The New York Times Magazine: Breitbart Goes to the White House

Peek behind the curtain of the media company at the nerve center of Trump’s America. View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [The New York Times]( Friday, August 18, 2017 [NYTimes.com »]( ‘‘Writing about Breitbart has become one of the few instances in American journalism where it’s considered passable to publish a major feature speculating on the internal machinery of a company without naming a single source inside,’’ writes Wil S. Hylton in this week’s cover story. With [exclusive access to the media company]( at the center of Trump’s America, Hylton peeks behind the curtain of what Steve Bannon once called the platform of the alt-right — a label its current editors disagree with. Elsewhere in the magazine, Declan Walsh reports on the [torture and murder of an Italian graduate student]( in Egypt. And Jerome Sessini photographs a new class of [police recruits in Dallas]( as they step into an uneasy moment in American law enforcement. Happy reading, Jake Silverstein Editor in Chief [Alexander Marlow, editor in chief of Breitbart News.]( Alexander Marlow, editor in chief of Breitbart News. Mark Peterson/Redux, for The New York Times [Down the Breitbart Hole]( By WIL S. HYLTON Steve Bannon once said it was the platform for the alt-right. Its current editors disagree. Is the incendiary media company at the nerve center of Donald Trump’s America simply provocative — or dangerous? [Recruits learning pummeling, a self-defense technique. Oct. 12, 2016.]( Jérôme Sessini/Magnum, for The New York Times [‘How Would an Ethical Officer React?’]( Text by SONIA SMITH A new class of Dallas recruits trains to step into an uneasy moment in American policing. [Giulio Regeni’s grave in Italy.]( Cristina de Middel/Magnum, for The New York Times [Why Was an Italian Graduate Student Tortured and Murdered in Egypt?]( By DECLAN WALSH The strange twists in the case of Giulio Regeni’s disappearance in Cairo. [It Began with Sudden Blackouts. Then Came Some Alarming News.]( By LISA SANDERS, M.D. Something had damaged the woman’s heart. The question was what. [Mom Left Me the House. What Do I Owe My Brothers?]( By KWAME ANTHONY APPIAH The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how to settle a family dispute over a will and whether to tell a stranger you have concerns about his health. ADVERTISEMENT Illustration by Geoff McFetridge [How to Stay Sane During a Solar Eclipse]( By HELEN MACDONALD The terrifying beauty of totality is best confronted in a crowd. Illustration by Derek Brahney [America Is Struggling to Sort Out Where ‘Violence’ Begins and Ends]( By AMANDA HESS We argue over violent speech, violent deeds, structural violence, symbolic violence. Are we spoiling for a fight, or trying to prevent one? Illustration by Andrew Rae [The Rise of the Fidget Spinner and the Fall of the Well-Managed Fad]( By CHARLES DUHIGG In the evolution of toy crazes since Beanie Babies, an object lesson in how technology has thrown the consumer economy into chaos. [Tiffany Haddish Doesn’t Think Comedy Is a Game]( Interview by ANA MARIE COX The star of “Girls Trip” on why she loves Lucille Ball and having very, very famous friends. [Letter of Recommendation: Memewear]( By JAMIE FISHER It makes the internet real, if only for a little while. ADVERTISEMENT FOLLOW NYTimes [Twitter] [@nytmag]( Get more [NYTimes.com newsletters »]( | Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps. [Subscribe »]( ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's The New York Times Magazine newsletter. [Unsubscribe]( | [Manage Subscriptions]( | [Change Your Email]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Contact]( | [Advertise]( Copyright 2017 The New York Times Company 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018