Contributors
Jonah Weiner is a contributing writer based in Oakland, Calif., and he writes the
style and culture newsletter Blackbird Spyplane. His last feature for the magazine was
about the actor and comedian Seth Rogen.Zachary Scott is a photographer and faculty member at the ArtCenter College of
Design and California Polytechnic State University. He last photographed Adam Sandler
for the magazine’s cover.Eric Kim is a writer for The Times’s Food desk and NYT Cooking and a columnist for
the magazine. His first cookbook, ‘‘Korean American,’’ will be published in March.Robert Draper is a contributing writer for the magazine. He is the author of several
books, most recently ‘‘To Start a War: How the Bush Administration Took America Into
Iraq,’’ which was excerpted in the magazine.Carina Chocano is the author of the essay collection ‘‘You Play the Girl’’ and a
contributing writer for the magazine. She last wrote about Celeste Barber’s Instagram.Wesley Morris is a critic at large for The New York Times and a staff writer for the
magazine. In this issue, he writes about our fraught relationship with crying. ‘‘I’m a crier,’’
Morris says. ‘‘And for a long time, I’ve been fascinated by the variety of stuff that’s
made me cry: art, food, people, death. I’ve also been fascinated by other people’s tears.
But in the last few years, I think we’ve lost touch — not with the ability to cry, but with
the understanding that crying is OK. I think people have been keeping a lot inside, and
it’s probably time to pull out the stops.’’‘‘A Serious Man,’’
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Page 26Eat,
Page 20‘‘Th e Mystery
of Michael Flynn,’’
Page 32Screenland,
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Page 22Jonah Weiner
Zachary Scott
Eric Kim
Robert Draper
Carina Chocano
Wesley Morris
Behind the Scenes
Kathy Ryan, director of photography: ‘‘For
this issue, Jonah Weiner writes about the
comedian and actor Bob Odenkirk. We knew
we wanted to do something playful and fun,
so Zachary Scott was the natural photographer
to assign. He’s a master of embellishing reality
to create witty scenes with a hyperrealistic feel.
Th e cactuses used as props for this shoot are
a nod to New Mexico, where Odenkirk has been
playing the role that made him an unlikely
star in ‘Better Call Saul’ and ‘Breaking Bad’ for
more than a decade. We couldn’t fi nd the perfect
cactuses in Albuquerque, so Zach brought these
from his home in San Luis Obispo, Calif., a 14-
hour drive away. He was able to replant them
afterward. Tumbleweeds, on the other hand,
remain plentiful in Albuquerque.’’ Photograph
by Amy Kellner/Th e New York Times.
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