November 29, 2004 Issue
Cover Story
Mickey Drexler’s Redemption
Mickey Drexler built the Gap by inventing a uniform for America. But when the company started to struggle, he was summarily fired. Now he’s back in the game as CEO of J.Crew and aiming to remake the national dress code. Not to mention his reputation.
Features
Iced
In broad daylight on Sixth Avenue, a month before he and his father were due to stand trial for money laundering, diamond dealer Eduard Nektalov took a bullet in the back of the head. A visit inside the Nektalovs’ community of Bukharan Jews in Queens, an immigrant society that fiercely protects its own.
Will The Last Hipster Please Turn Out The Lights?
New York is suddenly so five years ago. A satire.
A �Nutcracker’ Family Album
Fifty years ago, everyone but George Balanchine thought his Nutcracker would drive the New York City Ballet into bankruptcy. Boy, were they wrong. Photograph by Neal Slavin.
Strategist Holiday Gifts
The Best Bet
The ultimate evergreen for your Christmas tree.
What to Buy the Tricky People In Your Life, like:
A Couple With a New Baby
Big Bold Baubles
Glitzy five- and six-figure baubles.
Map No 4: Lexington Avenue
The stretch of Lexington Avenue from 69th Street to 82nd Street feels like a slice of New York past.
Map No 5: Crosby Street
Crosby Street offers a quietly chic shopping experience.
Map No 6: Austin Street
Forest Hills is packed with chains, boutiques, and hard-to-find items that make the F-train trip worthwhile.
Home for the Holidays
The dysfunctional family Christmas, a fashion parable
Holiday Gifts
Great gifts under $20
Wishful Thinking
Two (very different) real New Yorkers and what they want
Shrink Wrapped
A Freudian analysis of what gifts really mean.
The Look Book
Kate Young, Stylist
The Restaurant Review
Rubenstein visits Lure Fishbar, the dramatically remade Canteen
If You Can Make It Here
Mail-order food: another way to infiltrate the red states.
Taste of a Nation
Learn about the red states mysterious cultures by eating their food.
In Season
Butternut-squash bruschetta, the most creative use of a gourd since the jack-o'-lantern.
Loaves for Leftovers
The perfect post-Thanksgiving turkey sandwich requires careful planning and great bread.
Meltdown
One good thing about the cold: great hot chocolate.
Charge, Then Recharge
Even the staunchest shopper can use a little pick-me-up on the busiest retail day of the year.
Body
Luxe, prepackaged beauty products.
Travel
Trips you can give as gifts.
Mating
To have a baby, a woman needs a man. But she doesn’t have to fall in love with him. Or even meet him.
Real Estate
The Chelsea boom moves north.
Intelligencer
Intelligencer Gossip
Viva Eminem, Eliot Spitzer’s gubernatorial cash-grab begins, and more.
It Happened Last Week
A TV celebrity was married, a great museum reopened, and a giant electronic snowflake was installed over midtown.
Queens Bomber
Can Willie Randolph fix the Mets?
The Liza Minnelli Drinking Challenge
Does drinking really make you stronger? A test.
Lovable Dirty Bastard
Ol’ Dirty Bastard: the Ringo of rap.
HMV Unplugged
What killed the city’s big-box music store?
Yule Log
How much do you spend on holiday gifts? A nosy sidewalk survey�conducted outside Bloomingdale’s and Saks.
Columnists
The City Politic
Bloomberg gets more politically skilled every day, and his reelection may well hinge on how well he’s thought of by middle-class blacks.
The Bottom Line
Bush’s Social Security scheme would be a dream for Wall Street�and a nightmare for everyone else.
The Culture Pages
Up With People
Neil LaBute gets a little less pessimistic�but only a little.
Movie Review
Oliver Stone’s Alexander is, surprisingly, a date movie.
An Interview with French Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet
His A Very Long Engagement is a darkly lovely adaptation of the Sébastien Japrisot World War I novel.
The Pre-Show Show
Our reviews of this week’s movie previews.
Theater Review
The engrossing Democracy.
’Night, Mother Reviewed
A play about daughter Jessie carefully preparing her suicide, and mother Thelma unable to stop her.
The God Of Hell Reviewed
An absurdist but not entirely absurd comedy.
An Interview with Actor Michael McKean
Michael McKean’s roles are probably better known than he.
How La Cage aux Folles Took Wing and Landed Back on Broadway
Seven steps from France to Broadway.
Book Review
Tom Wolfe’s latest is better than you’ve heard.
Pop Music Review
Eminem grows up.
Classical Music Review
The City Opera’s Cinderella fails to soar.
I Vespri Siciliani Reviewed
The Met’s revival is a true period piece.
An Interview with 23-Year-Old Conductor Alondra de la Parra
This week, the up-and-comer will lead the Mexican American Symphony Orchestra in its debut at Town Hall.
Art Review
Hans-Peter Feldmann’s archival photography.
Show And Tell
Most heavy-metal concerts don’t start at 9 A.M. on Sunday, but Chloe Piene managed to draw a crowd of 250 to hear the Brooklyn band Candiria.
The Week
New on DVD
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