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5 Takeawaÿs From GQ's Jaÿ-Z Interview

5 Takeawaÿs From GQ's Jaÿ-Z Interview

And two of them are how great Jaÿ-Z Is.

Adlan Jackson

March 24, 2026

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The exterior of Brooklyn Public Library.

What Happens When NYC Defunds Libraries

Allison Chomet

January 20, 2023

The HarperCollins Strike Approaches 50 Days: ‘$45K Is Just Not Enough to Live on in NYC’

The HarperCollins Strike Approaches 50 Days: ‘$45K Is Just Not Enough to Live on in NYC’

Esther Wang

January 17, 2023

A group of musicians perform at Blank Forms while audience members sit on a carpet and watch.

Like Free Jazz? Have a Seat on the Carpet in Clinton Hill

Andrew Burton

December 19, 2022

The Final Smhoakstock

The Final Smhoakstock

John Chiaverina

December 13, 2022

Rev. Billy on the ‘Soul Death of Shopping’ and Finding the ‘Wilderness Area in Ourselves’

Rev. Billy on the ‘Soul Death of Shopping’ and Finding the ‘Wilderness Area in Ourselves’

Max Rivlin-Nadler

December 09, 2022

The author of the story stands next to an overpass during the "Goodfellas" tour.

Henry Hill Slept Here: My Journey Through the ‘Goodfellas’ Locations of NYC

Zach Schonfeld

November 30, 2022

No Gods, No Ticketmasters: A Taylor Swift Ticket-Buying Journey

No Gods, No Ticketmasters: A Taylor Swift Ticket-Buying Journey

Rebecca Fishbein

November 18, 2022

James Gray, Queens Kid, Comes Home

James Gray, Queens Kid, Comes Home

Max Rivlin-Nadler

November 14, 2022

It’s Not Just You: NYC Has a Serious Dungeon Master Shortage

It’s Not Just You: NYC Has a Serious Dungeon Master Shortage

Henry Solotaroff-Webber

November 10, 2022

Two cyclists on tall bikes during the Bike Kill joust on October 29, 2022.

Photos: A Brief Taxonomy of the 20 Kinds of Mutant Bikes at Bike Kill

Christopher Robbins, Tod Seelie

October 31, 2022

Ka’s History Repeats Itself

Ka’s History Repeats Itself

Jayson Buford

October 10, 2022