New York Magazine: December 21, 2009 Issue

Table of Contents

December 21, 2009

Cover Story

Reasons to Love New York 2009

The fifth edition of our annual tribute to the city that makes Paris, London, Shanghai, and the rest look like sleepy backwaters.

On the Cover: Photograph by Mitchell Funk/Getty Images. Typography and heart illustration by Michael De Feo.

Intelligencer

Culture

Side by Side

Stephen Sondheim and Angela Lansbury on a lifetime in theater.
The Movie Review

Nine films in the year-end rush that say, Hey, Oscar, look at me!
The Truth Is Out There

And in Omer Fast’s disturbing videos, really out there.
New York State of Mind

The Black Keys have produced the grittiest hip-hop since 1990—with a little help from
What Up With Him?

A lot, actually. After a slow start, Kenan Thompson of SNL is having a moment.

Columns

Party Boy

Is McCain attacking Obama and toeing the GOP line out of principle? Or for revenge against the man who beat him?

Agenda

The Hottest Tamale

The Momofuku Noodle Bar team has unleashed three types of tamales on their late-night menu.

Strategist

Departments