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In this issue
Jan 13–26, 2025: “Call Me Master,” on the sadistic power games of best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman. Plus: Hyping (and selling) the loneliness epidemic.
Eleonora Srugo
The broker became tabloid fodder for a suspected relationship with the mayor. Now, she's the star of yet another real-estate reality show.
![Eleonora Srugo Eleonora Srugo](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3858/1958252/321lbTKpb1737106233277/ELEONORA-SRUGO.jpg)
5 mins
Strongman
The tragic legacy of the mourner-in-chief.
![Strongman Strongman](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3858/1958252/1Q3KWWR-G1737106339876/STRONGMAN.jpg)
5 mins
There Is No Safe Word
How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades.
![There Is No Safe Word There Is No Safe Word](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3858/1958252/pvHToeZBF1737106453948/THERE-IS-NO-SAFE-WORD.jpg)
10+ mins
A BUNCH OF NEW START-UPS ARE HYPING THE LONELINESS EPIDEMIC AND ARE OF COURSE, HAPPY TO OFFER SOLUTIONS
IN HER OWN TELLING, every business Radha Agrawal has ever started or project she has dreamed up or mission she has embarked on was born of a persistent, lifelong desire to belong.
![A BUNCH OF NEW START-UPS ARE HYPING THE LONELINESS EPIDEMIC AND ARE OF COURSE, HAPPY TO OFFER SOLUTIONS A BUNCH OF NEW START-UPS ARE HYPING THE LONELINESS EPIDEMIC AND ARE OF COURSE, HAPPY TO OFFER SOLUTIONS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3858/1958252/qjd_rNk8F1737107336090/A-BUNCH-OF-NEW-STARTUPS-ARE-HYPING-THE-LONELINESS-EPIDEMIC-AND-ARE-OF-COURSE-HAPPY-TO-OFFER-SOLUTIONS.jpg)
10+ mins
The Unknowun Number
Who was the relentless, vicious bully harassing Kendra Licari's teenage daughter?
![The Unknowun Number The Unknowun Number](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3858/1958252/cbLkGc6iz1737107644519/THE-UNKNOWUN-NUMBER.jpg)
10+ mins
The Tao of Steak
Crane Club has a talented chef, big-money backing, and the whiff of a members-only sanctuary. It needs something more.
![The Tao of Steak The Tao of Steak](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3858/1958252/GkVf9nEI71737108217460/THE-TAO-OF-STEAK.jpg)
3 mins
John Derian's Apartment Is Full of Wonderful Things
Papier-mâché birds, découpage, flea-market finds from Paris, antiques, furniture he designed himself that was inspired by antiques-and more.
![John Derian's Apartment Is Full of Wonderful Things John Derian's Apartment Is Full of Wonderful Things](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3858/1958252/jTDjb_y2p1737108355363/JOHN-DERIANS-APARTMENT-IS-FULL-OF-WONDERFUL-THINGS.jpg)
3 mins
The Voice Whisperer
Eric Vetro teaches the stars how to sing for their Oscars.
![The Voice Whisperer The Voice Whisperer](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3858/1958252/msItGBhfD1737108584467/THE-VOICE-WHISPERER.jpg)
10+ mins
The Pervert's Drink
Milk is for deviants, from.A Clockwork Orange to Babygirl.
![The Pervert's Drink The Pervert's Drink](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3858/1958252/unpnCIY-31737108767130/THE-PERVERTS-DRINK.jpg)
6 mins
CRITICS
Kathryn VanArendonk on Severance's second season... Roxana Hadadi on The Last Showgirl... Jasmine Vojdani on Aria Aber's Good Girl.
![CRITICS CRITICS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/3858/1958252/lAW6pk_6a1737108892577/CRITICS.jpg)
4 mins
New York magazine Magazine Description:
Publisher: NY Magazine
Category: Lifestyle
Language: English
Frequency: Fortnightly
CULTURE, POLITICS, FOOD, FASHION: A NEW YORK POINT OF VIEW. With assertive reporting and sophisticated design, New York chronicles the people and events that shape the city that shapes the world.
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