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October 1, 2018

Cover Story

Revenge of Jamie Lee Curtis

What makes this Halloween sequel different from the rest? It’s all about the post-trauma.

Plus: The 100 scares that shaped horror.

By David Edelstein

On the Cover: Jamie Lee Curtis. Photograph by Robert Tratchenburg for New York Magazine.

features

The Bad, Good Lawyer

David Boies had been a liberal hero since Bush v. Gore. Then the extent of his work for Harvey Weinstein emerged.

By Andrew Rice
Why Is Everybody Freaking Out About Sperm Counts?

The male-fertility panic says more about men than it does about the state of the science.

By Daniel Engber

INTELLIGENCER

The National Interest

What we saw when we watched Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh.

DEPARTMENTS

THE CUT

Back Is Black

New York’s favorite shade returns with a vengeance.

THE STRATEGIST

CULTURE

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