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Writers

Irina Aleksander

Best Article Business

Sweatpants Forever

How the fashion industry collapsed.

Irina Aleksander New York Times Magazine Aug 2020 30min Permalink

Best Article Arts Movies & TV

Edward Snowden’s Long, Strange Journey to Hollywood

Oliver Stone wanted a hit—and the chance to put America’s most iconic dissident onscreen. The subject wanted veto power. The Russian lawyer wanted someone to option the novel he’d written. The American lawyer just wanted the whole insane project to go away. Somehow a film got made.

Irina Aleksander New York Times Magazine Aug 2016 30min Permalink

Arts

The Jet Set Life of Karl Lagerfeld’s Favorite Male Model — for Now

Private planes, caviar lunches and Little League.

Irina Aleksander New York Times Magazine Jan 2015 20min Permalink