New York Magazine: August 24, 2015 Issue

The Fall Entertainment Generator

Three hundred and eight things to watch, hear, and do.

Movies

Highlights from the fall release schedule.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

On meeting Edward Snowden and learning to walk a tightrope.

Kate Winslet

How she won a role in Steve Jobs.

Television

Thirty-two shows premiering this fall.

Rachel Bloom

The viral-video phenom comes to TV.

Wesley Snipes

The erstwhile action star makes his TV pitch.

Where Your Favorite Shows Left Off

This contains spoilers!

Pop Music

A preview of album releases this fall.

Grimes

After four years and a series of feints, the internet darling returns IRL.

Keith Richards

The Rolling Stones legend steps up to the mike.

Art

Thirty-two new exhibitions to see this fall.

Theater

A look at this season’s musicals, revivals, and more.

Mark Strong

Brooklyn is a state of mind for the star of A View From the Bridge.

Books

Forty-five picks for the upcoming season, including new titles from Elena Ferrante, David Mitchell, and more.

Brian Selznick

The author-illustrator’s new book-as-artifact.

Mary Gaitskill

Her first novel in a decade seems awfully sweet. Don’t be fooled.

Classical Music and Dance

Williamsburg is the place for contemporary classical, Otello at the Met, and more.

What Our Critics Are Really Looking Forward To

Their five picks.

Issue Contents

Table of Contents

August 24, 2015

Fall Preview, Featuring Quentin Tarantino and Samuel L. Jackson

Features

The Heirs

Jonathan Franzen’s Great Expectations

Slender Man Is Watching

Intelligencer

Power: The Trump Expansion Plan

America’s Alt-Viagra

71 Minutes With Boris Becker

Culture

The Fall Entertainment Generator

Movies

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Kate Winslet

Television

Rachel Bloom

Wesley Snipes

Where Your Favorite Shows Left Off

Pop Music

Grimes

Keith Richards

Art

Theater

Mark Strong

Books

Brian Selznick

Mary Gaitskill

Classical Music and Dance

What Our Critics Are Really Looking Forward To

The Cut

Colorforms

Departments

Comments: Week of August 24, 2015

The Approval Matrix: Week of August 24, 2015

Strategist

Food

Accidental Baker

McBloomfield’s

Going Solo

Schmear Campaign

The Newest Brooklynite

Stores

Nightlife

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