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.

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Free Country: Sam Adler-Bell • The Breaking Point Consensus on Gaza is rapidly shifting as famine looms and Israel escalates.

Neighborhood News: The Rooftop Gallery Next Door • Adam Zhu’s 9-by-15-foot shed draws the art crowd.

Corinne Low • The economist and author crunched the numbers and stopped dating men. She’s never been happier.

Screen Time: Rachel Handler • I Couldn’t Help But Wonder What It Meant And Just Like That … was mediocre. It was also a masterpiece?

THE CRYPTO GANGSTERS HAVE ARRIVED • One grew up a prep-school kid in Greenwich, the other a reclusive nature enthusiast. How did they end up accused of torturing and holding hostage an Italian tourist on Prince Street?

In Conversation: Ron Howard • The child star turned director has worked with everyone from Bette Davis to J. D. Vance. He has stories about all of them.

The GREAT UNBALDING • FALLEN FOLLICLES, RISE! After decades of failed attempts to REGROW LOST HAIR, scientists may have just stumbled across A SOLUTION.

Where Wet Hair Belongs

Composting in New York City • AFTER MANY STARTS AND STOPS, curbside composting has expanded citywide. Now, separating organic waste from landfill trash is mandatory in every borough. And it’s working—the city is capturing 5 million pounds of material per week. There are as many ways to compost as there are ways for food to rot, so Strategist writer and veteran composter Erin Schwartz spoke to six composting experts, policymakers, and home cooks for their tips on navigating the beautiful mess.

Senior Splash • Swimmers ages 62 and up did leg raises and flexed pool noodles at the weekly water-aerobics class at Thomas Jefferson Pool in Spanish Harlem.

The Switchblade on the Sound • A Steven Harris–designed family home on a bluff in Amagansett overlooks a pool and the bay.

Rocking the Boat • In tight quarters, the seafood-focused Smithereens has found its groove.

A Chef Inspired by Nando’s and Her Nan • India Doris is making her name with peri peri chicken and a team of loyal cooks.

THEIR OWN WORLDS • In the studio with six female artists making major solo debuts this fall.

No Country for Ethel Cain • The trans anti-pop star has made enemies on all sides of politics and isn’t afraid to piss off her fans.

Let Your Kids Watch TV. It’s Fine. • Unless the plan is to go totally off the grid, any extremely screen-restricted approach is unrealistic.

Zero Tolerance • Five years after the George Floyd protests, many liberals have criticized “wokeness” for suppressing open debate. So why can’t they handle being disagreed with?

CRITICS • Bilge Ebiri on The Naked Gun … Kathryn VanArendonk on Marc Maron’s Panicked … Jasmine Vojdani on Stephanie Wambugu’s Lonely Crowds.

To Do • Twenty-five things to see, hear, watch, and read. AUGUST 13–SEPTEMBER 10

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