| MATTHEW LYNCH, EXECUTIVE EDITOR |
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Hello from New York, where it's Zohran Week! Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old democratic socialist candidate for mayor, is down in the polls by a wide margin, but the media capital of the world would never let numbers get in the way of good copy. And Mamdani is great copy. The son of a renowned filmmaker and Columbia academic, a former mixtape rapper, and current proponent of free mass transit: He's probably the best pure campaigner in the race to top front-runner Andrew Cuomo, as one observer pointed out to VF's Chris Smith. The thing is, Mamdani most certainly isn't winning, at least not this go-round. So why does it feel like he's already won?
Elsewhere: Justin Bieber is breaking new, strange ground in pro forma Instagram shows of spousal support and Kase Wickman profiles the "Ivanka Trump of newsletters." More tomorrow! |
Five years ago this week, George Floyd—a part-time bouncer, rapper, and former high school athlete—was killed in broad daylight by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was later found guilty of murder. The slaying was captured in a cell phone video by a daring teenage onlooker named Darnella Frazier. She managed to keep her camera running for a harrowing 10 minutes, much of the video showing Floyd being pinned to the ground, under Chavin's knee. The footage of Floyd, essentially narrating his own death, quickly went viral. |
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On the fifth anniversary of his murder, VF contributor Jimmie Briggs examines America's capacity to grapple with itself. |
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Elon Musk appears to be serious about getting back to the business of being a CEO. Well, serious except for the fact that he was wearing a Tesla-branded jacket with the word "S3XY" embroidered on it during an interview yesterday. |
How much stifled yearning can one gay period drama take? Chief critic Richard Lawson reviews Oliver Hermanus's stately new drama. |
TV's glam awards show would be less—what's the word?—boring if there were best-performance categories for reality TV. |
BY CHRIS MURPHY AND SAVANNAH WALSH |
June brings the return of several beloved series. | |
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New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has been a stark contrast to somber, gray-haired political lifers, offering a fresh voice packaged in clever Instagram, X, and TikTok posts and touting populist ideas such as low-cost city-owned grocery stores, free buses, and rent freezes for some tenants.
Naturally, not everyone is along for the ride; a spokesperson for his rival, Andrew Cuomo, calls Mamdani a "silver spoon socialist." But those who are onboard tend to be hardcore about it. So how did a relative political novice amass such an ardent following and free buzz? Chris Smith investigates the Zohran phenomenon. |
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