2. Gabriella Demczuk for The New York Times

    Feature

    A Spymaster Steps Out of the Shadows

    John Brennan quietly ruled the national-security state under President Obama. Now he’s coming forward to rail against Trump — and to defend his own legacy.

  3. Clockwise from top left: Mark Lo Sasso; Daniel Gussack; Melody Mo; Susan MacDonald; Patricia Lindberg; John Queyquep.

    On Photography

    Take a Photo Here

    The places we go aren’t passive; they invite us to photograph them in certain ways.

  2. Letter of Recommendation

    Illustration by Mark Pernice

    Letter of Recommendation: Timehop

    The app makes you feel like a real person with a real history — not overwhelmed by the present.

  3. Feature

    Ian Allen for The New York Times

    Jonathan Franzen Is Fine With All of It

    The internet has turned on him, his book sales are down and the TV adaptation of his last novel has stalled. But he wants you to know one thing: He’s not even angry.

  4. The Ethicist

    Tomi Um

    Must I Honor My Dad’s Gifts to Political Groups?

    The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on honoring a dying parent’s donations that go against your beliefs, voting in a country you don’t live in and more.

  5. Issue 7.1.18

    Gabriella Demczuk for The New York Times

    Behind the Cover: A Spymaster Steps Out of the Shadows

    A video series goes inside the process for creating the covers of The New York Times Magazine. For this issue, a look at the former C.I.A. director John Brennan.