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April 20, 1998 Issue
"God is gonna be a lot more tolerant of what I’m doing now than when I was a news anchor."
-- Jerry Springer, "Rites of Springer"
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| FEATURES Rites of Springer BY BARBARA LIPPERT Other talk-show hosts also feature two-timing lovers and brawling transvestite hookers. So what sent Jerry Springer -- ex–Cincinnati mayor and Bobby Kennedy aide -- flying to the top of the daytime-TV charts? Alley Oops Silicon Alley grew fast, and the hype grew even faster. Now the marketplace has separated the real companies from the merely hot ideas. A look at ten high-tech players that have legs. Plus: techno disasters worthy of James Cameron’s attention. Geek Chic A remote for the TV -- and the lights and AC; a whole movie on a CD; a digital compass? Tech toys for everyone, batteries not included. Society Girl Melissa Errico’s been generating major buzz along the Rialto for years. Broadway’s new High Society could let the masses in on the secret. Soft Wear The American collections feature long, languid skirts and super-luxurious sportswear (think cashmere). | GOTHAM A junior Martin Luther King; New York’s birthday bash DEPARTMENTS The mayor’s race war of words Religion Lost supper: Churches are hosting Seders with a Christian slant Restaurants At Lot 61, bigger isn’t just higher-profile, it’s really better MARKETPLACE SoHo’s new shops offer everything from dentists’ tunics to four-posters Sales & Bargains A downtown artist’s studio sale; spring suits for women
| THE ARTS Movies BY DAVID DENBY Angels in America: A German classic is remade as City of Angels -- and barely survives the trip Theater Ionesco’s brilliant death rattle The Chairs is gloriously revived Television Nothing more than feelies: Brave New World gets turned into a toothless TV-movie CUE Intelligencer |