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To eat, to drink, to binge, to read, but mostly to chess. Claire Shang, Editor-in-Chief: The StairMaster. Caio Fernando Abreu. Sylvie Epstein, Managing Editor: The Avett Brothers, “February Seven.” Salmon over sesame soba noodles. Kat Chen, Digital Editor: Craig Thompson, Blankets. ELIZA, A Real Romantic. Tarini Krishna, Publisher: Fotografiska. Laura Les, “Haunted.” Daniel Seizer, Publisher: Danna Paola. FKA Twigs, Caprisongs. Hart Hallos, Illustrations Editor: Buying, selling, and eating NFTs. Madeleine Hermann, Illustrations Editor: Dan & Drum, “Mona Lisa.” Chai lattes from Liz’s Place. Annie Poole, Layout Editor: Peter Luger Steakhouse. Benjamine Mo, Literary Editor: NYC Ferry, Astoria Route. Beach House, “Myth.” Grace Adee, Senior Editor: Marry Me (2022). Dominy Gallo, Editor Emeritus: Amia Srinivasan, “Does Anyone Have the Right to Sex?” Cy Gilman, Senior Editor: Julie Roset. Paper extensions. Chloë Gottlieb, Senior Editor: Chess.com (the app). Beer Buddy (the app). Beer buddy (a friend). Elizabeth Jackson, Senior Editor: The Open Ears Project (Spotify). Nicole Kohut, Senior Editor: Summer of Soul (2021). Daisies (1966). Brooke McCormick, Senior Editor: Call My Agent! (Netflix). Casa Magazines. Sam Needleman, Senior Editor: John McPhee, “Giving Good Weight.” Propeller hats. Willa Neubauer, Senior Editor: Leilo. Herman Melville, Benito Cereno. Victor Omojola, Senior Editor: Station Eleven (HBO Max). Emily St. John Mandel, Station Eleven. Lyla Trilling, Senior Editor: Hoop Dreams (1994). Peter Luger Steak House. Zibia Bardin, Staff Writer: Benjamín Labatut, When We Cease to Understand the World. Cole Cahill, Staff Writer: Big Thief, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You. Iris Chen, Staff Writer: Jo Ann Beard, “The
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Fourth State of Matter." Samurai Rebellion (1967). Michael Colton, Staff Writer: Saba, Few Good Things. The Righteous Gemstones (HBO Max). Margaret Connor, Staff Writer: The New Pornographers, “You’ll Need a New Backseat Driver.” Sadia Haque, Staff Writer: Queens (ABC). Rachel Lynn Solomon, Weather Girl. Jaden Jarmel-Schneider, Staff Writer: Getting your friends into chess.com without being credited. Anouk Jouffret, Staff Writer: Joan Didion, A Year of Magical Thinking. Orville Peck, Dead of Night. Kelsey Kitzke, Staff Writer: D. T. Max, “Hanya Yanagihara’s Audience of One.” Writing about being roommates with Illustrations Editor Madeleine Hermann for the Valentine’s Issue. Justin Liang, Staff Writer: Chen Chen, When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities. The Marías, CINEMA. Will Lyman, Staff Writer: Garth Greenwell, Cleanness. And Just Like That … (HBO Max). Becky Miller, Staff Writer: Love and Basketball (2000). As Good as It Gets (1997). Ellida Parker, Staff Writer: Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005). La Tigre, “Eau d’Bedroom Dancing.” Michaela Sawyer, Staff Writer: Parliament, “The Motor Booty Affair” Muni Suleiman, Staff Writer: bell hooks, All About Love. Learning radical love. Sona Wink, Staff Writer: Getting a concussion and listening to the entire Dune audiobook in the dark. Hazel Lu, Staff Illustrator: Beach House, Bloom. Danton Boller Quartet. Vanessa Mendoza, Staff Illustrator: Tara Westover, Educated. Encanto (2021). Oonagh Mockler, Staff Illustrator: Jeff Vandermeer, Annihilation. Ben & Jerry’s, Cherry Garcia. Rea Rustagi, Staff Illustrator: Big Thief, “Breathe in My Lungs.” Ian Frazier, “The Vertical Farm.” Jace Steiner, Staff Illustrator: Opiartsy, “Hyperpop for Cybergayz” (Spotify playlist). Enjoying moments. Phoebe Wagoner, Staff Illustrator: Squishy yet chalky rubber grapes.
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