Adam Moss bids farewell to New York magazine – but he's not done playing yet

Moss, who is stepping down after 15 years as editor, reflects on the ‘child-like wonder’ of journalism, publishing against the grain and, of course, Trump

In December 2013 David Carr, the revered media columnist, defined in five words the unmistakable, intimate New York sensibility of one of the city’s cultural behemoths, New York magazine. He called it “lippy, smart and regally provincial”.

When Carr’s phrase is read back to the individual who, more than any other, has honed that voice over the last 15 years, it elicits a lippy chuckle. “Regally provincial, what does that mean?”

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