New York Magazine: November 16, 2015 Issue

Table of Contents

November 16, 2015

Cover Story

1 Block, 135 Years

A historical journey through life on one stretch of Bed-Stuy’s MacDonough Street, a block that, like Brooklyn itself, has seen massive change.

On the Cover: MacDonough Street, Brooklyn. Photomontage by Peter Funch for New York Magazine.

Features

Loving Carol

Todd Haynes’s adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel reminds us how much of lesbian culture remains uncelebrated and unseen.

By Frank Rich
Biography of a Face

How one man’s face became another man’s face. A story about cutting-edge medicine and the mysteries of identity.

By Steve Fishman
The R. Kelly Problem

Can you still listen to his songs when you know what he’s been accused of?

By David Marchese

Intelligencer

Culture

The Cut

Literary Heroines

Novelists styled as their favorite character — Sula, Tom Ripley.

Departments

Strategist

Best Bets

Four festive carving knives; the SoulCycle of meditation.
The Look Book

Ric Ocasek and his penchant for olives.
Great Room

A 465-square-foot Queens studio with Shanghai-meets-Hollywood flair.
The Restaurant Review

Two veteran chefs expand their brands, with varying degrees of success.
The Dish

Double-decker broccoli taco inspired by Taco Bell.
Pies Unbound

For those who dare to break the Thanksgiving-dessert stranglehold, a new array of options to finish your feast.
Food Science: Milk

Should you drink it? If so, what kind? A guide to the newly controversial cereal complement.