December 8, 2008 Issue
Cover Story
Burning Down His House
Of all the villains to emerge in the financial crisis, none has been quite so reviled as Lehman Brothers CEO Dick Fuld. His is the only firm the government didn’t try to rescue, and that leaves him�as he shuttles between his lonely, makeshift office and Greenwich, Connecticut, mansion�full of rage and bewilderment. By Steve Fishman
On the Cover: Illustration by Gluekit.
Features
Liza Must Go On
For showbiz’s ultimate survivor, life has been one hell of a cabaret. But it’s marvelous all the same.
Hiding in Plain Sight
For an undocumented family, life in a sanctuary city is feeling less safe all the time.
Intelligencer
No Koch Float for NYC Opera
He’s paid for the theater.
Robert De Niro Hits TriBeQatar!
Very sheikha.
Big Soup Kitchen Needs a Hand
There’s a boom in need.
Polanski and Portman to �Pitch’ Perfume
It’s art.
Patient Shrink! Therapists Worried
Mental-health slowdown.
Art Basel Art Fountain’s Inhuman Stain
City blots it out.
It Happened Last Week
The city was feeling anything but lighter than air.
Tipping Point
How’s the downturn hitting the 175,000 New Yorkers who make at least part of their living from gratuities?
Super Jersey
Brett Favre has been the shiny object that has kept New York sports fans occupied.
Ignore the Dow!
Why hitch your sense of well-being to the twitches of a market indicator you can do nothing about?
Recession Index
A numeric summary of our troubled times.
Green Dreams on Madison Square
Daniel Libeskind has unveiled a proposal for his first New York building.
Columns
The Obama Portfolio
Where to put your money�or some of it, anyway�in 2009.
Strategist
Shopping By Stopwatch
Here, $213 worth of eleventh-hour presents found last week at a Duane Reade, a Walgreens, and a CVS.
The Alterna-Sohos
These three micro�shopping districts remain blissfully unpicked-over.
The Wanton Splurge
New plan: Spend all your money today instead of losing it tomorrow on the stock market.
More Than One Way to Wrap a Box
There are at least eight, actually.
The Look Book
"The real Buddhist meditation is very complex, but the action is mainly to sit and let."
The Restaurant Review
Char No. 4 is a welcome addition to the city’s ever-growing roster of barbecue joints.
In Season
Once you’re done with pumpkin carving and pie baking, you’re left with the seeds.
Restaurant Openings
Week of December 8, 2008: Shang, L’Artusi, Baoguette, Fishtail by David Burke, and Zibetto Espresso Bar.
Edible Giving
A trio of New York chefs share their personal food-as-gift strategies.
Your Landlord Loves You Again
As apartments go empty, good tenants get better freebies.
Culture
The �Mad Men’ Dilemma
First The Sopranos. Then The Wire. Why you might be suffering from Quality Show Fatigue.
The Independent Edge
This is our guide to the very best in indie culture.
California Dreamin’
Golden Animals fled Williamsburg for L.A.’s bluesier pastures. Will Brooklyn welcome them back?
The Movie Review
Frost/Nixon’s iconic TV moment seems quaint after Couric/Palin. Plus: Cadillac Records hits its groove.
Señor Guevara, You Look Familiar
Steven Soderbergh’s four-hour-plus epic Che opens briefly next week for Oscar consideration.
The Theater Review
In Dividing the Estate, Horton Foote takes the southern family drama out for one more spin.
Conversation: The Pals of �Pal Joey’
The emphasis is on the female leads in this revival of the Rodgers and Hart classic.
The Approval Matrix: Week of December 8, 2008
Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
Agenda
Carnegie Hall Goes DIY
Kids make their own instruments.
It’s Supper Time
Is Sunday supper the new Sunday brunch?
Departments
Comments: Week of December 8, 2008
Readers sound off on urban loneliness, Bellevue Hospital, and more.
Artifact: At Least One Market’s Doing Fine
Findings from the streets, files, and hard drives of New York.
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