New York Magazine: October 05, 2015 Issue

It Takes 38 People to Make a Selena Gomez Album

Who they all are, and what they do.

Steven Soderbergh in Constant Motion

The director can make a whole season of The Knick almost as fast as you can watch it.

In Bed With Elton John

A new book documents the rock superstar’s October 1975 career-peak concerts.

Taking Cues From Keira Knightley

Judith Light introduces the actress to Broadway.

Drake’s Swaggering Approach to the Remix

Savvy, self-interested.

Driving in Cars With Jay Leno

The comedian gets behind the wheel — instead of a desk — for his return to TV.

The Ryan Murphy Character Index

Scream Queens, his latest effort, is both new and not.

The Photograph Our Art Critic Can’t Stop Thinking About

Markus Brunetti’s “Facades.”

Supergirl’s New Getup

How an Oscar-winning costume designer tweaked the iconic costume for CBS’s new reboot.

Translating France’s Most Dangerous Author

Lorin Stein, editor of The Paris Review, on tackling Michel Houellebecq’s Submission.

Andrew Garfield Has Hit the Celebrity Wall

The frustrated 99 Homes star goes off on celebrity, society, and self-doubt.

The Movie Review

Experimenter is uncannily beautiful.

The Movie Review

The stirring Bridge of Spies.

Theater Review

Cast albums aren’t quite a thing of the past.

The Book Review

City on Fire is trying to have it too many ways.

To Do: October 7–October 21, 2015

Twenty-five things to see, hear, watch, and read.

Issue Contents

Table of Contents

October 5, 2015

Times Square: The City’s Id, Now and Always

Features

The Paradox of the First Black President

The Unprecedented Garth Risk Hallberg

Reddit Redux

Intelligencer

The National Interest

Caught: The Ultimate Power Nap

75 Minutes With James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson

Tomorrow

Culture

It Takes 38 People to Make a Selena Gomez Album

Steven Soderbergh in Constant Motion

In Bed With Elton John

Taking Cues From Keira Knightley

Drake’s Swaggering Approach to the Remix

Driving in Cars With Jay Leno

The Ryan Murphy Character Index

The Photograph Our Art Critic Can’t Stop Thinking About

Supergirl’s New Getup

Translating France’s Most Dangerous Author

Andrew Garfield Has Hit the Celebrity Wall

The Movie Review

The Movie Review

Theater Review

The Book Review

To Do: October 7–October 21, 2015

The Cut

Bright Coats for Cold Days

Departments

Comments: Week of October 5, 2015

The Approval Matrix: Week of October 5, 2015

Strategist

Best Bets

The Look Book

The Underground Gourmet Review

Eggs in Translation

Restaurant Opening

Restaurant Opening

The Dish

Global Design: Pieds-à-Terre

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