Bindu Bansinath is a staff writer for the Cut covering news, books, culture, and relationships. Her work has also appeared in the New York Times, TheNew York Times Magazine, The Paris Review, and Electric Literature. She was previously an assistant editor at Harper’s. Her debut novel, Men Like Ours, is forthcoming from Bloomsbury in 2026.
A Refreshingly Anti-Trauma-Plot NovelIn Jen Beagin’s splashy new book, Big Swiss, two women heal their wounds with a transformative — and very funny — affair.
‘For So Long, I Had Larry in My Ear’In an exclusive clip from Hulu’s Stolen Youth docuseries, Larry Ray survivor Felicia Rosario opens up about the impact of his gaslighting.
Adam DiMarco Goes to Fashion WeekThe White Lotus star talks the Disney-to-HBO pipeline and Debby Ryan’s “Kubrick stare” on his way to the Prada show in Milan.
‘I Make the Place, I Am the Place’Photographers and friends Genesis Báez and Jennifer Calivas explore the permeability of bodies, place, and pleasure in their two-person exhibition.
‘Spirits Just Want To Be Seen’Tau Lewis’s “Vox Populi, Vox Dei” exhibition at 52 Walker presents a portal to the supernatural.
sex diaries
HBO’s ‘Sex Diaries’ Series Drops FridayInspired by New York Magazine’s weekly column, the four-part series will profile eight New Yorkers navigating sex and dating.
workers rights
‘I’m Just Trying to Keep the Lights On’Three New School and Parsons instructors spoke to the Cut about being part of the longest adjunct strike in U.S. history, which ended last weekend.
British ‘It’ Couples Take Holiday Bar“Restaurants are mayhem” and other overheard things at an opening attended by Sienna Miller, Alexa Chung, and Olivier Sarkozy.
Working With Family Is Actually PossibleKaitlin and Sarah Leung, sisters who run the popular food blog “The Woks of Life” with their parents, on the business of family business.
