Primary Priorities

Finally, slowly, the Republican presidential field is taking shape.

The Limits of Cyber-Revolutions

Public spaces, not virtual town squares, are still the places where uprisings are decided.

Fowl Thoughts

Saving Prospect Park’s geese, preemptively.

The Neighborhood News

Our roundup of news from around the city.

Technical Improvements

Daft rules a boon for NBA fans.

80 Minutes With Max Winkler

On a museum outing, the son of the Fonz talks about the movie he made but now can’t make himself watch.

Brand Russell

With Arthur, the comedian’s outrageous persona gets tweaked.

The Pop Music Review

Good-bye, LCD Soundsystem.

Girls, Girls, Girls!

Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman put showbiz back on Broadway.

The Book Review

Why David Foster Wallace still demands our attention.

To the Comic Drawn

The female collective Pizza Island gets its due.

The Classical Music Review

For spring, the Met and City Opera hedge experimentation with coziness.

House Dividing

The tea party is revolting—over the budget—which might make John Boehner’s reign shorter than he planned.

Beyond the Half Shell

A fund-raising “Oyster Saloon” on April 9 revives a once commonly found urban institution.

Best Bets

Matias’s iPad-compatible keyboard, Frank Gehry’s patio chairs, and more.

The Look Book

“I’m really into the press because my store is kind of important.”

Restaurant Review

Gabriel Stulman’s Fedora takes a page from the BK-dining playbook.

In Season

The amazing thing about pea shoots is how faithfully they mimic the flavor of peas.

Restaurant Openings

Today’s Gowanus Is Tomorrow’s Tribeca

Twenty under-the-radar microneighborhoods that may just be the Next Big Thing.

Comments: Week of April 11, 2011

Readers sound off on Sandra Lee, Alex Jones, and more.

The Approval Matrix: Week of April 11, 2011

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