New York Magazine: June 3, 2013 Issue

Table of Contents

June 3, 2013

Cover Story

The Summer Guide

Memorial Day has arrived, humidity is on the rise, beach houses are opening; it’s time for our guide to the vernal months in and out of the city.

On the Cover: Will and Jaden Smith. Photograph by Art Streiber for New York Magazine.

Features

Will Smith and His Fresh Prince

The father-son duo on religion, discipline, optimal creativity, and what it means to be a Smith in Hollywood.

By Claire Hoffman
What Does Los Angeles Know About Hamburgers?

With its promiscuous use of the mysterious fifth taste, Umami Burger has won over L.A. and out-of-town restaurant critics.

By Adam Platt
Why Pop Stars Rule the World

And movie stars no longer do. It’s all about being real, or at least having the ability to project realness.

By Michael Hirschorn
The Rise of Northside

How the eight-day, multi-venue music festival whistled past “the graveyard.”

By Matthew Shaer
Ancient Gay History

… is really just yesterday. My surrogate parent Clayton Coots was one of countless closeted men who didn’t live long enough to see this moment.

By Frank Rich

Intelligencer

Departments

Columns

Hot Dog Days

With Weiner in, Quinn drifting, Liu seething, and Thompson and De Blasio dueling, the campaign is about to get warm.

Culture