- October 26, 2009
- Anatomy of a Circumcision
What, precisely, does the procedure entail?
- October 26, 2009
- What Can Go Wrong?
Circumcision is, by and large, one of the safest surgical procedures one can perform on a human.
- October 26, 2009
- What About Cancer and AIDS?
One of the trump cards in the pro-�circumcision argument has been this: Men who are circumcised rarely get penile cancer and have a markedly lower incidence of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
- October 26, 2009
- Doctor vs. Mohel
How to choose wisely, and find the best possible practitioner in either case.
- October 26, 2009 | Feature
- Drawn to New York
A recovered treasure of punctilious joy.
- September 28, 2009 | Feature
- The Method Writer
For The Anthologist, a novel about a poet, Nicholson Baker found his narrator’s voice by singing to himself.
- September 21, 2009 | Feature
- This Is Michael McKean
The actor serves up redemption in the new Tracy Letts play, Superior Donuts.
- August 24, 2009 | Feature
- The Icee Gets Serious
Espresso addicts are not the sort to be placated with watery iced coffee from the local deli.
- August 10, 2009 | Topic
- Manhattan Bridge Isn’t Falling Down
On July 23, a two-minute time-lapse video of the Manhattan Bridge, undulating under traffic, appeared on YouTube. I
- July 20, 2009 | Topic
- A Brief History of Slime
The area around the Gowanus Canal is the only underdeveloped area in brownstone Brooklyn.