The Storm Chaser Who’s Hotter Than a Heat Wave

In the midst of an unrelenting New York heat wave, I met John Homenuk at the American Museum of Natural History. It’s the closest I could bring the storm chaser, consulting meteorologist, and admin of the beloved “New York Metro Weather” X account to anything close to the actual outdoors without us both succumbing to heatstroke. Before he arrived, Homenuk texted me to profusely apologize for running late and promised that he’d be “sweating” his “absolute life away” by the time he got there. But when I spotted him snaking his way through a throng of tourists, there were no signs of perspiration. Rather, Homenuk looked a bit like he’d just walked off a movie set. The 34-year-old’s salt-and-pepper-colored hair is cut short, apart from the few curls that spring loose and graze his forehead, and his stormy blue eyes gleam, contrasting with his golden, tanned skin. If New Yorkers knew what the man behind their favorite weather account actually looked like, there’d be a very different kind of heat wave.

There’s a teaser for A Complete Unknown, and you can hear Timmy singing as Bob Dylan. Coco Gauff has been picked as Team USA’s female flag bearer for the Paris Games. The planet saw its hottest day on record on Sunday, and then again Monday. Sharks living off the coast of Brazil have tested positive for cocaine in what is surely the first act of a B horror movie come to life. What to read next based on your favorite reality show, per LitHub. Two new songs from the posthumous SOPHIE album have been released. Your favorite Trader Joe’s item is always one meeting away from disappearing. And another New York Magazine feature is getting the Hollywood treatment, this time from Paul Feig and Blumhouse.

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