October 12, 2009 Issue
Cover Story
The 0.5 Pandemic
Don’t panic about H1N1’s return�or the dangers
of taking a vaccine for it�unless it mutates. Then: Panic! By Stephen S. Hall
Also: What to know about the vaccine.
On the Cover: Photograph by Horacio Salinas for New York Magazine.
Features
The Hunted
From Baghdad�frightening reports of gay pogroms, where homosexual men are targeted, tortured, slayed. From New York�a scurry to find those same men before they are killed, and shepherd them to safety.
NeoJeter
The age-defying shortstop has put the Yankees back on top by being the best version of his old self.
The Smoke-Shop Signals of the Unkechaug
Mayor Bloomberg has declared war on a tiny Long Island Indian Tribe over cigarette taxes. Their chief says it’s merely a chapter in a sad 400-year story.
Intelligencer
Manatee on the Run
Ilya, a Florida-based manatee, is heading toward New York Harbor.
The Rise of John Liu
An Asian-American politician arrives.
Precedents
Sotomayor’s original intent.
The Neighborhood News
Our roundup of news from around the city.
Frank McCourt, Teacher
A new high school.
93 Minutes With Corey Glover and Vernon Reid
Living Colour has a new album, a few regrets, and no intention of ever wearing neon spandex again.
Monty Python's Ongoing Circus
It’s been 40 years since Monty Python befuddled its first TV audiences.
Son of Spike
Ray Tintori’s short film won a Sundance prize, and his music videos caught Spike Jonze’s eye.
Strategist
The Best Bet
A gentler juice fast, new design books, and more.
The Look Book
�I love mixing patterns and colors, stripes and plaids. Look at what I’m wearing!�
The Restaurant Review
Aureole’s reincarnation is a dissipated branch of Charlie Palmer’s empire.
In Season
New York State Concords have arrived at the Greenmarket.
Restaurant Openings
Week of October 12, 2009: The Crosby Bar, the Breslin Bar & Dining Room, and Henry Public.
Can Olive-Oil Cake Save Coffee-Shop Cuisine?
A humble treat emerges among the scones and croissants.
The Everything Guide to the Bike Commute
Bicycling to work in this city was once an act of near lunacy. That was before the Bloomberg administration went on a bike-lane spree.
Hey, This Might Work
Here are six fresh unveilings�along with the sellers’ strategies for managing a tough market.
Culture
A New Kind of Boom
Despite the dire predictions, galleries and artists are busting out.
A Velvet Revolution
Alan Gilbert starts reforming the New York Philharmonic. Quietly.
The Movie Review
An Education teaches us that hype can be true (Carey Mulligan is charming!) and still just hype.
Rockin’ Roller: Ari Graynor
For her latest role, in Whip It, Graynor plays hard-core party girl Eva Destruction.
The Feminist Mystique
Julia Stiles embraces David Mamet’s rage.
The Theater Review
A Steady Rain is your standard TV police drama. Plus, white-boomer manifesto, Superior Donuts.
Agenda
The Big Meatball
The New York City Wine & Food Festival begins with a bacon tasting and ends with a meatball orgy.