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September 23, 2013

Cover Story

Misfit

Rebel Wilson is determined to create a truly awkward female lead in prime time. By Lynn Hirschberg

On the Cover: Photograph by Robert Maxwell for New York Magazine.

Features

Diamond in the Mud

Just two decades on, the reality-TV genre is running out of appealing stars, plagued by people who have assiduously studied how to be a personality.

By Benjamin Wallace
Oprah’s Aha! Year

Oprah Winfrey on saving her network—and letting go of the imperative to uplift constantly.

By Josef Adalian
“Never Stops, Never Stops. Headache. Help.”

Some people living near wind turbines say they’re making them sick; others feel nothing, which, for the sufferers, can be almost as maddening.

By Kristen French
The Plot to Kill Obamacare

With the October 1 implementation of the Affordable Care Act looming, conservatives are doubling down on their efforts to stop it yet again.

By Jonathan Chait

Intelligencer

Culture

Columns

Tale of One or Two Cities

Who, between Joe Lhota and Bill de Blasio, is the uniter, and who’s the divider? Depends on whom you ask.

Departments

Strategist

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