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March 6, 2017 Issue
Cover Story
In Conversation With David Letterman
TV’s greatest ironist is lonely � and would love nothing more than to spend an hour with his old guest Donald Trump back on the couch. By David Marchese On the Cover: David Letterman. Photograph by Christopher Anderson/Magnum Photos for New York Magazine.
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Features
How Much to Laugh at Trump
For late-night hosts, the president is a gift, and a quandary. By Mark Harris
117 Days, a Million Trump Jokes
A first draft of history, with punch lines. Compiled by Matthew Love
What Have They Done to The Four Seasons?
The new restaurateurs at the old space try something radical: actually paying attention to the food. By Eric Konigsberg
Pandas Will Fix Everything
The Chinese export every rich and powerful person can get behind. By Carl Swanson
Intelligencer
The National Interest
How much did Russia help President America First?
86 Minutes With Ryan Adams
Who, with Prisoner out, is ready to guitar-shop
Love and War
Was ’90s firebrand Camille Paglia an oracle?
Reread: January 19, 1987
What late night television looked like 30 years ago.
The Cut
Black Dandies
A new book salutes a global style movement.
Best of New York 2017
Eating
Beef-fat potatoes, transporting fish stew, and Indian egg toast.
Fun and Nightlife
Grown-up dancing, Elvis impersonators, and fancy fernet.
Shopping
Where to find hefty sweatpants, alt Marimekko, and Bronx couture.
Home & Help
Long-lasting dahlias, bespoke lampshades, a cheesecake engraver, and more.
Health & Self
A beauty guide, including brow tints, IMAX workouts, and the drybar of hair color.
Culture
Choose Your Own Rachel Cusk
The novelist’s many selves, and many styles of writing.
Land of the Lost
Dune’s creative quicksand.
How The Americans Became the Most Relevant Drama on TV
On the eve of a new season, the Weisberg brothers discuss why this Cold War-era potboiler feels current in a way they never could have foreseen.
�Every Man Has to Go Through Hell to Reach Paradise�
It’s no surprise that Robert De Niro plays a prominent role in the exhibit �Martin Scorsese.�
When Joan Didion Visited the South in 1970
Failure is part of the origin myth of New Journalism.
The Movie Review
The maddeningly elusive but beautiful Personal Shopper.
The Movie Review
I Called Him Morgan dazzles.
The TV Review
Tepid writing is Feud’s downfall.
To Do: March 8�March 22, 2017
Twenty-five things to see, hear, watch, and read.
Departments
Comments: Week of March 6, 2017
Readers sound off on John McCain,activism among professional athletes, and more.
The Approval Matrix: Week of March 6, 2017
Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
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