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THE CULTURE ISSUE
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table of contents

Lena Dunham Is Not Done Confessing

The creator of “Girls” takes her comedic oversharing into print with her first book.

How Trajal Harrell Mixes His Moves

The creative process of a fearless choreographer.

The Death of Adulthood in American Culture

Charting the final, exhausted collapse of the adult white male, from Huck Finn to “Mad Men.”

Hood by Air’s Collective Fashions

Shayne Oliver’s flights of fancy.

Viola Davis as You’ve Never Seen Her Before: Leading Lady!

After three decades of making kindly supporting characters memorable, she finally gets her star turn.

Why Everyone Should Be Waiting for Grimes’s Next Album

The 26-year-old musician made a record. Then she threw it out and started over.

The Surreal Fine-Art Spectacle in Laguna Beach

Pageant of the Masters instills new life — literally — into classic art.

Quvenzhané Wallis’s Secrets: Work Hard, Play Hard, Think About Polar Bears

The child actor on learning to have fun on set and weeping (and burping) on demand.


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