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‘I Arrived at Terminal B Early Enough for a Relaxing Lunch’

Waiting to board at La Guardia, switching trains at Queensboro Plaza and more reader tales in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

Lil Yachty Breaks Boundaries and Takes on Rap Conservatism

A conversation about the hip-hop eccentric’s experiments, and the benefits (and perils) of collaborating outside an artist’s established genre.

‘Lives of the Wives: Five Literary Marriages’

Sadie Stein, an editor at the Book Review, discusses Carmela Ciuraru’s new group biography with the host Gilbert Cruz.

Celebrity ‘Queer Baiting’ and More: The Week in Reporter Reads

Five articles from around The Times, narrated just for you.

The S.E.C. Charges Kraken Over Staking, Worrying Crypto Executives

Cryptocurrency executives worry that charges against Kraken, a popular exchange, over the business known as staking would further chill their industry.

How Sports Betting Hit the Mainstream in America

A Times investigation looked into the risks and rewards of the fastest expansion of legalized gambling in U.S. history.

Bing’s Revenge and Google’s A.I. Face-Plant

OpenAI’s chief executive, Sam Altman, and Microsoft’s chief technology officer, Kevin Scott, on an A.I.-powered Bing.

Off Panama’s Caribbean Coast, a New Stay Perched Above the Treetops

Plus: a brasserie designed by Luke Edward Hall, a gallery highlighting traditional Indian craftsmanship and more recommendations from T Magazine.

Bob Iger’s Turnaround Plan for Disney Takes Shape

Shares jumped after the Disney chief executive unveiled plans to revamp its streaming business and cut costs, including through thousands of layoffs.

The Most Empty Downtown in America

San Francisco has been held up as an economic success story, but the heart of the city is yet to recover from the pandemic.