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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ELECTION FRIGHT • A city on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

Neighborhood News: Attention, Satmar Shoppers • At Williamsburg’s W Mall, a milchig food court and refuge for weary mothers.

Mike and Kiki Tyson • After a near-death experience, the boxer is preparing, his wife by his side, for his big fight against Jake Paul.

The Rise of the Climate Anti-Hero • Soup on a van Gogh may be more strategic than it seems.

THE Hollywood REPORTER • How the GLEEFULLY UNSCRUPULOUS BEN MEZRICH became one of the most BANKABLE WRITERS in the business.

WATCH THE THRONE • Kehinde Wiley built an empire out of painting young Black men into art history. Can it survive accusations of sexual assault?

A Delightfully Uncomplicated Vacuum Sealer

Best Bets

The Best WINE & SPIRITS SHOPS

The Grindr Pleasure Ball • The theme was “Flirts, Follies, and Finery,” and a Georgian-era dress code was strictly enforced by hosts Billy Porter and Frankie Sharp.

Upstairs From His Favorite Italian Restaurant • Ryan Lawson designs other people’s places differently from how he did his own Village apartment.

Everyone’s Eating at Bridges • Manhattan’s hottest restaurant doesn’t play it safe.

FOOD: OPENINGS

Emily Watson Is in Charge • The double Oscar nominee grew up in a cultlike organization. Acting became her way out of it.

WHEN KYLIE JENNER WRITES A NOVEL • Celebrities occasionally like to try their hand at fiction. But who’s really the author?

Emilia Pérez States Its Case Right Away • The film’s impressive opening number drops you into a world of corruption and chaos.

CRITICS • Alison Willmore on Dahomey … Jerry Saltz on “Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350” at the Met … Sara Holdren on Romeo + Juliet.

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

The City and Its Uncertain Walls

GAMES

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