New York Magazine: November 23, 2009 Issue

Table of Contents

November 23, 2009

Cover Story

The Gift List ’09

Our annual anxiety-relieving guide to matching perfect gift with delighted giftee, including 100 gifts under $100 that outperform their price tag.

On the Cover: Photograph by Andrew Eccles for New York Magazine. Set dresser: Angela Kyriacou. Puppet rigger and groomer: Andy Gent. Animator: Brad Schiff.

Features

I Dream of Diane

What do you do when your wife drives the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway with a van full of kids and a body full of alcohol?
Blood Brothers

Robert Sanchez and Felix Aponte had a lot in common, including Sing Sing and bad luck.
The Obama Diaspora

When Barack Obama’s half-brother George releases his autobiography early next year, he may transition from Kenyan bad boy to best-selling author.

Intelligencer

Culture

Columns

There Is Crying in Basketball

Yes, it’s shaping up to be a tragic season at Madison Square Garden. But true Knicks fans will endure.

Agenda

Bake It or Fake It

Blue Smoke offers oven-ready Thanksgiving pies.

Strategist

Departments