ISSUE 1337
‘ALL THE NEWS
THAT FITS’PHOTOGRAPH BY Heather Hazzan
Women
Shaping
The
Future ‘My main
pitch to young
women is to
stick in the fight.’
Natasha Lyonne
On enjoying getting older and writing
herself the part of a lifetime58
56 Soledad
O’Brien57 Kathleen
Hanna61 Maya
Rockeymoore
Cummings61 Katharine
Hayhoe62 U.S. Women’s
Climbers64 Alexis
Sablone66 Samin Nosrat
67 Supermajority
72 Jia
Tolentino73 Esther Perel
44 Megan
Thee
Stallion
Rap’s bold new voice is
poised for a huge 2020,
and she’s doing it all while
mourning her mom and
chasing a degree.
BY CHARLES HOLMES48 SZA
She transformed R&B
with her honesty and
warmth. Now she’s
working on herself.
BY EMMA CARMICHAEL52 Normani
She could be a Beyoncé-
level superstar, but first
she’s figuring out how
to stand on her own.
BY BRITTANY SPANOS68 Regina
King
The actor-director
is finally on top.
But no way in hell is
she resting now.
BY MARIA FONTOURA74 Stacey
Abrams
The Democrats’ brightest
star is building a new kind
of political machine.
BY TESSA STUARTPLUS