Of the two guys who act alongside Zendaya in the movie ‘Challengers,’ Mike Faist is clearly a Patrick Zweig, while Josh O’Connor is a total Art Donaldson. trib.al/Dtl7lr5

When so much of the battle for TV viewership is getting audiences to watch a single screen, translation is Shōgun’s not-secret weapon. trib.al/1sB9ByJ

FX has released a trailer for ‘Clipped,’ its upcoming show about the L.A. Clippers scandal. Here’s what to know, including who is playing Mr. Sterling’s silly rabbit, when it will hit Hulu, and more. trib.al/URJEynP

The New York Court of Appeals has overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, saying the judge in his case made two major mistakes. trib.al/e6fCLMa

Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction was overturned by New York state’s highest court on Thursday, April 25. The court said in its decision: “The remedy for these egregious errors is a new trial.” trib.al/eHoobQs

Harvey Weinstein’s reversed conviction shows that long after Me Too, the jury is still out about whether sex crimes deserve a different standard, writes Irin Carmon. trib.al/t1bBi3D

Teamed up with my colleague Nia Prater to write for New York Magazine about the crazy split-screen reality of Trump being on trial in NYC today while simultaneously arguing total presidential immunity at the Supreme Court. Seems like he went 1 for 2 nymag.com/intelligencer/…

on this, the day after Barbra Streisand’s birth, it is an honor to share rachel handler’s tweet

4 tickets to Challengers please

Zendaya’s horny new tennis movie plays out over a jarring techno soundscape engineered by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Listening to it will make you feel invincible. trib.al/tG00kt6

Where Midwestern tourists ate eggs Benny next to Jake Gyllenhaal: Read Joshua David Stein’s brief oral history of the brunch at Prune. trib.al/zxGfEDA

Denise Welch, mother to the problematic 1975 frontman and Taylor Swift’s ex-boyfriend, has chimed in on ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ discourse. trib.al/XnR0foj

In this week’s ‘My Two Cents,’ the Cut’s financial advice columnist Charlotte Cowles speaks with three women who had to keep working at their jobs for weeks after being officially laid off. trib.al/FPxdhuM

The Cut’s best advice on how to flirt via text message, including what to say first and how (and when) to use emojis. trib.al/jH1O9G6

Sophia Bush has made her relationship with Ashlyn Harris cover-story official, coming out as queer (and denying home-wrecker allegations) in a personal essay. trib.al/7BfdZ2h

In a new Glamour essay, the actress addressed her relationship with the soccer star, healing from her breakup with her ex husband, and newly claiming her queer identity. trib.al/bKXJvei

We asked JJ Johnson — founder of New York City’s Fieldtrip and author of The Simple Art of Rice — about the backpack he takes everywhere, the probiotic that saves him from hangovers, and the strawberry ChapStick he’s been using since college trib.al/GDHEr3a

Buckingham Palace appears to have started a food fight with Meghan Markle, posting an Insta ad for their gift shop’s strawberry preserve amid Markle’s own strawberry-jam social media rollout. It’s getting geopolitical, y’all. trib.al/3Dj44vq

William Barr endorsed Donald Trump but didn’t use his name, saying, ‘I will vote the Republican ticket.’ Trump demands total submission and wrote a Truth Social post mocking Barr — who failed to produce evidence of election fraud — as fat. trib.al/cf1WI7E

Kourtney Kardashian celebrated turning 45 with a birthday breakfast at IHOP with friends and family. trib.al/FaBy6Im