- March 30, 1998
- The Single Files
A New York survey shows that the city’s unattached find dating daunting and sex elusive -- except for the third who got lucky at the office.
- March 30, 1998
- Where to Get It
Seeking a buff meatpacker? A sensitive New Age lawyer? A Puerto Rican drag queen? Some combination of the above? New York has just the place for the most exotic palates.
- March 30, 1998
- Report From the Front
It’s a war zone out there. Casualties mount. Supplies are low. Time is short. Everyone is insane. But single New Yorkers soldier on, looking for love.
- March 30, 1998
- Great Expectations
Pondering our perfectionist standards
- March 16, 1998
- Faulty Towers
Old buildings may send the occasional cornice hurtling to the street, but it’s modern architecture we should really fear.
- March 16, 1998
- Battered City Syndrome
In a city buckling under the weight of its own history, the question is: What’s going to break and when? A guide to urban decay.
- March 16, 1998
- Doomsday Dept.
In the era of bio-terrorism, the mayor says we're ready for anything. Do you know where to pick up your gas mask?
- March 9, 1998
- Bash Mitzvahs!
Never have so many 13-year-olds had so much to dress up for. Some say the low-key bar mitzvah is coming back -- but not until the stock market crashes. Meanwhile, how does a quarter-million-dollar, multimedia, themed extravaganza sound? And will that be with or without the Grucci fireworks?
- March 2, 1998
- True Colors?
Mike Nichols -- who’s known both Jack Kennedy and Bill Clinton -- put all he has learned about sex and power politics into Primary Colors. John Travolta gave it his Clinto-esque best. So should Ken Starr call off his investigation?
- February 23, 1998
- Betty Knows Best
Thanks to a sharp eye and even sharper tongue, Bergdorf’s Betty Halbreich has become New York’s preeminent personal shopper, putting clients like Estee Lauder and Joan Rivers in touch with their inner supermodels.