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May 5, 2014 Issue
Cover Story
The Jim Parsons Theory
On the eve of the upfronts, a look at the television landscape. How can a show in 2014
snag 23.4 million viewers? The Big Bang theories.
Plus: Fox’s Kevin
Reilly blows up pilot season; Matt Zoller Seitz heralds another explosion; how America's Funniest Home Videos makes those montages; Josh Hartnett turns to the small screen with Penny Dreadful; Maya Rudolph gets her dream: a variety show; and seven actors spill about pilot season.
On the Cover: Jim Parsons. Photograph by Peter Hapak for New York Magazine. Styling by Ashley Weston at The Wall Group; Grooming by Amy Freeman for Celestine Agency. Shirt by Prada; Jacket by Topman.
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Features
Benghazi and the Bombshell
Lara Logan was a controversial boon for 60 Minutes until her discredited Libya story. Can the show afford to take her back? By Joe Hagan
Women of a Certain New York
The golden age of Manhattan society is through, but these seven grandes dames shine as brilliantly as ever. Photographs by Norman Jean Roy
The Day I Started Lying to Ruth
Work came brutally home for a cancer doctor after his wife’s diagnosis: cancer. Terminal. By Peter B. Bach
Intelligencer
Mutual Affection, on Retainer
A paid friend is the most dependable, least trustworthy friend there is.
Tribes: Top Chefs
New York’s food world, after-hours.
167 Minutes With Jorge Ramos
Talking ratings, immigration, and salsa sales with the bilingual anchor.
History: Jokers-in-Chief
Punch lines from six decades of White House Correspondents Dinners.
Arm’s Length
Could it be that long-distance relationships are actually healthy?
The Cut
Out of the Box: Spring in Swing
We sent photographer Oliver Stalmans a box of voluminous dresses and sharp accessories. This is what he sent back.
Street Style Around the World: From Sydney to Tokyo
As seasons changed, outfits responded.
Dior Loves NY
The storied French house brings its resort collection to the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Strategist
Best Bets: Mother’s Day Edition
The West Village perfume district, floral arrangements, and more new stuff in stores for Mother's Day.
The Look Book
�When it comes to auctions, I am more about the foreplay than the climax.�
The Restaurant Review
A more restrained Bobby Flay returns to his hometown. Crowds follow.
The Dish
Betony’s poached monkfish, beet �raisins,� and beef.
Drink the City Dry
On a roof, or in Forest Hills: new places to raise a glass this spring.
Culture
The Theater Review
Michelle Williams and Alan Cumming come (back) to the Cabaret.
The Theater Review
A fascinating, somewhat musty look at transvestism in Harvey Fierstein’s Casa Valentina.
The Theater Review
A touching, great production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch reveals the show's flaws.
The Theater Review
In Violet, an unlovely accident yields a lovely musical.
The Theater Review
It’s Daniel Radcliffe vs. the Irish stereotype, in The Cripple of Inishmaan.
Learning From Mexico City
The Bloombergians are headed south. What ideas can they bring back?
To Do: May 7�21, 2014
Twenty-five things to see, hear, watch, and read.
Departments
Comments: Week of May 5, 2014
Readers sound off on Internet stars, college sports, and more.
The Vulture Crossword Contest
Figure out the hidden theme to win a New York subscription.
Competition: Brooks, Dowd, Friedman, et al.
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The Approval Matrix: Week of May 5, 2014
Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
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