May 4, 2009 Issue
Cover Story
The Bargain Hunter’s Handbook
The world is on sale. But what to buy? We look at the fields of real estate, art, and securities to distinguish the good bargains from the bad, and to assess what might be worthy investments if held for the long haul. Including advice for first-time home buyers, ten stocks recommended by ten professionals, and art that is now (at least somewhat) cheaper than before.
Features
A Nonfiction Marriage
After the massage parlors, after the affair, after the scandalous book that nearly broke up his family, Gay Talese is writing a new opus�about his relationship with his wife.
The Let’s-Just-Party-Boy
Andrew W.K. and the democratization of clubland.
Intelligencer
The Plague of Homers
There have been 26 home runs in the new Yankee Stadium’s first six games, a record for a new stadium.
Superbad
As Dick Cheney strikes back on TV, his cinema-villain alter ego remains up for grabs.
Rudy’s Rope-a-Dope Scheme
Avoid Cuomo, be gov?
The Neighborhood News
Our roundup of news from around the city.
The Newtown Pippin: The Big Apple’s Apple?
Will the Newtown Pippin be the city's official apple?
Missed Connections
On being Markoff’s fiancée.
112 Minutes With Julian Niccolini
The mocking ringmaster of The Four Seasons power lunch tries to keep customers in the seats for another 50 years.
James Franco’s Anti-Self
As if James Franco weren’t already a same-sex heartthrob after Milk, his student films are inspired by gay poetry.
Back and Forth
At the premiere of Tyson, Ice-T and Coco talked to Jada Yuan about the problems of having a posse.
Radio Girl
Sixteen-year-old Keili Hamilton is the youngest D.J. in WFMU’s history.
Strategist
The Best Bet
High fashion at Port Authority, new stuff in stores, and more.
The Look Book
"If I get in a cab, they’ll say, �Where to, ma’am?’ or �Hi, lady’�stuff like that."
Not Your Father’s Bowling Night
From a rocking new alley in Brooklyn to glammed-up lanes on the far West Side, the city’s bowling digs are getting a very modern makeover.
The Restaurant Review
At the new incarnation of the famed Village tavern, the veteran restaurateur gets the faux-speakeasy genre right.
In Season
Plug in your microwave oven and stand back, it’s asparagus season.
Last Noodle Standing
Four starchy-food aficionados determine the best dried pasta in town.
The Liquor Authority
Ssäm Bar gets cocktails and big ice, but don’t plan to meet there for drinks.
Restaurant Openings
Week of May 4, 2009: Sazón.
Save the Date
Lovers of German art and Austrian wine will want to reserve a seat at Café Sabarsky on April 29.
Culture
Ballad of a Nonagenarian
Happy birthday, Pete Seeger.
The Annotated Artwork: �Maelstrom’
How Roxy Paine’s steely foliage sprouted in the Met’s roof garden.
It’s a Wonderful Life
Ryan Reynolds gets the blockbuster (X-Men) and the girl (Scarlett Johansson).
No Limits
The exotic stylings of Jim Jarmusch’s latest film. A cultural primer.
Beauty and the Beast
Actor Eric Bana's directorial debut traces his love affair with his 1974 Ford Falcon XB coupe.
The Theater Review
A marathon viewing of The Norman Conquests.
The Conversation
The co-stars of TV’s Cupid take their chemistry Off Broadway.
Agenda
Griddle Me This
The annual return of the Red Hook food vendors is not unlike the six-month season at El Bulli.
Departments
Comments: Week of May 4, 2009
Readers sound off on the rage of the rich, Dolly Parton, and more.
The Approval Matrix: May 4, 2009
Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
Write a Letter to the Editor
Letters may be edited for space and clarity. Please include a daytime phone number.
- Mail to
-
- New York Media
- 75 Varick Street
- New York, NY 10013
- [email protected]