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The Lede

How the Oscar Race Got as Messy as “Conclave”

As in the movie, a succession of mini-scandals has threatened to derail one Best Picture contender after another.
The Political Scene

Will Trump’s Crimes Matter on the Campaign Trail?

The former President has faced two impeachments and countless accusations of public and private wrongdoing. Yet his approval rating is pretty much unchanged.
Profiles

The Button-Pushing Impresario of Balenciaga

How Demna engineered the rise—and near-fall—of the luxury fashion house.
Campaign Chronicles

Will Republicans Who Have Soured on Trump Turn Out for Herschel Walker?

With the Senate not in play, some conservatives fear that Walker won’t inspire voters. “I think a lot of people’s consciences will allow them to, like me, stay home,” one said.
Daily Cartoon

Daily Cartoon: Thursday, November 10th

New season, new scandal.
Our Columnists

Boris Johnson Survives, for Now

Many observers, including a number of Conservatives, think that his premiership has been holed below the waterline.
Daily Comment

Boris Johnson’s Christmas from Hell

The “partygate” scandal, stemming from allegations that the Prime Minister’s office held a holiday get-together last year, while Britain was under a strict lockdown, has roiled the government.
Profiles

Alison Roman Just Can’t Help Herself

A food-world star’s method and mess.
Our Local Correspondents

The Code of Chris and Andrew Cuomo

Newly released documents show that the CNN anchor, who was suspended by the cable news network on Tuesday, was closely involved in efforts to defend his brother.
American Chronicles

Fatty Arbuckle and the Birth of the Celebrity Scandal

A murder charge, a media frenzy, a banishment, and accusations of sexual abuse in Hollywood. What can the Arbuckle affair, now a hundred years old, teach us today?
Downfall Dept.

Cuomo on the Brink of Impeachment

In the new report on sexual-harassment allegations against him, the Governor comes off as a combination of Howard Stern, Colonel Kurtz, and Macaulay Culkin in “Home Alone.”
Profiles

Wendy Williams Dishes the Dirt

The daytime gossip queen has tussled with P. Diddy, Whitney Houston, and Tupac Shakur. But her own private life can be as messy as the celebrity dramas she skewers.
Letter from Glasgow

Nicola Sturgeon’s Quest for Scottish Independence

The country’s leader asks voters which kind of society they prefer to live in: Brexit Britain or a social-democratic Scotland.
Comment

The G.O.P.’s Matt Gaetz Problem

It’s tempting to see the Gaetz affair as the last shudder of the era of Donald Trump, but the political culture that the two men represent won’t easily be swept away.
Our Local Correspondents

The Sound and the Fury of Andrew Cuomo

Assemblyman Ron Kim was bathing his children when he got an unexpected call from the governor.
Letter from Trump’s Washington

Denialism, Dishonesty, Deflection: The Final Days of the Trump Campaign Have It All

The President is ending his reëlection bid with scandals that call into question the legitimacy of next week’s vote.
Cultural Comment

Ellen DeGeneres’s Relatability Crisis

The talk-show host was a pioneer, but her brand has taken one hit after another.
On Television

The Dizzying Meta-Narratives of “Quiz”

The show tells the story of the real-life “coughing scandal,” in which a couple cheated its way to a million pounds on “Millionaire,” using that most British of weapons: the pointed cough.
The Sporting Scene

Is Stealing Baseball Signs Really So Bad? Bobby Valentine Has Some Thoughts

The longtime manager says that the game’s most dramatic scandal in decades makes too big a deal about the teams that got caught while turning a blind eye to the many who get away with it.
The Sporting Scene

The Unseen Student Victims of the “Varsity Blues” College-Admissions Scandal

How two high-school tennis teammates had their collegiate dreams upended.