On the Cover of New York Magazine: The New World of Money

Welcome to On the Cover, our biweekly digest of stories from the latest issue of New York Magazine.

A year into a ruinous pandemic, the wealthy have so much capital they’re inventing ever more chaotic ways to spend it. For New York Magazine’s April 12-25, 2021 issue cover story, a look into the new world of money with Max Read on the non-fungible, memeified, cryptodenominated, degenerate future of finance; Scott Galloway on how outsiders are making their own volatility in a system rigged by the rich; an overnight millionaire’s confessions; the NFT catalogue; and more.

• Highbrow despicable: NRA chief Wayne LaPierre claims threats forced him to flee to a luxury yacht. View this issue’s Approval Matrix, our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.

• 4 Down: Primate with no tail. Play this week’s Crossword Puzzle.

• Vaxx, then snacks: What to eat near five major vaccine sites across the five boroughs.

Check out nymag.com all week for more stories from the current issue.

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• Inside New York: Join us tomorrow for a virtual panel with Grub Street Editor Alan Sytsma and Adam Platt, New York Magazine’s chief restaurant critic of 20 years, to discuss the difficulties faced while dining professionally during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• The Cookie Edit: We partnered with New York Forever to create a limited-edition collection of cookies chosen by New York’s editors from bakeries and restaurants around the five boroughs. Sweet-tooths around the state can order the $50 cookie boxes to benefit ROAR (Restaurants Organizing, Advocating & Rebuilding), an organization that provides direct relief and assistance to the city’s restaurant workers. (*Delivery available to NY state only.)