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March 30, 1998 Issue
"Every New York encounter starts out with credential swapping. What primitive ritual compares to it? Possibly sniffing."
-- Greg Cerio, "Living Single"
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| FEATURES Living Single In the city that never sleeps, everyone wants to know whom you’re sleeping with. New York’s exclusive Penn, Schoen & Berlund poll of the unattached, straight and gay: what they’re looking for, where they meet people, and what they do once they’ve met. Plus: Chris Smith talks to Julia Louis-Dreyfus about Seinfeld’s icon of urban-single-woman-hood; Nancy Jo Sales recounts dating tales that (trust us) even you haven’t imagined; Lily Burana on the tyranny of New York dating standards; and a guide to the next great spot to meet a mate. The Enforcer She’s manicured and blonde, but defendants had better not mess with Judge Leslie Crocker Snyder. Because if they do, this “unabashed fan of law enforcement” may well send them away for 200 years. Her toughness has won her criticism -- and a lot of fans who think she’ll be the next Manhattan D.A. Tone Poem Fall’s collections, full of bulky sweaters and slim suits, stuck to classic colors -- blacks, grays, whites, browns. But don’t get the wrong idea: These are not your father’s overcoats. | GOTHAM Caffeine nation; James Cameron’s Staten Island Ferry? GOTHAM STYLE The $425-per-issue magazine DEPARTMENTS The feminist line on Kathleen Willey The Underground Gourmet The Seoul of Queens: 24-hour Korean food that’s extravagant, inexpensive, and authentic MARKETPLACE Platform jellies; aluminum wallets; at last, a hookless shower curtain Sales & Bargains Dinner and a massage; party time at the spa
| THE ARTS Theater BY JOHN SIMON High German, Low German: Cabaret and The Sound of Music Art Two exhibits show just when modernist photography came of age Classical Music The Met’s minimalist Lohengrin is still behind the times Television Bill Moyers reviews America’s addiction to addiction CUE Intelligencer |