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August 20, 2018

Cover Story

David Hogg, After Parkland

His gap year at the barricades. By Lisa Miller

On the Cover: David Hogg. Photograph by Andres Kudacki for New York Magazine.

features

In Conversation: Kathleen Turner

If a man comes on set and says, “Here’s how I see this being done,” people go, “He’s decisive.” If a woman does it, they say, “There she goes.”

By David Marchese
Can Andrew Cuomo Win by Being Andrew Cuomo Again?

Even as he’s pushed leftward, the governor thinks there’s still plenty of elbow room for a Democrat like him.

By Chris Smith

INTELLIGENCER

The National Interest

Trump is making the Department of Justice into his own private goon squad.
Folio

Yoko Ono revisits Imagine.
Encounter

Kieran Culkin, breakout dirtbag of HBO’s Succession.

DEPARTMENTS

To Do: August 22–September 5, 2018

Twenty-five things to see, hear, watch, and read.
Comments: Week of August 20, 2018

Readers sound off on the 2008 financial crisis, Jeremy Corbyn, and more.
The Approval Matrix: Week of August 20, 2018

Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
On the Cover: David Hogg and Tessa Thompson on the Flip Side

The Cut takes over New York Magazine’s Fall Fashion issue.

THE STRATEGIST

The Future Tennis Stars of New York

The Look Book goes to the John McEnroe Tennis Academy.
Best Bets

Fancy goes brick-and-mortar, mobiles for grown-ups, and a new gymnastics studio.
The Restaurant Review

The food is good at Lillo Cucina Italiana, but the main attraction is Lillo himself.
The Dish

Santina’s deconstructed eggplant parm.
Trendlet

There’s a lot of great new fried chicken in New York right now.

CULTURE

The Protagonist

Sandra Oh gets her due, and an Emmy nom.
Jane Fonda Is Ready for This

The world has finally caught up to her.
When ODB Met MKUltra

The cult of conspiracy inspired by Milton William Cooper.
The Movie Review

Ethan Hawke’s Blaze reconsiders an unsung country songwriter.
The Movie Review

Potent muckraking in Crime + Punishment.
The TV Review

Mayans M.C. doesn’t quite measure up to its predecessor.
The Theater Review

Gettin’ the Band Back Together is one big, cheap American fantasy for those who couldn’t afford to see Springsteen on Broadway.

THE CUT

Tessa Thompson Knows People Can’t Stop Thinking About Her

She’d just rather you think about her work than her personal life.

By Allison P. Davis
“Oh, Hello, Debra!”

A fashion improvisation with three brunching comedians.

By Jake Honig
The Dwarf, the Prince, and the Diamond in the Mountain

The unlikely rise of Birkenstock.

By Cathy Horyn
Everywhere and Nowhere

What it’s really like to be black and work in fashion.

By Lindsay Peoples Wagner

Who Do They Think She Is?

Passing judgment on strangers in Union Square.
How I Get It Done

Kamala Harris on the Chuck Taylor effect.
The Fashion Matrix

Our deliberately complicated guide to The Matrix’s newfound relevance.

Don’t Look Obvious

Stylist Karla Welch wants to make you feel something.
I Think About This a Lot

Cult beauty, ScarJo’s cover album, and the pope’s best tweet.
The Industry

Stefano Tonchi on who wants to buy W magazine.

Out of the Box

Artists interpret the best fall looks.
After Katy

Talking to Frances Valentine’s CEO.
Introducing @0h_heck

Ceramic shoes built by hand.

Issue Contents

Table of Contents

August 20, 2018

David Hogg, After Parkland

features

In Conversation: Kathleen Turner

Can Andrew Cuomo Win by Being Andrew Cuomo Again?

INTELLIGENCER

The National Interest

Folio

Encounter

DEPARTMENTS

To Do: August 22–September 5, 2018

Comments: Week of August 20, 2018

The Approval Matrix: Week of August 20, 2018

On the Cover: David Hogg and Tessa Thompson on the Flip Side

THE STRATEGIST

The Future Tennis Stars of New York

Best Bets

The Restaurant Review

The Dish

Trendlet

CULTURE

The Protagonist

Jane Fonda Is Ready for This

When ODB Met MKUltra

The Movie Review

The Movie Review

The TV Review

The Theater Review

THE CUT

Tessa Thompson Knows People Can’t Stop Thinking About Her

“Oh, Hello, Debra!”

The Dwarf, the Prince, and the Diamond in the Mountain

Everywhere and Nowhere

Who Do They Think She Is?

How I Get It Done

The Fashion Matrix

Don’t Look Obvious

I Think About This a Lot

The Industry

Out of the Box

After Katy

Introducing @0h_heck

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