.

Her radically intimate daytime show, The Drew Barrymore Show, is as much therapy for her as it is for her guests. On the cover of our annual TV Issue: @DrewBarrymore. 📺 @e_alexjung writes: trib.al/MPdNHcE @DrewBarrymore @e_alexjung The show launched into a void during the pandemic and, three seasons in, has become a therapy-infused, feel-good viral sensation — a part-Oprah, post-Ellen lovefest among its famous host, her famous guests, and her adoring audience: trib.al/MPdNHcE

James O’Keefe, the founder and chairman of Project Veritas, has taken a paid leave from the organization as its board considers whether to remove him from his leadership position, according to current and former employees. @riceid reports trib.al/fqktlWM @riceid A meeting of the Project Veritas board is scheduled for Friday, where O’Keefe’s potential removal is set to be discussed, according to one source familiar with the matter trib.al/fqktlWM

Twitter’s staff spent years trying to protect the platform against impulsive billionaires who wanted to use it for their own ends — then one made himself the CEO. @ZoeSchiffer , @CaseyNewton , and @alexeheath report, in collaboration with @verge trib.al/FezDnWP @ZoeSchiffer @CaseyNewton @alexeheath @verge According to more than two dozen current and former Twitter staffers, since buying the company Elon Musk has purged thousands of employees, implemented ill-advised policies, and angered even some of his most loyal supporters trib.al/FezDnWP

After a decade of punking liberals with hidden-camera stings, Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe's pursuit of Ashley Biden’s stolen diary could blow up in his face. @riceid reports trib.al/L58Wddg @riceid O’Keefe's subjects invariably cry foul, claiming that Project Veritas twisted their words. But O’Keefe’s information warfare enthralls his fans on the right and fattens his nonprofit organization’s bank accounts trib.al/L58Wddg

These are the 20 most-read articles we published this year 🧵 nym.ag/3WBO7Ba 20. Dianne Feinstein fought for gun control, civil rights, and abortion access for half a century. Where did it all go wrong? Read more from @rtraister trib.al/1Sb4xfx

Sean McElwee formed a lucrative alliance with Sam Bankman-Fried. Then his patron went bust and he suffered his own scandal, leading to his firing from the polling firm he founded. @freedlander reports nym.ag/3WjFueS @freedlander Inside of a decade, McElwee had gone from being an intern at a libertarian think tank to being heralded as an avatar of a rising generation of millennial leftists, eventually advising both the White House and a billionaire his age nym.ag/3WjFueS

For 11 years, Karl Ashanti defended NYPD officers against lawsuits alleging civil-rights violations in federal court. Then he was arrested for a crime he didn’t commit. @JakePearsonProP reports in this collaboration with @propublica nym.ag/3HNj9BV @JakePearsonProP @propublica Ashanti was a senior litigator in a little-known Law Department unit that exclusively handles such cases, the Special Federal Litigation Division, known simply as Special Fed nym.ag/3HNj9BV

Nepo babies are not only abundant — they’re thriving. How could two little words cause so much conflict? Writes @kn8 in our (over)analysis of the phenomenon: "We love them, we hate them, we disrespect them, we’re obsessed with them." nym.ag/3G2ZHj4 @kn8 Here’s a (nearly) exhaustive accounting of the actors, rock stars, models, directors, producers, influencers, writers, and insiders who just happen to be the children of actors, rock stars, models, directors, producers, influencers, writers, and insiders trib.al/NVNYXkC

In our new issue, we look at the week Sam Bankman-Fried fell to earth — and what comes next. Don't fully understand what he did or what transpired at his company FTX? Let's start with an explainer, by @LaneBrown 🧵 nym.ag/3hXUHmg @LaneBrown .@jwherrman reports on the panicked losers — and scammers — that are flooding Telegram nym.ag/3tH2OXh

The pandemic — and the mass pivot to a test-optional approach — radically reshuffled college admissions. MIT decided it was done. @jselingo reports nym.ag/3El4WbP @jselingo Standardized tests — once a rite of passage for generations of teenagers — are no longer assumed mandatory nym.ag/3El4WbP

The hostile, paranoid, and increasingly authoritarian path ahead for American conservatism, by @jonathanchait nym.ag/3yxBMEq @jonathanchait When Joe Biden warned in August of the rise of “semi-fascist” ideas on the right, even many Trump critics suggested that the president had gotten carried away nym.ag/3yxBMEq

As the Taliban retook Afghanistan, a musician in California named AJ Subat set out to evacuate as many people as he could. @lisaxmiller reports nym.ag/3SY7HpJ @lisaxmiller Subat would ultimately help to evacuate more than 100 people from Afghanistan. Nearly all of those newcomers would be channeled to refugee camps at military bases nym.ag/3SY7HpJ