New York Magazine: September 07, 2015 Issue

Table of Contents

September 7, 2015

Cover Story

The Sunniest Climate-Change Story You’ve Ever Read

The unlikely forces that have conspired to make optimism about our planet seem not insane. By Jonathan Chait

On the Cover: Photograph by Roger Ressmeyer/Corbis. Colorizing by Gluekit.

Features

In Conversation: Nancy Meyers

The director talks sexism in Hollywood, Mel Gibson’s charm, and a brand-new kind of film heroine — the lazy kind.

By Amy Larocca
‘That’s When I Knew I Was Free.’

Eight exonerated prisoners on their first (thrilling, terrifying) week out.

By Jada Yuan
Sheldon Adelson Is Ready to Buy the Presidency

The GOP candidate upon whom he’ll bestow millions must be fervently pro-Israel. Which rules out no one.

By Jason Zengerle

Intelligencer

Culture

The Cut

Fashion: Future Perfect

Fashion’s predictions — beyond next season’s hemlines — rarely come true.

Departments

Strategist