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January 14, 2013 Issue
Cover Story
The Self-Help Issue
Self-help used to be confined to tucked-away bookstore aisles; now it has gobbled up all of American publishing and much of America too. Boris Kachka takes stock of the
inspiration factory; Kathryn Schulz asks how we can fix the
self when it remains a mystery; Bill Hader reveals
seven secrets to becoming your very best Bill Hader; and we give
you the key to reading 31 inspirational books in four minutes.
Plus: How SoulCycle turned an exercise class into
a feel-good phenomenon. And Elizabeth Wurtzel confronts
her life’s triumphant train wreck.
On the Cover: Bill
Hader. Photograph by Phillip Toledano. Styling by Mindy Saad; Grooming by Regina Harris; Stunt-double casting by Matthew Wulf/Wulf Casting
Features
Suds for Drugs
For more than half a century, Tide laundry detergent has been one of the most loved brands in America, catering to apple-pie-making stay-at-home moms and, now, crackheads. By Ben Paynter
The Left Flank
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has cast himself as a progressive champion, battling Wall Street, Republican megadonors, and even the White House. Is he taking on Andrew Cuomo too? By Chris Smith
Intelligencer
Grading the Glitterati Professoriat
Here, what students thought of the teaching of celebrities who have stepped inside the classroom.
Cantor, Cornered
Why the House GOP hotshot may not be brash enough.
Mules in Headsets
Jets doomed by consistency.
The Neighborhood News
Our roundup of news from around the city.
The Stress-Free Strategy
Anxiety and the mayoral race.
69 Minutes With Damien Echols
Getting inked by the face of the West Memphis Three, now on the outside after eighteen years in prison.
Strategist
Best Bets
An egg yolk extractor, glass tumblers, and more new stuff in stores.
The Look Book
�I took a bus up from Washington, D.C., the day Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.�
The Underground Gourmet Review
At Chez Sardine, a playful approach to Japanese-inspired tapas via Montreal and the West Village.
In Season
Horseradish's super-pungent, sinus-thumping heat cuts the richness of winter’s meaty stews and braises.
Restaurant Opening
For the next three months, Birdbath will operate a �green burger joint� at Books of Wonder.
Restaurant Opening
Maloney & Porcelli unveils a fifties-style soda fountain and luncheonette on the third floor.
Restaurant Opening
The Wayland launches a fifteen-seat sandwich shop called Animals.
Brisket Breaks Out
A once-humble cut finds new cachet.
A Gay New Time
The city’s gay subculture is experiencing another nocturnal boomlet, thanks to a post-recession spate of new LGBT bars, clubs, and parties. Here, a survey of the scene, complete with the requisite go-go boys, outré drag artists, and low-key lounges for people who just want to drink.
Culture
Benjamin Walker’s Post-Presidency
A vampire slayer goes back to Broadway.
The Art Review
MoMA’s survey of the roots of abstract art is illuminating�although it shines that light mighty selectively.
The TV Review
Enlightened’s heroine is still deranged, but not totally wrong.
Criminal Appeal
Walton Goggins defends the south’s good name, in bad-guy roles.
Agenda
Hibernation Cuisine
A three-day cassoulet binge, cooked up by Jimmy Carbone of Jimmy’s No. 43.
Departments
Comments: Week of January 14, 2013
Readers sound off on Where to Eat 2013, Black Jews, and more.
The Approval Matrix: Week of January 14, 2013
Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
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