New York Magazine

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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Free Country: Sam Adler-Bell • The Battle of the Trump Transition Nationalists, misfits, Reaganites, and dorks jockey for position.

120 MINUTES WITH … Alex Cooper • The podcaster launched an “electrolyte beverage” with a ski-themed party for her thirstiest fangirlies.

Screen Time: John Herrman • The Story Is Offline Alleged murderer Luigi Mangione left a digital trail but no answers.

WHAT IS MAHA? • HOW WELLNESS CULTURE, WITH LEGITIMATE CONCERNS (and Some Conspiratorial Beliefs), TURNED INTO A POLITICAL MOVEMENT THAT’S POISED TO TAKE OVER WASHINGTON.

THE INTELLECTUAL GODPARENTS • Nine thinkers who helped lay the movement’s foundation.

MAPPING THE MAHA-VERSE • A non-exhaustive introduction to a sprawling new alliance, grouped by common enemy.

WHAT ARE THEY AFRAID OF? • Toxins, toxins everywhere.

THE WELLNESS-TO-MAHA PIPELINE • Five conversion case studies.

THE SIBLINGS WITH RFK JR.’S EAR • Meet best-selling authors Calley and Casey Means.

WHAT COULD SECRETARY KENNEDY ACTUALLY DO? • And will Trump let him do it?

THE MAHA CABINET • A guide to the nominees who may be in charge of your health and well-being.

THE LATE EIGHT • AFTER THEY MISSED THEIR CRUISE’S ALL-ABOARD TIME, A GROUP OF PASSENGERS WAS STRANDED ON A REMOTE ISLAND IN AFRICA. THAT WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING.

FRIENDS Like THESE • When Brian Jordan Alvarez finally made it big with his FX series, English Teacher, he brought his friends along with him, just like they’d always dreamed. Except one.

The Best Food of 2024

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The Art of the Well-Stuffed Stocking • THE CHRISTMAS ENTHUSIASTS on the Strategist team gathered to discuss the oversize socks they drape on their couches and what they put inside them.

The Double Dutch Holiday Classic • Some of the world’s best jumpers gathered at the Apollo Theater for the 33rd annual National Double Dutch League competition.

A Truly Great Time • This was the year our city’s new restaurants loosened up.

And now, 2024’s … Absolute Best New Restaurants • The ten spots that got everything right.

THE YEAR IN CULTURE • OUR CRITICS SHARE THEIR TOP PICKS IN MOVIES, TELEVISION, MUSIC, ART SHOWS, BOOKS, AND MORE.

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

WHICH HOLIDAY RELEASE IS RIGHT FOR YOU? • If every release-date pileup now needs its own portmanteau, December 25 brings Babyferatunknown, three different films with three different vibes.

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