New York Magazine: September 29, 2008 Issue

Living Large

The Food Network OD’d on him. But Mario Batali has moved on, to PBS. And Spain. With Gwyneth.

The Theater Review

A Tale of Two Cities: The Musical isn’t quite what Charles Dickens had in mind.

Long Story Short

Mandy Patinkin’s circuitous, hairy ride back to Shakespeare.

The Art Review

Andres Serrano’s “Shit” is, yes, crap. Skip it in favor of Neil Campbell, who does more with less.

Deserves an Emmy; Won’t Get One

Yes, the Emmy Awards just happened. But they are so last night. We’re already on to next year’s oversights.

Infinite Loss

David Foster Wallace, 1962–2008.

The Pop Review

Falling in love with TV on the Radio.

The Movie Review

Miracle at St. Anna is Spike Lee’s bloody, blunt attack on the whitewashing of WWII.

Creep Show: Sam Rockwell

Sam Rockwell is quickly becoming Hollywood’s go-to for roles that skirt the edge of polite society.

Shades of Brando

Mickey Rourke’s odd career, reborn with The Wrestler, is curiously familiar.

New York Film Festival: Beyond the Oscar Heavies

Wendy and Lucy, Tokyo Sonata, Night and Day, and ‘In the Realm of Oshima.’

Original Maverick

Crusading publisher Barney Rosset is Obscene in a good way.

The Approval Matrix: Week of September 29, 2008

Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.

Issue Contents

Table of Contents

September 29, 2008

The Great Shakeout

Features

The Catskills Gas Rush

How Did Martha Stewart End Up With Howard Stern’s Baby?

Vu.

Intelligencer

Greenspan Forte: Ducking Big Questions

Gago a No-Show at Hirst Blowout Sale

Pit Bull Palin Poised to Turn N.Y. Red

Art-World Burka Baffler

Belt-Tightening Hits the Menu

Eager Ecdysiasts Dance Through Downturn

It Happened Last Week

Shea Stadium Zen

Wall Street, Fla.

Beyond the Trouble, More Trouble

Culture

Living Large

The Theater Review

Long Story Short

The Art Review

Deserves an Emmy; Won’t Get One

Infinite Loss

The Pop Review

The Movie Review

Creep Show: Sam Rockwell

Shades of Brando

New York Film Festival: Beyond the Oscar Heavies

Original Maverick

The Approval Matrix: Week of September 29, 2008

Columns

Obama’s Opening

Bullish for Bloomberg

Agenda

Brooklyn Monopoly

This Little Piggy

Strategist

The Best Bet

The Look Book

Two on the 50

But Will the Ladies Like It?

The Restaurant Review

In Season

Departments

Comments: Week of September 29, 2008

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