New York’s latest issue features a flip cover, with Julianne Moore the star of the Cut’s annual “Spring Fashion Issue.” The Oscar winner speaks with Jazmine Hughes about how she’s built one of Hollywood’s most enviable résumés out of women lying to themselves. Moore was shot by renowned photographer Nadia Lee Cohen and styled by the Cut’s style director Jessica Willis.
“We’re in a new chapter of the Cut, and I’m excited to keep expanding our team while elevating what it means to be a modern fashion publication, and creating an issue that’s fun to look at and enjoyable to read and be part of,” said Lindsay Peoples, editor-in-chief of the Cut. “Our readers are looking for stories that have yet to be told, and our team is always looking for ways to be in conversation about what people want to see or the niche obsessions they have. This issue is just an extension of the Cut’s excellent storytelling online every single day, and I’m excited for people to read it cover to cover.”
Culture writer Cat Zhang profiles the breakout star of Past Lives, Greta Lee, for the Cut’s digital cover, with a photo portfolio by Cruz Valdez and styling by Willis. Elsewhere in the issue, financial-advice columnist Charlotte Cowles writes a harrowing essay on how she ended up being the victim of a financial scam, features writer Emily Gould contemplates divorce (and the divorce memoir), reporter Casey Lewis and photographer Sara Messinger go shopping with 25 New York tweens, model Paloma Elesser reflects on the heartbreaking, intense backlash to her “Model of the Year” win and how it drove her underground, features writer Brock Colyar interviews model and TikToker Alex Cosani with photographs by OK McCausland, and fashion and beauty writer Asia Milia Ware interviews French singer and model Yseult with photographs by Mel Bles.
For the cover of New York, features writer Reeves Wiedeman interviews billionaire Bill Ackman for a profile on how his fight against Harvard has made him public face of the billionaire class anxious it no longer rules the world.
“Bill Ackman is someone who could spend his time doing literally anything he wants. I was eager to find out what exactly was motivating him to engage in a sprawling, public war along some of the tensest fault lines that are currently dividing Americans in a very weird election year. And I wanted to know where he’s going from here,” said Wiedeman.
Elsewhere in the issue, features writer Rebecca Traister writes an in-depth analysis of the power dynamics shaping California’s impending Senate race, and the three imperfect candidates who each represent a different way forward for the Democratic Party. Additionally, the host of New York’s podcasts Pivot and On, Kara Swisher, shares an exclusive excerpt of her upcoming memoir, Burn Book (Simon & Schuster, February 27), detailing the early days of her career and how the rise of the internet reshaped the media industry. Editor-at-large Carl Swanson profiles Lucy Sante and dives into the path that led her to come out as trans at the age of 66.