New York Magazine: October 13, 2008 Issue

Slice and Dice

One man’s vandalism is another’s political art. Just ask Poster Boy, the Matisse of subway-ad mash-ups.

Bro, Can You Spare, Like, Five Bills?

The Great Depression 1.0 inspired tremendous works of art. There’s no reason to expect that the Great Depression 2.0 won’t do the same.

The Theater Review

Never mind Daniel Radcliffe: It turns out that Equus itself is a pretty lame old nag.

The Movie Review

Demme’s Rachel Getting Married spins gold out of the very bleak.

Mickey Rourke Wrestles the Undulating Curve of Shifting Expectations!

Oscar season is under way, which means it’s time to be either blown away or underwhelmed.

The Coolest Hand: Paul Newman, 1925–2008

Author Richard Russo, director Sam Mendes, and actor Philip Seymour Hoffman remember.

The Books Review

The wonder and terror of Google.

The Art Review

Martha Rosler, like too many artists, can’t move beyond the easy arguments of her youth.

Joltin’ Joe’s

A category-defying downtown club turns ten.

Rethinking Lenny

Performers too young to have known Bernstein see his music afresh.

The TV Review

The Mentalist floats (or sinks) on the charms of its star, Simon Baker.

Blue Belle

Californication’s strangely well-adjusted Madeleine Martin.

The Approval Matrix: Week of October 13, 2008

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

Issue Contents

Table of Contents

October 13, 2008

Gov. Nice Guy

Features

What Tina Fey Would Do for a SoyJoy

Bleeding ‘Times’ Blood

Intelligencer

The Anxiety Index

Shooting the Salesman

Crisis-Speak: A Glossary

Venice, But Without the Gondolas

Bloomberg Bets the Farm

The Last Deadline

Culture

Slice and Dice

Bro, Can You Spare, Like, Five Bills?

The Theater Review

The Movie Review

Mickey Rourke Wrestles the Undulating Curve of Shifting Expectations!

The Coolest Hand: Paul Newman, 1925–2008

The Books Review

The Art Review

Joltin’ Joe’s

Rethinking Lenny

The TV Review

Blue Belle

The Approval Matrix: Week of October 13, 2008

Columns

Wall Street, Fall 2009

How McCain Lost His Brand

Agenda

Petit Gourmand

Grape Explanations

Strategist

Just Add Gravity

Bargain of the Week

Court Opens on Mulberry Street

The Look Book

The Underground Gourmet Review

In Season

Sides

Insatiable Critic

Restaurant Openings

Out of Their Shells

Deal or No Deal?

Departments

Comments: Week of October 13, 2008

Artifact: Final Draft

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