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 Body Politic: Rebecca Traister • What Women Saw in Graham Platner Once again, a man fails them.

Neighborhood News: The Buckling Beams on East 42nd Street • When a midtown high-rise is at risk of collapse, who’s to blame?

49 MINUTES WITH … Alexis Lewis • The real-estate-investment exec and Senator Cory Booker’s new wife already has her Montclair bagel order.

Games: Ryu Spaeth • The Splendid and the Vile This World Cup is corrupt, overstuffed, and politically compromised. It may also be the best one yet.

AMONG THE LINE PEOPLE • HOW DID IT COME TO BE A SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE FACT OF NEW YORK LIFE THAT ENJOYING SOMETHING POPULAR INVOLVES WAITING FOR 30 MINUTES?

THE ACCIDENTAL CARTEL QUEEN • HOW A SOUTH CAROLINA MOM WORKING AT A SEAFOOD RESTAURANT BECAME AN INTERNATIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKER.

How Vandy Bested the Ivies • As the Harvard of the South prepares to open a bucolic NYC campus, its ascent from a “good” “fun” college to an elite powerhouse appears to be nearly complete.

Lighter and Cooler for Longer

Going to a Baseball Game • Between the Knicks’ playoff run and the World Cup, there’s been a game to watch practically every day of the week this summer. Now it’s time to see some baseball. Writer James McClellan spoke to die-hard fans and ballpark regulars about the snacks to get before the first pitch, the minor-league games with skyline views, and the hidden patio for pregame drinks near Yankee Stadium.

Liza! at 80 • Backstage at Carnegie Hall, actors, dancers, and musicians prepped to perform a series of Liza Minnelli numbers for her 80th birthday.

North Fork Perch • An architect couple did a number on a cottage set high above the Long Island Sound.

There Goes the Neighborhood Joint • The Noortwyck won over locals with a cozy room and smart cooking. Its follow-up, Oriana, fans the fire and the fireworks.

Graciela Is Not Another Steakhouse • An offshoot of Argentina’s most famous parrilla is something more interesting.

What Could Be Better Than a Soft-Serve Margarita? • A TikTok trend arrives in the Bronx.

The Greenmarket Turns 50 • Seven farms showed up on the first day.

He’d Rather Be Bad • James Norton graduated from a charmer in British period pieces to House of the Dragon’s new menace.

How to Adapt an Epic • Director Christopher Nolan turned Homer’s Odyssey into an intimate force of nature.

Little House on the Stolen Prairie • A new adaptation of the Laura Ingalls Wilder series punctures the fantasy.

CRITICS • Craig Jenkins on Madonna’s Confessions II … Nicholas Quah on The Bear’s final season … Sara Holdren on Birthright.

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

Solution to Last Issue’s Puzzle: Crossed Swords

Extended Play

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