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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Currents: Sam Adler-Bell • Postelection Pre-exhaustion The proverbial horse returns to the hospital.

Neighborhood News: Our Wildfires • In Prospect Park, Inwood, and beyond.

Noticing: Katy Schneider • Going Dull Being interesting is a burden. Is there relief in choosing to be bland?

THE REDDENING OF NEW YORK • How Trump’s rising popularity in the city (and everywhere else) exposed a Democratic Party DEEP IN DENIAL.

STEVE BANNON’S SECOND TERM • Within seven days, he GOT OUT OF PRISON and helped WIN A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. Now it’s time for war.

WHO EVER THOUGHT THAT BRIGHT PINK MEAT THAT LASTS FOR WEEKS WAS A GOOD IDEA? • Deli Meat Is Rotten

Manic, STONED, Full Throttle, No Brakes • Less than six months after her Gagosian solo show, the artist JAMIAN JULIANO-VILLANI lost her gallery and all her money and was preparing for an exhibition with two of the biggest living American artists.

Bakeware Pretty Enough for the Table

These Jeans Made Me Gay • The Citizens of Humanity Horseshoe pants complete my queer style.

The New York Scottish Ball • Dozens of Scots—and those who love them—gathered in Battery Park for an evening of whiskey and reels in full Highland dress.

A Brownstone That’s Pink Inside • Artist Vivian Reiss’s Murray Hill house of whimsy.

Houston’s on Houston • The Corner Store is like an upscale chain for downtown scene-chasers.

A Sauce Dossier • This city’s salsas, dressings, and dips have never been brighter, bolder, or more varied. At these 22 spots, order extra.

The Pluck of the Irish • Artists from the Indiana-size island continue to dominate popular culture. Online, they’ve gained a rep as the “good Europeans.”

Can an Irish Actor Take the Top Prize Again? • Place your bets.

Six Degrees of Saoirse-ation • The actress connects all (or, well, most) Irish actors to one another.

A Belfast Lad Goes Home • After playing some iconic Americans, Anthony Boyle is a beloved IRA commander in a riveting new series about the Troubles.

Why Are the Irish So Good at Accents? • Dialect coaches share their theories.

A New Canon

CRITICS • Sara Holdren on King Lear … Bilge Ebiri on All We Imagine As Light … Cat Zhang on Solvej Balle’s On the Calculation of Volume, Books I & II.

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

ONCE MORE WITH EALING

GAMES

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

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