New York
Inspector Gadget
Felicitous Fixtures The best iPhone yet; a litter box that will make you phone home; a “comfort bird” made of rubber; and more
Story Time
The Adventures of Sir Percy On the eve of his 97th birthday, Hilary Knight, the artist behind the Eloise picture books, introduces a new character: Sir Percy, a human-size frog!
Goldman Standard
The Judgment of David Solomon The Goldman Sachs C.E.O.’s friendship with the controversial property developer Mike Meldman raises questions about his commitment to separating business from pleasure
Style and Substance
The Push Pin Attitude How the scrappy, ingenious founders of New York City’s Push Pin Studios revolutionized 20th-century graphic design—and left a lasting mark on the culture
Marriage, Washington–Style
Jimmy Carter The former president and his wife, Rosalynn, had a perfect marriage—then it almost collapsed when they collaborated on a book
Real-Estate Wars
Bleak House, New York–Style For a quarter-century, artists, activists, and plutocrats have been battling over the future of a former public school in the East Village. Is the end finally in sight?
Great Lives
Lance Morrow The courtly Time-magazine essayist who described the American Century with wit, outrage, and wry wisdom
But First …
The View from Here Trump’s model of political leadership? A cigar-chomping, baseball-bat-swinging, mobbed-up Brooklyn boss
The Dining Scene