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.

“It’s Gonna Be Great!” John Homans (1958–2020) • JOHN HOMANS EDITED FEATURES AT New York for not quite 20 years, from 1994 to 2014. A disproportionate number of our most memorable stories came through his hands, and the shape and sound and worldview and talent pool of this place would have been immeasurably lessened without him. John died on July 29, at 62, and the tributes from colleagues past and present immediately started pouring in. Here, a tiny selection, with far more at nymag.com.

Empires : Zak Cheney-Rice • Law and Order and Chaos Trump’s authoritarian theater was just for show, until it wasn’t.

Lezley McSpadden • Six years, two district attorneys, and a national reckoning later, Michael Brown’s mother is still seeking justice.

100-Person Poll: You Peed Where? • The summer of socially distanced outdoor drinking is here. On a recent Saturday, we asked 100 people at Brooklyn’s McCarren Park about porta-potties, open-container laws, and 2020 etiquette.

Vision 2020 : Gabriel Debenedetti • Elizabeth Warren Is Still Campaigning There’s only one person she’s trying to win over, and he’s listening.

TWO LAWYERS, A SUMMER OF UNREST, AND A BOTTLE OF BUD LIGHT. THE MAKING OF A MOLOTOV COCKTAIL

What Will the First Day of School Look Like? • Terrified teachers. Obstinate officials. Exhausted parents. Inside the messy, bungled battle to reopen the city’s schools.

How Other Countries Are Trying to Make Schools Safe

GOOD CONFLICT • The world is consumed by violent fights and hostile disagreements. SARAH SCHULMAN sees a way out of them.

WHAT I CAN LIVE WITHOUT

Approachable,Unusual Hikes • So many more New Yorkers are hiking this summer. In order to avoid the dozens of other people who had the same idea to spend their Saturday at Bear Mountain, Nikita Richardson talked to three rangers and three frequent hikers and found a selection of surprising, slightly less popular options (including one with a pen of poison-ivy-eating goats) that are suitable for even the least experienced of hikers.

Pace Gallery • In East Hampton, where Sotheby’s, Michael Werner, and Skarstedt have also opened temporary spaces nearby.

Another Round • A new book and some old stories from Dale DeGroff, the man who brought us drinks as we know them.

Mad About Martinis • Two takes, the DeGroffian way.

Everything But the Twist • Instant Negronis, from bar to door.

Negronis to Go

Botanica Bar • 47 E. Houston St., nr. Mulberry St. 212-343-7251

Cutlets Sandwich Co. • cutlets.co

A Year in a Loft in Bushwick

Flo Milli Is Only Going Up From Here • The rising rapper from Mobile, Alabama, spins rhymes that sound like schoolyard taunts.

Behind Taylor Swift’s Secret Summer Album (That Feels Like Fall) • AARON DESSNER CONFIRMS: folklore is Taylor Swift’s goth record. Or, at least, it’s her most gothic record. It’s also a spiritual companion to his 2019 album with the National, I Am Easy to Find. Below, liner notes from the instrumentalist who produced most of the album’s songs in secret over the past few months. (See our review, p. 66.)

Best Sex I Ever Read: Raven Leilani on the Ecstatic, Violent Joy of Susan Choi’s My Education

Amy Seimetz’s Mirror Worlds • In her new absurdist thriller, She Dies Tomorrow, the director-actress dares to think the unthinkable. By Matt Zoller Seitz

Beyoncé Master Class • What the artist tells us without saying a word.

A Word on Seinfeld • The things you notice when you rewatch, rather than cancel, old sitcoms.

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