August 31, 2009 Issue
Cover Story
Fall Preview 2009
Things to do every day between now and November 30; six ways Bloomberg might actually lose the mayoral election; a spectrum of economic forecasts; talking with Robin Wright Penn as she returns to the spotlight; celebrating the Met’s celebration of Robert Frank; finding out how Juliette Binoche ended up in dancing shoes; learning about community college with Joel McHale and Chevy Chase; giving hotel dining a good name; and many more brisk, refreshing stories.
On the Cover: Photo-illustrations by Darrow.
Features
Bill Thompson: Contender?
Six strategies for how this year’s Democratic underdog for mayor could, just possibly, pull off an upset over Mike Bloomberg this fall.
The Jets’ New Pilot
Rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez is charismatic, talented, and good-looking. But his greatest aspiration should be to remind fans of a boring guy from Baltimore named �Dilfer.�
Will the Sun Come Out?
The city’s fall economic forecast, from gloomy to � maybe not.
Strategist
Hometown Hospitality
A trio of up-and-coming cooks bring a fresh perspective to hotel dining.
Retail Action
Jimmy Choo at H&M, Limelight becomes a mall, our very own Costco, and twenty other new boutiques, designer collaborations, and major makeovers.
Don’t Look Down
A new climbing gym in Brooklyn makes the one-finger hang fall’s sexiest move.
Meatpacking Mania
Nine glamorous new spots are opening in the district. But that might actually be a good thing.
Culture
Mark Your Calendar. All of It.
Your day-by-day planner to three full months in the most culturally overstuffed city in the world.
She’s So Lovely
Robin Wright Penn gives an exquisitely nuanced performance in her first lead role in four years.
You Can’t Stop the Afrobeat
The high-energy Nigerian pop of Fela Kuti comes to Broadway.
The Manhattan Project
Jonathan Lethem’s new novel takes place on the other, weirder side of the Brooklyn Bridge.
See the U.S.A.
The Met is reintroducing Robert Frank to a new generation.
Maya Lin’s Big Dig
Her new museum becomes Chinatown’s culture hub.
Where the Wild Girls Are
Amanda Blank, La Roux, and Jemina Pearl put their own fresh spins on the female pop-star paradigm.
So You Think You Can Dance
Juliette Binoche takes to the stage at BAM�as a dancer, for the first time.
Choir Girl
Lea Michele puts the Glee in Fox’s irresistible new high-school musical.
Agenda
The Barns Collection
Jim Denevan launched Outstanding in the Field to connect diners with the farmers who feed them.
Departments
Comments: Week of August 31, 2009
Readers sound off on Annie Leibovitz, Peter Peterson writes in about health care, and more.
The Approval Matrix: Week of August 31, 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]