New York Magazine: November 28, 2016 Issue

Table of Contents

November 28, 2016

Cover Story

Our First Lady of Sorrows

Natalie Portman dons a pillbox hat for the role of a lifetime. By Boris Kachka

On the Cover: Natalie Portman. Photograph by Alex Prager for New York Magazine.

Features

Lego Is the Perfect Toy

How did a piece of plastic retain its progressive cred while embracing “conflict play”?

By Genevieve Smith
Let’s See How Alive We Can Be

Elizabeth Gilbert was already having a crazy year.

By Jessica Pressler

Intelligencer

Culture

The Cut

Just Pretty

Because there are worse things to ponder than a beautiful dress.

Departments

Gift Guide