New York Magazine: December 3, 2012 Issue

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December 3, 2012

Cover Story

The Truce On Drugs

From the marijuana growers of Humboldt County to the narcotics cops of Baltimore, a negotiated surrender is being implemented in the war on drugs. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells

On the Cover: Photograph by Christopher Griffith for New York Magazine.

Features

Empire of the Burning Tongue

No restaurant better encapsulates our post-locavore moment than Mission Chinese Food.

By John Swansburg
Death by Car

Over the past decade, traffic-related fatalities have declined in New York.

By Robert Kolker

Plus: Fixing the worst intersection; global traffic solutions; a year in deaths.

Intelligencer

Naked Partisanship

Last Tuesday, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors voted to ban nudity in the famously free-living city.
The Blueprint

Post-Sandy, New York’s homeless problemis even more daunting. One buildingin Brooklyn shows how it might be solved.
Peak Irony

Times essayist wasn’t kidding.
The Neighborhood News

Our roundup of news from around the city.
Who’s the A-hole?

Field-testing a thesis.
9,502 Minutes With Rihanna

A whirlwind world tourwith the pop superstar. Or is ita hostage situation?

Culture

Rebuilding Ewan McGregor

A pantslessJedi no more.
The Movie Review

Killing Them Softly is thrilling enough to excuse some of its proselytizing.
The Movie Review

Rust and Bone, brutal and romantic.
Second Impressions

Toby Jones and four other actors in upcoming biopics.
Make Me a Fake

Saltz’s challenge: Produce a perfectfaux Richter, and I’ll buy it. One guy in Jersey knew how.
Beautiful Agony

Behind the curtainat NYCB.
The Theater Review

A Christmas Story — The Musical is a true gift.
The Theater Review

Charisma nearly overcomes camp in Scandalous.
The Theater Review

Drood adds up to a perfectly diverting evening, featuring an uncommonly fine assemblage of stage talents.
The Theater Review

You’ll leave this Annie warmly swaddled.
The Fabulist Baker Boy

Director Jay Bulger on his new documentary, Beware of Mr. Baker.

Columns

State of War

The Republicans have thrown down the gauntlet over the possibility that Susan Rice will replace Hillary Clinton. But the winner is already clear.

Agenda

Meatless Mondays: The Prequel

Belgian bistros Resto and Cannibal to host a Sunday Dinner Daily series.

Strategist

Best Bets

Steel hangers, Auntie Oti’s wool blankets, and more new stuff in stores.
The Look Book

“I’ll be covered in green for the entire holiday season.”
Fashionables

Cross-body school-style bags for everyone.
The Pig-Butchering, Tomahawk-Making, Drag-Queen-Partying Experiential Gift Guide

What do you give the person who has everything—besides an envious stare? One of these 26 unforgettable experiences.
The Restaurant Review

At L’Apicio, small-space masters Gabe Thompsonand Joe Campanale go big.
In Season

Finally, science has come upwith a decent red walnut.
Restaurant Opening

Iron Chef Morimoto opens Tribeca Canvas.
Restaurant Opening

New Nordic pop-up Aska opens at Kinfolk Studios.
Trendlet

The city’s new slew of interpretive tacos have a distinctly New York flavor.
The Urban Forager

A flapjack that’s local, organic,artisanal, and quite tasty.

Departments

Comments: Week of December 3, 2012

Readers sound off on Tina Brown, the Internet, and more.
The Approval Matrix: Week of December 3, 2012

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

Issue Contents

Table of Contents

December 3, 2012

The Truce On Drugs

Features

Empire of the Burning Tongue

Death by Car

Intelligencer

Naked Partisanship

The Blueprint

Peak Irony

The Neighborhood News

Who’s the A-hole?

9,502 Minutes With Rihanna

Culture

Rebuilding Ewan McGregor

The Movie Review

The Movie Review

Second Impressions

Make Me a Fake

Beautiful Agony

The Theater Review

The Theater Review

The Theater Review

The Theater Review

The Fabulist Baker Boy

Columns

State of War

Agenda

Meatless Mondays: The Prequel

Strategist

Best Bets

The Look Book

Fashionables

The Pig-Butchering, Tomahawk-Making, Drag-Queen-Partying Experiential Gift Guide

The Restaurant Review

In Season

Restaurant Opening

Restaurant Opening

Trendlet

The Urban Forager

Departments

Comments: Week of December 3, 2012

The Approval Matrix: Week of December 3, 2012

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