Mediagazer: Hanya Yanagihara, EIC of NYT's T Magazine, to launch refreshed print and online edition that embraces a sense of urgency in “a moment of crisis” on Feb. 18 (Carolyn Twersky/thecut)

12:25 PM ET, February 10, 2018

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Carolyn Twersky / thecut:

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