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December 2, 2013

Cover Story

The Gift Finder 2013

Our annual guide once again aims to take the agonizing indecision out of holiday shopping with can’t-fail guidelines for finding the perfect present.

On the Cover: Clockwise from left, Broadway’s four Matildas: Milly Shapiro, Bailey Ryon, Oona Laurence, and Sophia Gennusa. Photograph by Martin Schoeller for New York Magazine. Prop styling by Bednark Studio.

Features

Free Nikki Finke

Although Nikki Finke made her name as the ball-busting scourge of the Hollywood Establishment, her boss still might have expected his to be spared.

By Benjamin Wallace
The Opt-Outers

Constant testing of kids from age 4 up has become standard, and the latest curriculum revision is one that many decry as unreasonably hard.

By Robert Kolker
The Wolf of Wall Street Can’t Sleep

You can see why Leonardo DiCaprio wanted to play Jordan Belfort in the movie.

By Geoffrey Gray

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