New York Magazine

The Cut’s solo “Spring Fashion” print issue features Bad Bunny, Doechii, Rosé, conversation-provoking features, unique fashion and beauty coverage, and more.

The National Interest: David Freedlander • I’m With Her? Like it or not, Kamala Harris is the Democratic front-runner.

Neighborhood News: When Kermit Met Cruise • This World Cup final came with its own A-list holding area.

95 MINUTES WITH … Ben Mora • The host of Interior Motives, HGTV for the doomscrolling age.

The Culture Business: Lane Brown • The Last Good Screen How a $30 Imax ticket became our only worthwhile moviegoing option.

JUSTIN SUN’S DANGEROUS GAME • The billionaire blowing the whistle on Donald Trump’s crypto shop.

WHAT is it LIKE to be a CUCUMBER? • When he was a child, the biologist Michael Levin set out to prove that intelligence exists in far more scales and forms than we’ve been trained to recognize. He knows it sounds crazy. It also might be working.

REVENGE OF THE SIMPS • HOW A COMMUNITY OF PORN ADDICTS TRIED TO RESCUE THE TEENAGE CAMGIRLS THEY WORSHIPPED FROM THE CLUTCHES OF A VIOLENT WEBCAM PIMP.

Flip, Toss, Scrape

Eighteen Home Upgrades for a Productive Summer Friday • THE KIDS ARE AT camp, and you’ve logged off for the day: August is the best time for tinkering around the apartment. Interior designers, home experts, and Strategist staffers share surprisingly easy tweaks to make when you have a few hours to spare.

What Should I Put in My Decorative Fireplace? • Brooklyn cartoonist and writer Aude White, a former longtime New York employee, came to us with a question: “I’m wondering what I can put inside a fireplace that isn’t usable as a fireplace in an apartment where I’m not allowed to burn candles.” Specifically, she was seeking something with a little color—and a touch of kitsch—that doesn’t emit any heat. Should the nonfunctional hearth be storage? Sculpture? Something unexpected? To figure it out, we spoke with three interior designers, who offered distinct solutions for the same awkward space.

The Guyanese Nurses’ Ball • On a recent Saturday, dozens of nurses donned their gowns and danced at Antun’s banquet hall in Queens Village.

Wake Up and Smell the Pine Trees • A Noho homeowner lost his view and gained a garden.

The Tidy ‘Tavern’ • New spots are adopting ye olde moniker—but are they just trying to hide their ambition?

Zig Zag Is How Hart’s Does an Oyster Bar

The Only Eritrean Restaurant in Queens • Makina doesn’t skimp on the spice.

A Tartine of Our Very Own • Chad Robertson is building Brooklyn’s next great bakery.

Is a Florida Chain About to Take Over This City? • Everything inside is disarmingly pleasant—even the fake plants.

Hannah Einbinder’s Wet, Hot Summer • Hacks made her an Emmy winner. Next, she’ll be a slasher comedy’s “final girl.” By Olivia Craighead

The 100 Most Powerful Directors in Hollywood

The Cool Girl’s Comic • Mary Beth Barone’s wry sense of humor is all over her first Netflix special. But she’s more vulnerable than she appears.

CRITICS • Alison Willmore on The Odyssey … Niela Orr on Colson Whitehead’s Cool Machine … Kathryn VanArendonk on The Hawk.

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

Solution to Last Issue’s Puzzle: Extended Play

Are We Done Here?

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