New York Magazine: August 12, 2013 Issue

Table of Contents

August 12, 2013

Cover Story

What Is Chris Christie Doing Right?

The governor of New Jersey channels the profound rage found throughout the GOP, but uses it to fuel a uniquely positive, if furious, agenda.

Plus: Following Cory Booker

By Benjamin Wallace-Wells

On the Cover: Governor Chris Christie. Photograph by Christopher Anderson/Magnum Photos/New York Magazine.

Features

The Stench of the Potomac

Bipartisanship is alive and well in Washington. It just takes place once Republicans and Democrats (lots of Democrats) cash in.

By Frank Rich
Nuke the Cat!

Damon Lindelof, blockbuster wizard par excellence, explains the inexorable logic of the ever-metastasizing apocalyptic flick.

By Scott Brown
Up, Up, and Away!

At the Draper University of Heroes, tech dreamers are taught to don capes and believe in Silicon Valley’s most idealized version of itself.

By Kevin Roose

Intelligencer

Departments

Strategist

Culture