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April 18, 2016 Issue
Cover Story
In Conversation: James Franco
The artist speaks back to his critic. By Jerry Saltz
On the Cover: James Franco. Photograph by Maxine Helfman for New York Magazine.
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Features
Is Richard Prince the Andy Warhol of Instagram?
He always wanted to be the coolest artist in the world. And if that meant fighting a bunch of lawsuits, so be it. By Carl Swanson
It Was the Most Reviled Show in Museum History, and the One That Most Changed Art
What 2016 owes to 1993. By Jerry Saltz
The Blackest Black
Is it possible to own a color (or the absence of one)? By Benjamin Wallace
What Exactly Makes This Worth That
Five lessons from a frothy market. By Amy Cappellazzo, as told to Andrew Rice
Intelligencer
Power
What Megyn Kelly’s meeting with Donald Trump says about the future of Fox News.
171 Minutes With David Hockney
Talking about mass appeal, virtual reality, and lost Bohemia.
The Dark Side of Night Light
LEDs are altering the city’s evening hue, for better and for worse.
The Urbanist: Boston
The city’s blah nightlife history, its thriving day-dance scene, and how it’s currently trying to sidestep draconian rules.
Reread: April 29, 1968
The Diane Arbus photo that almost killed New York Magazine.
The Cut
11 Artists
Poised to break out, in clothes to match.
Strategist
Best Bets
A spinning studio, artist tote bags, and more new stuff in New York stores.
The Look Book
The art-world fixtures who lunch at The Four Seasons.
The Restaurant Review
Pasquale Jones brings something fresh to the dining landscape.
Restaurant Opening
A first look at Foster Sundry's new sandwich menu.
Restaurant Opening
First look at Barano, the Williamsburg restaurant from Rubirosa’s former chef.
Restaurant Opening
Noma co-founder Claus Meyer's Agern opens next week at Grand Central Terminal.
Trendlet: Fried Dough
Even splashy New York restaurants, like Covina, Nix, and Agern, can't resist its appeal.
Spring Design: Art Houses
Inside the homes of Vito Schnabel and Adelaide de Menil, a Pesce-heavy apartment, and Alba Clemente’s theater for her clothes.
Culture
No More Superdirectors
What the comic-book boom means for megastudio auteurism.
The Beach Girl Behind the Beach Boys
Carol Kaye: Brian Wilson’s secret weapon.
Tom Hiddleston Is More Than the Internet’s Boyfriend
He also happens to be a very good actor.
The TV Review
The Girlfriend Experience is one of the best shows of the year.
The Theater Review
The Father’s Frank Langella is at a peak as a proud man in humbling decline.
The Movie Review
Elvis & Nixon recounts the White House’s weirdest meeting ever.
To Do: April 20�May 4, 2016
Twenty-five things to see, hear, watch, and read.
Departments
Comments: Week of April 18, 2016
Readers sound off on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, Etsy, and more.
The Approval Matrix: Week of April 18, 2016
Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
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