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January 27, 2025

Cover Story

Red Dawn

At Trump’s second inauguration, the culturally ascendant, new face of Republicanism was on full display. By Brock Colyar

On the Cover: A TikTok-sponsored party on the eve of the inauguration. Photograph by Mark Peterson/Redux for New York Magazine.

features

Coming Soon

Sarah McNally’s Book Club

A restless shopkeeper and her designs for the city.

By Matthew Schneier
The Lost City

Fires united Los Angeles in grief. Rebuilding could drive it apart.

By Abe Streep

Intelligencer

Departments

Strategist

The Culture Pages

One Last Rodeo

In the final season of Mo Amer’s Netflix series, October 7 casts a long shadow.
Kendrick Lamar, From BLM Symbol to Super Bowl Star

Deciphering the halftime performer’s political evolution.
Chins Are In

Why does every man in Hollywood suddenly have the same jaw?
Beyond the End

David Lynch’s dream factory.
The Album Review

On Eusexua, FKA Twigs treats listeners to a diary of dance.
The Movie Review

Fernanda Torres is undeniable in the Brazilian political thriller I’m Still Here.
The Book Review

Han Kang’s We Do Not Part stares into the horrors of Korean history.
To Do: January 29–February 12

Twenty-five picks for the next two weeks.