New York Magazine: July 16, 2007 Issue

Table of Contents

July 16, 2007

Cover Story

Alas, Poor Couric

Katie Couric, famous gams now hidden behind an anchor desk, is learning what happens when great expectations go unmet.

Features

The Believer

Gerald Levin’s faith is what made him such a visionary, if ultimately doomed, media mogul.
How Rap Cat Made It Into This Headline

The Rap Cat phenomenon, a viral marketing campaign, was designed specifically to garner the attention we’re giving it right here.

Plus: Three micro-firms pitch ad campaigns for two difficult brands, Blockbuster and Maalox.

Intelligencer

CULTURE

Columns

The Power Grid

Hillary Clinton’s position on globalization is creeping further away from Bill’s embrace of free trade.

The Week

Strategist

Departments

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