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In the Apr. 15–28 issue: Olivia Nuzzi on “wonder boy” Pete Buttigieg. Plus: Art & Design, by Wendy Goodman; the half-billion dollar “Leonardo”; Natasha Lyonne, Annette Bening, and more.

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The System: Zak Cheney-Rice • Kamala’s Comedown How the Harris campaign became a grim slog.

Neighborhood News: The World’s Largest Plumbing Repair • New York City’s principal water-supply aqueduct gets a bypass operation.

Owen Thiele • The ultimate L.A. “nepo friend” sold a show about his own life.

Life Choices: Esme Benjamin • Time for Canada? Heading into the election, a cottage industry of expatriation consultants has emerged.

HOW MUCH LONGER CAN THE ERIC ADAMS MACHINE LAST? CITY HAUL

THE ACCIDENTAL DAY CARE IN MY LIVING ROOM • When our sons’ Brooklyn nursery lost its license, we figured we could host the children at home until the problem was resolved. How long could it take?

INSIDE THE PATRIOT WING • January 6 rioters are running their jail block like a gang. They’re leaving more radicalized than ever.

Shears That Last Years

Best Bets • a collection of expert-vetted, spotted-around-town, or otherwise just especially excellent products that recently appeared on thestrategist.com. To shop all these items—plus the kitchen shears—in one place, scan the QR code.

Halloween Costume Theory • THE STRATEGIST TEAM has some intensely dedicated Halloween fans. Senior editor Jen Trolio once built a papier-mâché deep-sea-diver helmet for her daughter and an anglerfish costume (with a working lightbulb) for herself. Writer Erin Schwartz went as AI hands in 2023, fusing extra fingers to theirs using silicone. And senior writer Liza Corsillo hand-painted skeleton bones on sweat suits for a family costume. We gathered them and a few other staffers to ask about their dressing-up strategies.

¡VAYA! Dance Night at Lincoln Center • Regulars flooded into the monthly Latin-music night for the return of charanga band Orquesta Broadway.

They Moved to Sutton Place • After 18 years in a Noho loft and three in a Paul Rudolph pleasure palace, Christine and John Gachot decided to try a prewar classic seven.

A Cantonese Comeback • Cha Cha Tang can be frustrating, but it offers moments of excellence.

What Happened to All the Health Inspectors? • A DoH staff shortage has everyone stressed.

Eleven Madison Park Goes Casual, Sort Of • Daniel Humm is serving truffled tofu and negroni coladas at Clemente Bar.

Boy Meets World • Actor Mark Eydelshteyn’s first English-speaking role is a vape-smoking, frenzied son of a billionaire in Sean Baker’s fairy tale gone wrong.

Why Is My Fave TV Show Taking So Long? • Eighteen-month gaps between seasons are the new normal. Here’s why.

The City’s Newest Music Festival Was a Gay Dream • All Things Go brought young queer fans in front of many of their idols (just not Chappell Roan).

A Body of Horrors • How The Substance turned Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley into one of the year’s best movie monsters.

CRITICS • Craig Jenkins on Katy Perry’s 143 … Sam Worley on the Alan Hollinghurst novel Our Evenings … Jackson McHenry on McNeal.

To Do • Twenty-five things to see, hear, watch, and read.

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THE APPROVAL MATRIX • Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.