New York Magazine: April 1, 2019 Issue

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April 1, 2019

Cover Story

Marriage: An Investigation

They say you can never understand anyone else’s marriage. But we decided to give it a try.

On the Cover: Photographs by New York Magazine, based on photographer Ted Spagna’s “Sleep” series. Mattress courtesy of Casper; Dalton Shag Rug courtesy of Pottery Barn.

intelligencer

The National Interest

The Barr letter is not an exoneration — it’s something far worse.
Archive

A 2020 class yearbook of those most likely to succeed 45 — and the “Ladies’ Man” himself.
Encounter

Tom Steyer goes deep for Need to Impeach.
Frank Rich: Oklahoma Was Never Really O.K.

A new production of the Great American Musical reminds us that the good old days weren’t actually so good.

Departments

Comments: Week of April 1, 2019

Readers sound off on podcasts, the future of Stacey Abrams, cartoonist Cathy Guisewite, and Ta-Nehisi Coates.
The Approval Matrix: Week of April 1, 2019

Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
‘New York’ Crossword

Matt Gaffney’s latest puzzle.
On the Cover of New York Magazine: 74 Marriages

For New York’s April 1-14, 2019 issue, the magazine talked to 74 couples about what makes a marriage work.

The Strategist

The Everything Guide to Rain

Raising umbrella-etiquette standards, shelter from the storm, keep that shtreimel dry, and so much more.
Best Bets

Ikea comes to Manhattan, ribbed stools, and two sneaker storefronts.
Look Book

The musician who knows how to sell you tequila.
The Restaurant Review

Oxalis is not your garden-variety neighborhood bistro.
The Dish

High Street on Hudson’s radish tartine is spring on a plate.
In Praise of the Squishy White-Bread Sandwich

Including the pinky-raising afternoon tea variety, the Japanese convenience-store sando, and the Italian tramezzino.

Culture

Steal a Song

Heed the rules of pop “plagiarism” and a fortune can be yours (to share with writers, producers, other rights holders, etc.)
Susan Choi Complicates the Plot

Trust Exercise, with its splash of rage, is spring’s most-talked-about novel.
The Culturati Caucus

Iron Throne victor? Game of Thrones predictions.
The TV Review

Magic can happen in Jordan Peele’s The Twilight Zone.
The Theater Review

Suzan-Lori Parks’s White Noise is sneakily, subtly radical.
The Movie Review

It’s impossible to do justice to Mary Kay Place in Diane.
To Do: April 3-17

Our biweekly guide to what to see, hear, read, and watch in New York City. Plus, the best new releases in TV, movies, music, and more.

Issue Contents

Table of Contents

April 1, 2019

Marriage: An Investigation

intelligencer

The National Interest

Archive

Encounter

Frank Rich: Oklahoma Was Never Really O.K.

Departments

Comments: Week of April 1, 2019

The Approval Matrix: Week of April 1, 2019

‘New York’ Crossword

On the Cover of New York Magazine: 74 Marriages

The Strategist

The Everything Guide to Rain

Best Bets

Look Book

The Restaurant Review

The Dish

In Praise of the Squishy White-Bread Sandwich

Culture

Steal a Song

Susan Choi Complicates the Plot

The Culturati Caucus

The TV Review

The Theater Review

The Movie Review

To Do: April 3-17

Issue Contents

Table of Contents

April 1, 2019

Marriage: An Investigation

intelligencer

The National Interest

Archive

Encounter

Frank Rich: Oklahoma Was Never Really O.K.

Departments

Comments: Week of April 1, 2019

The Approval Matrix: Week of April 1, 2019

‘New York’ Crossword

On the Cover of New York Magazine: 74 Marriages

The Strategist

The Everything Guide to Rain

Best Bets

Look Book

The Restaurant Review

The Dish

In Praise of the Squishy White-Bread Sandwich

Culture

Steal a Song

Susan Choi Complicates the Plot

The Culturati Caucus

The TV Review

The Theater Review

The Movie Review

To Do: April 3-17

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