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New York Magazine

September 28 - October 11, 2020
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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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There’s No Good Answer • Democratic senators are all but resigned to the Court taking a decades-long hard-right turn.

Extremely Online: OK, Millennials

The Law Is Not Made for Breonna Taylor • And its capacity to deliver justice is functionally null.

It’s Almost Time to Start Paying Retail • As its closure looms, New York fashion fans look back on Century 21.

The Ground War FOR THE Golden Vote • Florida’s Villages is the MAGA promised land: 98 percent white and almost entirely over 55. But a handful of geriatric resistance warriors aren’t planning to go down without a fight.

TECHIE SOFTWARE SOLDIER SPY • TWO YEARS AFTER 9/11, Silicon Valley titan Peter Thiel and his friend Alex Karp adapted anti-fraud software from and used it to launch a surveillance start-up. They marketed it to the Pentagon and the CIA and other government agencies, which have used it to pinpoint bomb attacks and arrest immigrants and track COVID. They’ve even taken credit for helping take down Osama bin Laden. Now Palantir, which has been valued at $20 billion, is going public. An inside look at how Big Data’s scariest, most secretive unicorn got its start—and whether its proprietary technology is more smoke and mirrors than crystal ball.

QANON GOES TO WASHINGTON • Twenty-four followers of the grotesque conspiracy theory are running for Congress in November. Where does this end?

Have You Bought a Space Heater Yet?

BEST BETS: SPACE HEATERS

Buying a Coat on eBay • Hilary Reid has searched obsessively for years on eBay, as well as on newcomers like Poshmark, Depop, and the RealReal, for limited-edition Richard Ginori butter-pat dishes that were made for Alitalia airlines and an exact replica of a 2011 olive-green Patterson J. Kincaid trench coat. Here, her advice for sourcing a secondhand coat, plus tips from a handful of fellow vintage hounds.

The New Shul’s Rosh Hashanah Service • The New Shul, a “progressive, inclusive, independent, and egalitarian” congregation led by Rabbi Misha Shulman, observed the High Holidays under a tent at the Queens County Farm.

THE LOOK BOOK: CONGREGANTS ON A FARM

HOW TO ENJOY Outdoor Dining EVEN IN FEBRUARY • The city’s Open Restaurants initiative has been extended permanently and year-round. Here’s how to make the most of it.

Why Wait for Death? • In her new film, Kirsten Johnson documents the loss of her father to dementia—while “killing” him over and over again.

The Boys Play On • The pioneering gay drama, long dismissed as a relic of self-hatred (for years, I’d refused to see it), is now a Netflix film that remains brilliantly uncomfortable.

The Myth of a COVID-Safe Set

How Caravaggio Destroyed (and Saved) Painting • Three revolutionary works still speak to us of doubt, inspiration, and grace.

Scary Funny • I was afraid of virtual comedy shows—until I went to one.

When Good Shows Go Bad • Fargo’s latest season is drowning in obviousness.

This Is Not Our Beautiful House • In the new horror film The Nest, the family itself is the monster.

Sound Garden • The New York Philharmonic has found a novel way to bring us to music.

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

NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL • The elite event is reimagined with virtual screenings (virtual.filmlinc.org) and several drive-in shows.

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


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Frequency: Every other week Pages: 80 Publisher: New York Media, LLC Edition: September 28 - October 11, 2020

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  • Release date: September 28, 2020

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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.

Comments

There’s No Good Answer • Democratic senators are all but resigned to the Court taking a decades-long hard-right turn.

Extremely Online: OK, Millennials

The Law Is Not Made for Breonna Taylor • And its capacity to deliver justice is functionally null.

It’s Almost Time to Start Paying Retail • As its closure looms, New York fashion fans look back on Century 21.

The Ground War FOR THE Golden Vote • Florida’s Villages is the MAGA promised land: 98 percent white and almost entirely over 55. But a handful of geriatric resistance warriors aren’t planning to go down without a fight.

TECHIE SOFTWARE SOLDIER SPY • TWO YEARS AFTER 9/11, Silicon Valley titan Peter Thiel and his friend Alex Karp adapted anti-fraud software from and used it to launch a surveillance start-up. They marketed it to the Pentagon and the CIA and other government agencies, which have used it to pinpoint bomb attacks and arrest immigrants and track COVID. They’ve even taken credit for helping take down Osama bin Laden. Now Palantir, which has been valued at $20 billion, is going public. An inside look at how Big Data’s scariest, most secretive unicorn got its start—and whether its proprietary technology is more smoke and mirrors than crystal ball.

QANON GOES TO WASHINGTON • Twenty-four followers of the grotesque conspiracy theory are running for Congress in November. Where does this end?

Have You Bought a Space Heater Yet?

BEST BETS: SPACE HEATERS

Buying a Coat on eBay • Hilary Reid has searched obsessively for years on eBay, as well as on newcomers like Poshmark, Depop, and the RealReal, for limited-edition Richard Ginori butter-pat dishes that were made for Alitalia airlines and an exact replica of a 2011 olive-green Patterson J. Kincaid trench coat. Here, her advice for sourcing a secondhand coat, plus tips from a handful of fellow vintage hounds.

The New Shul’s Rosh Hashanah Service • The New Shul, a “progressive, inclusive, independent, and egalitarian” congregation led by Rabbi Misha Shulman, observed the High Holidays under a tent at the Queens County Farm.

THE LOOK BOOK: CONGREGANTS ON A FARM

HOW TO ENJOY Outdoor Dining EVEN IN FEBRUARY • The city’s Open Restaurants initiative has been extended permanently and year-round. Here’s how to make the most of it.

Why Wait for Death? • In her new film, Kirsten Johnson documents the loss of her father to dementia—while “killing” him over and over again.

The Boys Play On • The pioneering gay drama, long dismissed as a relic of self-hatred (for years, I’d refused to see it), is now a Netflix film that remains brilliantly uncomfortable.

The Myth of a COVID-Safe Set

How Caravaggio Destroyed (and Saved) Painting • Three revolutionary works still speak to us of doubt, inspiration, and grace.

Scary Funny • I was afraid of virtual comedy shows—until I went to one.

When Good Shows Go Bad • Fargo’s latest season is drowning in obviousness.

This Is Not Our Beautiful House • In the new horror film The Nest, the family itself is the monster.

Sound Garden • The New York Philharmonic has found a novel way to bring us to music.

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

NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL • The elite event is reimagined with virtual screenings (virtual.filmlinc.org) and several drive-in shows.

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


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