Extra Extra: Willy Wonka, asexual icon

James Ramsay

Published Dec 5, 2023

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Timothee Chalamet at a Wonka premiere.

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James Ramsay

Published Dec 5, 2023

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It's Tuesday afternoon in New York City, where the millionaires have multiplied.

Here’s what else is happening:

StreetEasy says 2024 is set to be the year that rents in Manhattan go down a little.
DoorDash is responding to New York City's minimum wage hike for delivery workers by displaying the "add a tip" option after an order has been delivered.
Michael Imperioli is opening a speakeasy (i.e., a bar) on the Upper West Side.
A 20-year-old woman died as a result of a Lamborghini crash in Inwood late Monday night.
Mario Batali, who left New York City after facing allegations of rape and sexual abuse, said during a live Zoom cooking class from his home in Michigan that he's not coming back to New York because it's full of "a--holes."
George Santos is on Cameo.
South African zoomers say they have a "love-hate" relationship with Nelson Mandela, explaining that the country's former president negotiated the end of apartheid but didn't do enough to erase economic inequality.
Is Willy Wonka the sexless pixie that Timothée Chalamet was always meant to play?
And finally, stop hating on bread: