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March 10, 2025

Cover Story

The Way the Next Pandemic Works

Bird flu has mainly been a threat to animals and the people who raise them — so far. By Christopher Cox

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

features

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Move Fast and (Allegedly) Break Laws

With his billion-dollar betting platform Polymarket, Shayne Coplan has flummoxed pollsters, enraged rivals, and taunted regulators.

By Jen Wieczner
Commish Tisch to the Rescue

Can the NYPD’s new boss clean up the city without getting her hands dirty?

By Noah Shachtman

Intelligencer

Free Country

Democrats, doddering.
Neighborhood News

Oscars Night with mayoral aspirant Zohran Mamdani.
Encounter

Will Shortz, the Times crossword editor getting back in the game.
Careering

Overeducated civil servants grapple with losing more than a job.

Strategist

Best in Class

The cashmere sweater ideal.
Best Bets

Status hand soap, Jordan Chiles’s glowy blush, and a bolt of striped shirts.
Store Openings

A French staple lands in Fidi.
The Look Book

Dresses to the nines for a Diana Ross concert.
The Restaurant Review

Ha’s Snack Bar is already too full, but it’s also too good to ignore.
Why Are So Many Chefs De-Spicing Their Menus?

Across the city, dishes have gone from hot to not.
Openings

Printemps is French. Its food speaks Creole.
My Stuff Tells My Story

PAPER magazine’s co-founder unpacks her archives.

The Culture Pages

The Resilient Natasha Rothwell

The White Lotus star couldn’t have made it this far without some defeats.
Say ‘I Do’ to the Divorce Memoir

A guide to the glut of new breakup books.
Toni Morrison’s Lost Play

Her only staged drama — once thought to have been destroyed — offersan astounding glimpse into her life.
The Movie Review

Bong Joon Ho skewers America from space in Mickey 17.
The TV Review

The Sussexes’ disconnect from everyday life is laid bare in With Love, Meghan.
The Book Review

The stories in Torrey Peters’s Stag Dance crackle with transgressive glee.
To Do: March 12–26

Twenty-five picks for the next two weeks.

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