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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MAYOR FOR A NEW AGE • November 4 was a historic Election Day in New York—and a wild marathon for Zohran Mamdani.

101 MINUTES WITH … Tom Freston • The media mogul who built MTV is watching it get torn down from the well-appointed sidelines.

Behavioral Studies: Allison P. Davis • Life in Beige Are GLP-1’s worth a life devoid of pleasure?

A Theory of Dumb • Our recent cognitive diminishment has been attributed to everything from screen time to lockdown to microplastics. What if the cause is more fundamental: Each other?

The Big Fail • Student achievement has fallen off a cliff. And neither Trump nor the pandemic is to blame.

Are You Smarter Than an Eighth-Grader From 1899? • An exploration of what past students have been expected to know.

“Mine Is Really Alive” • In online communities celebrating romantic relationships with chatbots, people who say their AI lovers are “real” are seen as crossing a line. Are they actually so crazy?

The Best Food of 2025

The Ten Best Restaurants of the Year • Impressive new spots came in all shapes and sizes, yet they had one thing in common: They nailed every detail.

…Plus the 21 Best Things We Ate and Drank • Every year of eating has its highlights, and they sometimes come when you least expect them. Did we know that a plate of sliced onions and chewy tendon would be the appetizer we’d never forget? Or that a dessert we’ve seen a zillion times before would suddenly get a bunch of new looks all over Williamsburg? These are nearly two dozen bites (and a few sips) that took us by surprise.

Mood Fabrics • On a recent Saturday, designers, students, and crafty types browsed the textile retailer’s three floors for supplies and inspiration.

The Supermodel in the Walk-up • A parlor apartment on East 10th is a shrine to a bygone era of downtown glamour.

Her Life Is Material • On Rachel Sennott’s I Love LA, True Whitaker plays the resident nepo baby. It’s (mostly) true to her upbringing.

THE NEPO-BABY CLASS OF 2025 • A new crop of artists’ kids has appeared on the stage and screen this year.

A New Jewish Plotline • For the past century, Jewish American writers have grappled with how to represent the Jewish relationship to power on the page. In the wake of Gaza, is it time for a new story?

CRITICS • Craig Jenkins on Rosalía’s Lux … Nicholas Quah on Pluribus … Justin Davidson on David Adjaye’s return.

To Do • Twenty-five things to see, hear, watch, and read. NOVEMBER 19–DECEMBER 3

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

GIFT GUIDE

THE GREATEST GIFT GUIDE IN THE WORLD • If we do say so ourselves.

$0 to $49 • From Frick golf balls to robo-hamsters.

How JANICZA BRAVO Gifts • ‘If I’ve Given You a Scented Candle, It’s Regifted’

How ANA GASTEYER Gifts • ‘Please Include a Gift Receipt’

How CHIOSSE Gifts • ‘A Solely Edible Gift Is a Bummer’

$50 to $199 • The category for custom kids’ pajamas, cult perfume, and designer egg holders.

How JOHN DERIAN Gifts • ‘Imagine Getting the Gift Yourself ’

How JOSH HART Gifts • ‘Sounds Crazy, But You Can’t Go Wrong With Getting Someone a Facial’

How KATE BERLANT Gifts • ‘I Gravitate Toward Stationery Stores When I’m Looking for Little Gifts’

$200 and UP • This is where the gifts go from the exquisite...