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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The National Interest : Jonathan Chait • The Off-Ramp From Authoritarianism What an election can and can’t save.

COVID Diaries: Prospect Park Is the (Only) Place to Be • One October weekend of socially distanced socializing.

The System : Zak Cheney-Rice • White Houses Two visions of the suburbs are on the ballot. Both are myths.

Curbed : Christopher Bonanos • The Subway Map Has Come Alive A digital update resolves a five-decade design battle.

ENABLEMENT • THE TORTURED SELF-JUSTIFICATION OF ONE VERY POWERFUL TRUMP-LOATHING ANONYMOUS REPUBLICAN.

Wide Awake • The past four years have seen the birth of a modern progressive movement so vast and energetic it just might be equal to the right-wing forces that threaten its extinction.

WINNERS • Fifty-one insiders who profited off the Trump presidency.

TRUMP PROFITEERS: A TO Z

The World’s Best Bureaucrat • As chairman of the Federal Reserve during the global pandemic, Jerome Powell has managed to do something almost unimaginable in Washington: a good job.

70 Vetted Airbnbs • All within three hours of New York City.

The Beauty-Supply Store Run by a 16-Year-Old • In September, just as her Zoom classes were starting, high-school senior Paris McKenzie held the grand opening of Paris Beauty Supplyz. Two weeks later, Janet Jackson tweeted about it.

The Hudson Yards Equinox • Where members were working out on treadmills, ellipticals, and weight machines under a tent.

Ernesto’s Interregnum • Between our critic’s first and last visits to the Basque-inspired taverna, not much (and everything) has changed.

BITES

Eric See’s Mother’s Chiles Rellenos

Office Life, Inside and Out • Paper co-founder Kim Hastreiter renovated a studio in her building to be her new office. But for now, meet her in Washington Square Park.

This Year’s Model • Elvis Costello is back with his 31st (or so) studio album. But don’t look for any consolation from him.

20 Comedians You Should and Will Know

Movies Were Better When Whoopi Was in Them • The actress has already achieved EGOT status. Now, finally, she’s a Master of Culture.

Nerding Out With David Fincher • The director talks about the decades-long journey behind Mank, his dense, bitter look at Hollywood history, political power, and the creative act.

WHO’S WHO IN MANK?

We, the Borats • The fake Kazakh journalist returns to a real America to show us our true selves.

Office? What’s an Office? • On Vanderbilt Avenue and at the Navy Yard, a pair of huge workplaces open.

All the Sad Old Literary Men • Martin Amis and Don DeLillo whiff, as only Martin Amis and Don DeLillo can.

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

NIGHTMARE AT THE DRIVE-IN • They were basically made for horror movies.

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