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February 18, 2013

Cover Story

The Spring Fashion Issue

Fashion is all about clothes, obviously, and this season, as we report, they are black and white (or red or iridescent) and mod (or fringed).

On the Cover: ElleFanning in VivienneWestwood&nsash;inspiredWill Cotton headpiece.Photograph byWill Cotton forNew York Magazine.

Features

The Life and Afterlife of Aaron Swartz

The precocious coder, hacker visionary, and “pirate” was already a tech legend by the time he’d turned 17.

By Wesley Yang
Why Can’t Beyoncé Have It All?

As her new documentary reminds us, pop’s reigning overachiever is at her best when she’s wrestling with that very identity.

By Nitsuh Abebe

Spring Fashion

Culture

Intelligencer

Agenda

Egg and Cheese

Starting next weekend, Murray’s Cheese Bar launches brunch service.

Strategist

Departments

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