New York Magazine: August 3, 2020 Issue

Table of Contents

August 3, 2020

Cover Story

What Will the First Day of School Look Like?

The return to the classroom will be exceedingly difficult. Maybe impossible. By Keith Gessen

On the Cover: Photograph by Bobby Doherty for New York Magazine.

features

The Making of a Molotov Cocktail

Two young lawyers with a lot to lose.

By Lisa Miller
Good Conflict

Utopian desires of the uncompromising Sarah Schulman.

By Molly Fischer

Intelligencer

Empires

An American reign of terror.
Encounter

Lezley McSpadden, Michael Brown’s mother.
100-Person Poll

The messy etiquette of outdoor boozing.
Vision 2020

Elizabeth Warren, Biden-whisperer.

Departments

Strategist

What I Can Live Without

A celebrity auction for charity, including rare finds like Saweetie’s sneakers, Leon Bridges’s sunglasses, and Denise Richards’s dress.
Look Book

Gallery-hopping in East Hampton.
The One-Page Guide

To taking a hike.
Design Hunting

Photographer Kelly Marshall’s warehouse fantasy in Bushwick.
Another Round

A new book and some old stories from Dale DeGroff.
Instant Negronis

Everything but the twist.
The Underground Gourmet

A quick bite at Botanica.
The Underground Gourmet

A quick bite at Cutlets.

The Culture Pages