John Kerry looked like he was ready for Mount Rushmore. But it took Dean’s challenge to teach him to talk that way, too.
By Chris Smith
Readers sound off on John Simon’s review of Aunt Dan and Lemon.
Martha as McCarthy victim: Why haven’t her rich peers stepped up to the plate?
After six years of Sex and the City, the country is up in arms over a ripped bodice. What gives?
Why more licensing isn’t what the nightlife industry needs to fight noise or violence in (and around) clubs
Women aren’t the only ones who sometimes fake it
Park Slope exiles are eyeing the land of Tony Manero.
The invasion of knobs and drums begins.
Reap the benefits of yoga with John Wehr’s Thai massage
We see you in yellow—from Façonnable boxers, to electro earrings, to a Chanel patent-leather clutch
A Japanese home store with a sense of play.
Searching for the city’s best salmon to blissify your bagel
Deal of the Week: Evolution’s cowhide rug
Where can I find a trustworthy handyman?
The Big Animal busts its hump for a smart Polish joke
Rudnick’s Valhalla misses its mark, if not its punch lines
Norah Jones’s sophomore disc is another warm bath
Lawrence Goldhuber kicks narcissism up a notch
John Leonard reviews Crash of Flight 111, Until the Violence Stops, A Place of Our Own and more.
Tracking Weill’s theater music and Charpentier’s operas
Heady Cajun-Creole fare at stripped-down Natchez
Lizzie Grubman’s next Hamptons move.
If Kerry wins the nomination, who should be his running mate?
Shmuley Boteach on Mel Gibson’s controversial Passion—and who killed Jesus.
When did 7th on Sixth become the Serengeti? Since leopard became the “It” fur.
Huge hats jump from front row to runway.
Runway coach J. Alexander rates the season’s struts. (The Belgian girls get their walking papers.)
This week’s releases: Runaway Jury, Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator and more
Per Se and Masa: Two of the most anticipated restaurants of the year open this week at the it’s-not-a-mall Time Warner Center.
After saving himself from alcohol, Bill Wilson founded AA and saved millions of others. But Susan Cheever forgives him his other addictions.