The Cut - Mitra Jouhari's Airhead Act

Three flawless housewives — all named Debra — are settling in for a brunch of boiled eggs. They’re about to tuck in when two of the Debras mention that they’ve accidentally killed the third Debra’s pool boy, crushing him between their SUVs. “Well, did you at least clean up the mess?” she asks. “I thought the pool boy would do it,” says one of the murderers with a shrug. Such is life in Lemoncurd, the ritzy Connecticut suburb and world of Adult Swim’s Three Busy Debras. Here, simple activities devolve into body horror and the worst thing about dead pool boys are dirty pools.

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See scenes from Día de los Muertos across New York City. This weekend the U.S. reported the highest single-day number of cases recorded for any country. Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird are engaged! The Times found some unexpected trends when sorting polling data by first name. People peacefully marching to the polls in North Carolina were arrested and pepper-sprayed by police. Against self-care. And Michael B. Jordan looks real good in his special-edition NYMag “I Voted” stickers. You would, too — vote!

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