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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Early and Often: David Freedlander • Momentum vs. Machine The Trump and Harris campaigns battle it out for every last vote.
Tim Walz • How the vice-presidential candidate cuts through the miasma of Democratic panic.
Getting Around: Christopher Bonanos • A Whole New Fifth Avenue And it’s about time.
Can the Media Survive? • BIG TECH, Feckless Owners, CORD-CUTTERS, RESTIVE STAFF, Smaller Audiences ... and the Return of PRINT?
Makeup Brushes the Professionals Use
Best Bets • a collection of expert-vetted, spotted-around-town, or otherwise just especially excellent products that recently appeared on thestrategist.com. To shop all these items—plus the makeup brushes—in one place, scan the QR code.
Making a Noisy Apartment Less Noisy
A College Fair • At the New York Public Library’s annual event, local high-schoolers met with representatives from Sarah Lawrence, Barnard, Fordham, and more to explore their options.
New ‘American’ • Radio Kwara is a mission statement masquerading as a neighborhood tavern.
The Nobu You Don’t Know • As he celebrates his downtown restaurant’s 30th anniversary, Nobu Matsuhisa discusses the disaster and depression that nearly ended his career before it began.
The Water-Tower Penthouse • Gigi Loizzo and Angel Molina’s apartment on the Grand Concourse in the Bronx looks out on Yankee Stadium.
Trust the Kieran Culkin Process • First, he nearly dropped out of Oscar hopeful A Real Pain. Then he convinced Jesse Eisenberg to change the way he directs.
The Funniest Vampires on TV • What We Do in the Shadows is coming to an end. Its idiosyncratic brand of comedy may be too.
In Praise of Bad Readers • In a time of war, there is a danger in surveying the world as if it were a novel.
CRITICS • Justin Davidson on “Materialized Space: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph” at the Met … Alison Willmore on Blitz … Kathryn VanArendonk on Hannah Gadsby’s Woof!
To Do • Twenty-five things to see, hear, watch, and read.
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THE APPROVAL MATRIX • Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.