New York Magazine: August 2, 2010 Issue

Table of Contents

August 2, 2010

Cover Story

The James Franco Project

Movie star, conceptual artist, fiction writer, grad student, cipher—he’s turned a Hollywood career into an elaborate piece of performance art. By Sam Anderson

On the Cover: Photograph by Matt Carr/Getty Images.

Features

Knocking on Harlem’s Door

As Charlie Rangel struggles, a new generation of insurgents is jockeying for position.
The Billionaire’s Party

David Koch is New York’s second-richest man, a celebrated patron of the arts, and the tea party’s wallet.

Intelligencer

Culture

Columns

Shorting Tinseltown

The failure of the Hollywood Stock Exchange exposed the movie industry’s worst fear: financial transparency.

Agenda

Watermelons, Watermelons Everywhere

The first cool, slurpable specimens are rolling into the Union Square Greenmarket this week.

Strategist

Departments