May 23, 2011 Issue
Cover Story
TV 2011: Inside the Box
Amy Poehler, a.k.a. Parks and Recreation’s vividly friend-able Leslie Knope, picks which TV characters she wishes she could meet in real life; fourteen of the minds guiding some of television’s finest shows talk about their favorite rejected pitches, the shows they wish they’d written, and united fondness for Cheers; in the wake of the Charlie Sheen fiasco, Roseanne Barr writes about how television panders to, steals from, and destroys talent; Chris Colfer, on the run in the theater district; and much, much more.
Feature Article
Welcome to Her Island
Amy Poehler not only delivered some of the season’s best TV, she is a shameless consumer of it.
By Kera Bolonik
The New Interactive Showrunner
�You don’t have to love the work of every showrunner to see what they have in common: When you watch their shows, you know who set their stamp on it.�
By Emily Nussbaum
Who’s Running the Show?
In the age of creator as star, plenty of people know exactly who.
And I Should Know
Roseanne Barr was a sitcom star, a domestic goddess, and a feminist pioneer. That was twenty years ago. But as far as she’s concerned, not much has changed.
From Script to Show
Looking at the 429 scripts bought by the four big networks this year.
By Josef Adalian
Babe in the Woods
Glee’s Chris Colfer has his day in New York.
As told to Jada Yuan.
The Zombies at AMC’s Doorstep
Can the Mad Men network survive its own success?
By Michael Idov
One-Man Show
No, really. Profane comic Louis C.K.’s unique experiment in television making.
By Emily Nussbaum
Intelligencer
The Oprahpedia
Here, a look at 25 years of being all things to all women.
Christie to the Rescue?
Why GOP power brokers can’t stop dreaming of the New Jersey governor.
Loose Lips
Raj Raj, guilty by way of name-dropping.
The Neighborhood News
Our roundup of news from around the city.
Flack Is Wack
How scolds encourage immoral rhymes.
42 Minutes With Harry Shearer
The man of many funny voices talks about his dead-serious documentary on the Army Corps of Engineers.
Columns
The Reyes Test
Whether the Mets keep or trade their superstar shortstop this season will say a lot about where the team is headed.
Strategist
Best Bets
A hard-to-kill potted plant, gutter cafés hit the street, and more.
The Look Book
�I’m anal about my clothes.�
The Restaurant Review
Desmond’s falls short in its attempt to re-create a certain bygone era of sophistication.
In Season
Forget ramps; the scallions have landed.
Where to Drink 2011
A comprehensive survey of the New York City barscape.
Culture
The Joys of Obsolescence
When high-tech products become old and awkward, that’s when artist Cory Arcangel gets excited.
The Movie Review
Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris is genuinely graceful and light-footed.
Thirty-Three Years of Principal Filming
Everything in Terrence Malick’s career has built toward The Tree of Life.
Agenda
Kegger!
FoodParc will spill into its landscaped plaza with BeerParc, a nifty new addition to Manhattan’s alfresco options.
Departments
Comments: Week of May 23, 2011
Readers sound off on Asian-Americans, Justin Bond, and more.
The Approval Matrix: Week of May 23, 2011
Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
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