Will Jarvis

And finally, the snow is coming down heavily across our city.

He pointed people to heated rivalry, the love story about professional hockey players that, thanks to a very steamy TV adaptation, has become a global phenomenon.

According to the New York Public Library, thousands of people took him up on his suggestion.

Downloads surged.

Mamdani, it turned out later, has not read or watched the series, but basically everybody else has.

It's currently the most popular romance novel in the country, according to the library, and it's been one of the most watched shows on HBO in recent months.

The plot has sparked a lot of conversations around the NHL and its relationship to the LGBTQ community.

The league has never had any openly gay players.

The NHL commissioner himself said he's a heated rivalry fan.

He called it a little spicy, but said he binged the show in one night.

Those are the headlines.

Today on The Daily, a look at the Ghost Fleet, the ship's moving oil around the world.

You can find that in the New York Times app or wherever you get your podcasts.

I'm Will Jarvis.

We'll be back tomorrow.