New York Magazine: June 27, 2011 Issue

Table of Contents

June 27, 2011

Cover Story

The Summer Issue

Our annual guide to frolicsome post-vernal enjoyment.

On the Cover: Photograph by Andrew Eccles for New York Magazine.

Features

Who Cries for the Goose Killer?

Lee Humberg kills (he prefers culls) geese so that jets have a better chance to fly. Some people aren’t so happy about that.

By Robert Sullivan
Project Miranda July

Writing a duet with the director-artist-writer I once stone-cold dissed in song.

By Michael Idov
The Big Trade

The legendary tale of two Yankees pitchers who swapped wives, and lives, is an irresistible soap opera.

By Mark Jacobson
The Smelliest Block in New York

Deep in the Lower East Side, a terrible odor lurks. Where is it coming from?

By Molly Young
Hot Messes

Authors reflect on past summers’ joyriding, breaking into homes, getting rejected by Latvian chickens, and more.
The Anticipation Almanac

Running down the season’s high- (and sometimes low-) lights in culture.

Intelligencer

Culture

Columns

The “You’re Hired” Gun

Texas governor Rick Perry has a strong jobs record and a red-meat platform. But does he hate Washington too much to run?

Agenda

She’s Got Pull

Artisanal Brooklyn meets Rockaway boardwalk with Marisa Wu’s new line of saltwater taffy.

Strategist

Departments