This is a great inside view from the fab designers of New York Times Magazine about last weeks cover:

Design director Arem Duplessis:
"We loved what he came up with (The Kill Team), but the editors wanted to use a longer cover line that, in drip letters, was not legible."

Here the complete story by Arem Duplessis on their 6th Floor blog "
Here the final cover, artwork by Sara Cwynar

Editor: Hugo Lindgren
Design director: Arem Duplessis
Art director: Gail Bichler