New York Magazine: March 23, 2009 Issue

Table of Contents

March 23, 2009

Cover Story

The Power of Michelle Obama

Where will our suddenly iconic First Lady come to fit in the pantheon of powerful women?

On the Cover: Illustration by Gluekit for New York Magazine

Features

Sam Waksal Was Right All Along (Just Ask Him)

The biotech entrepreneur, friend of Martha Stewart, and “Page Six” regular spent ﬁve years in jail on insider-trading charges.
When You’re a Shark You’re a Shark All the Way

In the fifties, with West Side Story and Gypsy, Arthur Laurents made theatrical history. Later he became famous for his lacerating tongue.

Intelligencer

Culture

Columns

The Hurt That Hasn’t Healed

The Mets are in for it this year. If they don’t win big, the team’s essential fallacy will really be exposed.

Agenda

Beer Here

Ed Raven gives imported beers a proper retail showcase at Brouwerij Lane.

Strategist

Departments