July 22, 2013 Issue
Cover Story
�Huma? Hey, Honey? Was I Happy Before I Started Running for Mayor?�
Just as New Yorkers wrestle with the astonishing reemergence
of Anthony Weiner�whose potential path to City Hall is
growing clearer every day, if no less surreal�he must wrestle with how much he wants to win. By Mark Jacobson
On the cover: Photographs by
R Umar Abbasi (Weiner) and Mary Altaffer/AP (Spitzer).
Features
1 Million, 2 Million, 3 Million, 20 Million/ Oh, I’m So Good at Math
With the signing of baseball player Robinson Cano and the release of a new album (via smartphone!), Jay-Z�rapper, brand, entrepreneur, and now sports agent�has further burnished his sterling business cred. A study in the tricks of his trades. By Andrew Rice
The Speaker Is Mute But Not Unintelligible
Decoding John Boehner’s brain during yet another pivotal political battle in which he must ask himself whether failing at his job is worth the price of keeping it. By Jennifer Senior
Intelligencer
The Steamroller Returns
And many�Wall Street, unions, the Establishment�are afraid he hasn’t changed a bit.
Sending Out an S.O.S.
In the next few weeks, a 26-foot, 2.7-ton bottle launched by the Norwegian soda company Solo is expected to make landfall.
Behind the Brilliance of the Boxer at Rest
�It’s one of the greatest works of Western sculpture I’ve ever seen.�
307 Minutes With Joe Rogan
Investigating Bigfoot with the pot-evangelizing Fear Factor host.
The Neighborhood News
Our roundup of news from around the city.
Strategist
Best Bets
A silicone wine glass, Crumpler’s pop-up shop, and more new stuff in stores.
The Look Book
�My three sisters and I all love fashion and want to open a clothing boutique someday.�
I Can’t Hear Myself Eat
Why restaurants are louder than ever.
In Season
Green onions are perfect for Alex Stupak’s take on the Mexican street-food snack cebollitas.
Restaurant Opening
The Beach Plum Inn & Restaurant brings New Brooklyn cuisine to Menemsha.
Restaurant Opening
First look at Nourish Kitchen + Table, a West Village takeout shop.
All Fizz, No Fuss
Think of pét-nat as Champagne's hip younger sister: a little funky and unpredictable, with an underlying sweetness.
The Everything Guide to Block Parties
All the permits, paperwork, portable toilets, empanada trucks, and moon bounces you’ll need to host the ultimate outdoor fête.
Culture
The Zaha Moment
The architect will finally get to land one of her spaceships in New York. An exclusive first look.
Choose Your Own Adventure
Our deliberately oversimplified guide to summer reading.
Influences: Andrew Bujalski
The movies, books, TV shows, albums, and European countries that shaped his work.
Marc Anthony Changes Clothes
Salsa’s biggest start returns with a new album. And socks.
The Theater Review
The Gorillaz guys turn their ears to Chinese opera with Monkey: Journey to the West.
The TV Review
Diane Kruger and Demián Bichir track a killer on the Tex-Mex cop drama The Bridge.
The Movie Review
Death squads reenact their own war crimes in The Act of Killing.
To Do: July 17�24, 2013
25 things to see, hear, watch, and read.
Departments
Comments: Week of July 22, 2013
Readers sound off on cheap eats, domestic privacy, and more.