New York Magazine: June 13, 2016 Issue

America’s New Sitcom Mom

Black-ish’s Tracee Ellis Ross on her own mother, and her own personas.

Being Donald Trump

Saturday Night Live’s Darrell Hammond deconstructs his impression.

I’m Not the Worst President. But Who Is?

Veep star Julia Louis-Dreyfus ponders her competition.

Becoming Endora

The seven-time Emmy winner Allison Janney reveals a lifelong obsession.

When the Joke Isn’t Funny

Comedy stars explain how they rescued a floundering bit.

Fred Armisen Can’t Stop Making Comedy

You’ve seen him on SNL, Portlandia … and everything else.

My Christine

Louie Anderson’s indelible comic creation.

What the Girls Writers Know

About writing sex, and character.

If All This Comedic Angst Has a Capital, It’s Here

Silver Lake is TV’s most neurotic neighborhood.

Silicon Valley’s T. J. Miller Explains Why He Doesn’t Want an Emmy

“I’m grateful, but I disagree.”

The Culturati Caucus

137 TV-makers on what’s making them laugh most.

The Pop Music Review

Five boomer icons return with not-bad new albums.

The Movie Review

Why have Johnny Depp’s movies been so bad lately? Blame his idols.

To Do: June 15–September 5, 2016

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

Issue Contents

Table of Contents

June 13, 2016

In Conversation: Louis C.K.

Features

Comedy, In Theory

It’s Judith Butler’s World

The Big Hack

Intelligencer

The National Interest

41 Minutes With Gary Johnson

Fame and Fortune

Remembering

The Urbanist: How to Cool a City

Reread: October 22, 1984

Culture

America’s New Sitcom Mom

Being Donald Trump

I’m Not the Worst President. But Who Is?

Becoming Endora

When the Joke Isn’t Funny

Fred Armisen Can’t Stop Making Comedy

My Christine

What the Girls Writers Know

If All This Comedic Angst Has a Capital, It’s Here

Silicon Valley’s T. J. Miller Explains Why He Doesn’t Want an Emmy

The Culturati Caucus

The Pop Music Review

The Movie Review

To Do: June 15–September 5, 2016

The Cut

Hot Town

Departments

Comments: Week of June 13, 2016

The Approval Matrix: Week of June 13, 2016

Strategist

25 Fried Foods Worth Getting Fat For This Summer

8 Boozy, Icy Desserts to Cool You Off This Summer

An Indulgent Summer Eating Checklist

The Hedonist’s Guide to Summer in New York

Issue Contents

Table of Contents

June 13, 2016

In Conversation: Louis C.K.

Features

Comedy, In Theory

It’s Judith Butler’s World

The Big Hack

Intelligencer

The National Interest

41 Minutes With Gary Johnson

Fame and Fortune

Remembering

The Urbanist: How to Cool a City

Reread: October 22, 1984

Culture

America’s New Sitcom Mom

Being Donald Trump

I’m Not the Worst President. But Who Is?

Becoming Endora

When the Joke Isn’t Funny

Fred Armisen Can’t Stop Making Comedy

My Christine

What the Girls Writers Know

If All This Comedic Angst Has a Capital, It’s Here

Silicon Valley’s T. J. Miller Explains Why He Doesn’t Want an Emmy

The Culturati Caucus

The Pop Music Review

The Movie Review

To Do: June 15–September 5, 2016

The Cut

Hot Town

Departments

Comments: Week of June 13, 2016

The Approval Matrix: Week of June 13, 2016

Strategist

25 Fried Foods Worth Getting Fat For This Summer

8 Boozy, Icy Desserts to Cool You Off This Summer

An Indulgent Summer Eating Checklist

The Hedonist’s Guide to Summer in New York

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