New York Magazine: November 11, 2013 Issue

Table of Contents

November 11, 2013

Cover Story

The Intervention

When Obama lost the first debate so badly to Mitt Romney, his team was worried but not panicked. The real fear kicked in a little later. By Mark Halperin and John Heilemann

On the Cover: President Obama at the University of Denver presidential debate, October 3, 2012. Photograph by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images.

Features

Liberal Echo Chamber

The film 12 Years a Slave is undeniably powerful, but it doesn’t have the power some of us wish it did.

By Frank Rich
Orders of Grief

Eleven months after Sandy Hook, Newtown’s mourning remains incalculable, especially that of the parents who lost their children.

By Lisa Miller
It Was the Hottest Club in Town

Once upon a time, Area was the beating heart of downtown nightlife, part art space, part dance floor, and wholly spectacle.

By Joshua David Stein

Intelligencer

Departments

Strategist

Culture