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October 3, 2016 Issue
Cover Story
Eight Years in Obama’s America
Including: President Barack Obama on the Republican boycott of his presidency, Osama bin Laden’s death, his complex feelings
about drones, and more, as told to Jonathan Chait; Vice-President Joe Biden on debt-ceiling brinkmanship; Rebecca Traister on the end of the mommy wars; Andrew Sullivan on the unifying power of pot; Bernie Sanders on the triumph of the oligarchy; Frank Rich on
the misunderstood rise of Trump; John Kerry on packing underwear for the Iran negotiations; Eric Holder on his risky trip to Ferguson; Stacy Schiff on the meaning of Sonia Sotomayor; James Gleick on how we grew a smartphone; Glenn Beck on the tea party; Andrew Solomon on trans rights; Maureen O’Connor on Tinder; Sam Lipsyte on the gig economy; Mark Greif on Occupy Wall Street; Phoebe Robinson on woke baes; DeRay Mckesson on Black Lives Matter; Alexander Marlow on the alt-right; Liz Meriwether on poop feminism.
Plus: A photo portfolio of the siblings of Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, and others; the deaths we mourned;
the gay marriages we celebrated; the kale chips we ate; and what Beyoncé, Black-ish, Breaking Bad, and Brexit all meant.
On the Cover: President Barack Obama, photographed at the White House on August 25, 2016. Photograph by Dan Winters for New York Magazine.
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Features
Five Days That Shaped a Presidency
Barack Obama shares with Jonathan Chait a very early draft of his memoirs. By Jonathan Chait
�It’s Like Older Brother, Younger Brother’
Joe Biden on playing hardball with the Chinese president, disagreeing with his boss, and loving Paul Ryan. By Jason Zengerle
Triumph of the Oligarchs
Bernie Sanders on the successes, and failures, of Obama’s Wall Street legacy. By Franklin Foer
36 Behind-the-Scenes Moments of the Obama Presidency
Captivating and compelling images from the chief official White House photographer.
The Obama Family’s White House Life, in Pictures
Moments that range from the mundane to the extraordinary.
Strategist
Best Bets
Fuzzy throw pillows, upcycled handbags, and a Williamsburg boutique for kids.
The Look Book
The artist whose hair is five shades of blue and green.
The Everything Guide To a Better Desk Lunch
From upgraded hoagies to chef-certified make-your-own salads, and how to deal with eating at a standing desk.
Culture
Where the Top Notes Go
Why do voices deepen and thin over time?
Cracking the Voice
Every singer must fight the ravages of time, whether you’re Paul McCartney crooning at Oldchella or Justin Bieber crushing puberty.
My Voice
David Crosby, Meatloaf, Candi Staton, and others share their voices' journey.
The Puberty Problem
How young singers deal with getting old.
The Untameable Nell Zink
Achieving fame hasn’t stopped the novelist from speaking her mind about the book business.
Look at Him Now
Lil Wayne recalls his eight-month stint on Rikers.
The Movie Review
Nate Parker’s The Birth of a Nation is a melodramatic revenge saga.
The TV Review
The layered, self-aware Westworld is perfectly suited for this pop-culture moment.
The Book Review
Alexandra Kleeman’s Intimations is a dizzying and surreal collection of stories.
To Do: October 5�October 19, 2016
Twenty-five things to see, hear, watch, and read.
Departments
Comments: Week of October 3, 2016
Readers sound off on Chris Christie, Conor Oberst, and more.
The Approval Matrix: Week of October 3, 2016
Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
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