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sober questioning ‘I Got Sober by Mistake — Can I Go Back to Drinking?’ That’s up to you. But give yourself credit: It wasn’t an accident, it was your choice. By Ana Marie Cox

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how i get it done In 2021, Christine Messineo was appointed director of Frieze Los Angeles and Frieze New York, making her the first person to oversee both art fairs. The Cut caught up with Messineo from her home in Connecticut as she prepares for the tenth-anniversary edition of Frieze New York, which runs May 18–22 at the Shed in Hudson Yards. Here’s how she gets it done.

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celebrity Harry Styles Says Olivia Wilde Was ‘Very Helpful’ on Set He told Howard Stern he had “a wonderful experience” being directed by her in Don’t Worry Darling. By Mia Mercado
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the most fertile man By Danielle Cohen Nick Cannon Says He’s Considering a Vasectomy “I ain’t looking to populate the Earth completely.”

fixations I Think About This a Lot: The Best Friendships on TV Edition The Molly to my Issa, the Maya to my Anna, and the other fictional friendships we love to obsess over. By the Cut

encounter Would You Time Travel Back to Your Sweet 16? In Emma Straub’s latest, the novelist uses fantasy to revisit the past. It all happened in real life, too. By Kate Dwyer

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