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March 24, 2014 Issue
Cover Story
100 Years of Pop Music
Our fourth annual �Yesteryear Issue� traces a century of New York music, from Irving Berlin to Birdland, Bob Dylan to the Notorious B.I.G.
Plus: 26 musicians who have shaped the sound of the five boroughs,
a New York playlist, and
venues we have loved and lost.
On the Cover:
on the covers: Lou Reed, photographed by Mick Rock; Madonna, photographed by Michael McDonnell (Hulton Archive/Getty Images); Bob Dylan, photographed by Don Hunstein (Courtesy of Sony Music Archive); the Notorious B.I.G., photographed by Clarence Davis (NY Daily News Archive/Getty Images); Billie Holiday, photographed by Bob Willoughby (Redferns/Getty Images); Jay-Z, photographed by Edwin �Phade� Sacasa; Frank Sinatra, photographed by Ike Vern (Everett Collection); Barbra Streisand, photographed by Philippe Halsman (Magnum Photos).
Download the iPad edition to watch videos from 10 decades of classic concerts, see all eight iconic covers, and more exclusive content from this week's issue.
Intelligencer
The GOP’s Walter Mitty
What happens when a Republican proposes a smart, honest tax plan? Dave Camp found out.
Alone on the 2 Train
An 11-year-old’s five days roaming New York City.
Album: March Memories
Catching up with players from 1964’s NCAA basketball championship game.
109 Minutes With Thomas Campbell
Talking billions and bubble-gum cards with Met maestro (and newfound modernist) Tapestry Tom.
The Failure Fetish
In Silicon Valley, messing up is the hottest thing around.
The Cut
Hot Shot
High society through Vanessa Beecroft’s fun-house mirror.
Cartoon Clutches
In New York, Milan, and Paris.
Clutches on the Runway
What's to come.
Shiny New Prize
The 12 designers contending for an LVMH mentorship.
The Most Expensive Dress of the Season
The Marc Jacobs fabric almost too precious to produce.
Strategist
Best Bets
The goal: Weed through the increasingly high-tech umbrellas out there and find one that stands apart.
The Look Book
�When we first got here, it was a lot of strollers outside�now you’re seeing some more plaid, more young people.�
The Restaurant Review
Chinatown’s Fung Tu is an experiment-in-progress.
The Dish
Narcissa's citrus fruit salad.
The Menu for Spring
From grass-fed-beef gyros to pastrami-spiced octopus, the season’s most anticipated eats.
Little Ones
Pets for the dog-and-cat-averse.
Culture
�Racism Bad. Eat Kale.�
Watching Team Upworthy polish its golden content nuggets is enough to make you a cynic. Or lose your cynicism. Or both. Or neither. Oh, just read this article already, okay?
Influences: Mike Judge
The movies, TV shows, musicians, and cartoonists that inspired him during his own incubation stage.
Rabbit Is Real
And a canny opportunist. How John Updike turned everything in his life to his advantage in fiction.
The Theater Review
Aladdin is a triumph of Disney Theatrical’s business model.
The TV Review
Geek heroes navigate the start-up scene on Silicon Valley.
The Art Review
This renovation plan will ruin MoMA, and the only people who can stop it aren’t trying.
To Do: March 26�April 9, 2014
25 things to see, hear, watch, and read.
Departments
Comments: Week of March 24, 2014
Readers sound off on Elisabeth Moss, San Francisco, and more.
The Vulture Crossword Contest
Figure out the hidden theme to win a New York subscription.
Competition: Easter Sunday Matinees
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