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The First Black Trans Model Had Her Face On A Box of Clairol
New York magazine

The First Black Trans Model Had Her Face On A Box of Clairol

No one knew her secret. Until they did.

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December 14-27, 2015
The Dying of the White Male Light
New York magazine

The Dying of the White Male Light

The more precarious their political position, the greater their threat.

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December 28 - January 10, 2016
This Time On, 'Serial'
New York magazine

This Time On, 'Serial'

The building of a podcast empire (and a very-high-stakes second season).

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10+ mins  |
December 28 - January 10, 2016
In Conversation: Charlie Kaufman
New York magazine

In Conversation: Charlie Kaufman

The singular director and Oscar-winning writer of Being John Malkovich and Anomalisa opens up about puppet sex, the TV shows he can’t get made, and the future of humans as a species. 

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December 28 - January 10, 2016
Sesame Street Is Gentrifying
New York magazine

Sesame Street Is Gentrifying

And the locals aren’t entirely happy about it.

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January 11-24, 2016
The Attorney General Isn’t Giving In To Fear
New York magazine

The Attorney General Isn’t Giving In To Fear

The attorney general isn’t giving in to fear.

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January 11-24, 2016
The Epic Fail of Hollywood’s Hottest Algorithm
New York magazine

The Epic Fail of Hollywood’s Hottest Algorithm

When he wasn’t hanging out with Bradley Cooper, or leasing a horse for Kate Bosworth, or negotiating a Golden Globes shout-out from Christian Bale, or bringing a baby wolf to the office, one Hollywood studio head was talking up the sweetest game in town: the chance to invest in movies that couldn’t fail. And plenty of people bought what Ryan Kavanaugh was selling.

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January 25 - February 7, 2016
How Smart Do You Have to Be to Raise a Child?
New York magazine

How Smart Do You Have to Be to Raise a Child?

The state said a 19-year-old with an intellectual disability wasn’t equipped to look after her baby and whisked the newborn off to another family just after birth - a decision the mother was ready to fight. But how smart do you have to be to raise a child?

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January 25 - February 7, 2016
What is it About Tory Burch?
New York magazine

What is it About Tory Burch?

The designer pivots into sportswear - and maintains her tennis grip on the American imagination.

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February 8–21, 2016
Lesley Arfin on Love, Selfishness, and the Art of Oversharing
New York magazine

Lesley Arfin on Love, Selfishness, and the Art of Oversharing

The Judd Apatow protégée and co-creator of Netflix’s new Love on the art of oversharing.

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February 22 – March 6, 2016
What Kanye Has in Common With Trump. And Martin Luther King.
New York magazine

What Kanye Has in Common With Trump. And Martin Luther King.

What Kanye has in common with Trump. And Martin Luther King.

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February 22 – March 6, 2016
In Conversation: John Oliver
New York magazine

In Conversation: John Oliver

The Last Week Tonight host swears he’s only kidding.

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10+ mins  |
February 22 – March 6, 2016
Uber Drivers Around the World Tell All
New York magazine

Uber Drivers Around the World Tell All

Riots, support groups, and psychic-energy vampires.

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March 7 - 20, 2016
Why, Exactly, Is Trump Driving Conservatives So Crazy?
New York magazine

Why, Exactly, Is Trump Driving Conservatives So Crazy?

The answer has nothing to do with his character.

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March 7 - 20, 2016
Meet the Internet's Pimple-Popping Dermatologist
New York magazine

Meet the Internet's Pimple-Popping Dermatologist

A dermatologist finds fame among those for whom watching a pimple explode recalls the butterflies of a first kiss. 

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March 7 - 20, 2016
And Just Like That, Balenciaga Is Back
New York magazine

And Just Like That, Balenciaga Is Back

Talking to Demna Gvasalia about his first collection for one of fashions most influential brands.

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March 7 - 20, 2016
What We Talk About When We Talk About Batman and Superman
New York magazine

What We Talk About When We Talk About Batman and Superman

Politics, mostly. And American empire.

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March 21-April 3, 2016
Inside the Most Unorthodox Campaign in Political History
New York magazine

Inside the Most Unorthodox Campaign in Political History

Inside the most unorthodox campaign in political history.

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April 4–17, 2016
The Last Days of Extreme-Sports Superstar Dave Mirra
New York magazine

The Last Days of Extreme-Sports Superstar Dave Mirra

Rising from a Louisiana Bayou, America's most unlikely energy project will change the natural gas market.

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April 4–17, 2016
Plastic Surgery With a Mouse Click! The Biggest Cheats in Show Biz
New York magazine

Plastic Surgery With a Mouse Click! The Biggest Cheats in Show Biz

Whether it's software shaving years off an actor's life or an onstage Teleprompter for singers, entertainers are taking deception to unprecedented new levels. 

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April 4–17, 2016
Tom Hiddleston Is More Than His YouTube Clips
New York magazine

Tom Hiddleston Is More Than His YouTube Clips

One of the internet's favorite imaginary boyfriends also happens to be a very good actor.

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April 18-May 1, 2016
That '70s Show
New York magazine

That '70s Show

The Deuce revisits an era of sex and crime that we’re too quick to glamorize.

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September 4-17, 2017
171 minutes with … ​​​​​​​Elisabeth Moss
New York magazine

171 minutes with … ​​​​​​​Elisabeth Moss

The Handmaid’s Tale’s star can’t help turning her characters into feminist heroes, even if she’s just trying to play a human.

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May 1–14, 2017
Social Media Ruined Social Climbing
New York magazine

Social Media Ruined Social Climbing

Popularity didn’t used to be quantifiable.

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May 1–14, 2017
The Look Book
New York magazine

The Look Book

SANDRA LONG, Antiques DealerNice jacket! And hat. And bag. And necklace. And shoes …I get almost everything at antique-clothing fairs, usually the Manhattan Vintage Clothing Show at the Metropolitan Pavilion.

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May 1–14, 2017
Cosby: The Women - An Unwelcome Sisterhood
New York magazine

Cosby: The Women - An Unwelcome Sisterhood

One by one, they came forward with stories of being drugged and raped or assaulted by Bill Cosby, finding safety in their staggering number and a culture that was finally ready to believe them.

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July 27-August 9, 2015
The Big Secret of Abortion: Women Already Know How It Works
New York magazine

The Big Secret of Abortion: Women Already Know How It Works

The broad consensus on abolishing the death penalty at the Law Commission's consultation with political leaders and eminent citizens augurs well for the campaign against capital punishment.

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Aug 10–23, 2015
Serena's Sweep: Tennis, Fashion & Beyond
New York magazine

Serena's Sweep: Tennis, Fashion & Beyond

Serena's Sweep (not to jinx it or anything) - She's eyeing a fashionable post-court life, but first she's got tennis history to make.

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Aug 10–23, 2015
Quentin Tarantino - Back In The Saddle With 'The Hateful Eight'
New York magazine

Quentin Tarantino - Back In The Saddle With 'The Hateful Eight'

Midway through post production on his eighth movie, the Western THE HATEFUL EIGHT about a band of outlaws trapped in a saloon during a blizzardthe director discusses the countrys legacy of white supremacy, Obama, and why he doesnt worry about a Transformers future."

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August 24, 2015, Fall Preview
What Is It About A Pretty Woman With A Gun?
New York magazine

What Is It About A Pretty Woman With A Gun?

In an age of social-media shaming, a single tweet can launch a crusade. But maybe Ricky Gervais should have picked another woman to mess with.

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July 27-August 9, 2015