November 3, 2014 Issue
Cover Story
In Conversation With Jon Stewart
There’s nothing funny about The Daily Show host’s latest gig: directing a movie about torture. By Chris Smith
On the Cover: Photograph by Martin Schoeller
for New York Magazine. Costume design by Tom Broecker.
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Features
We Are the 20 Percent
Is it time to topple tipping? By Adam Platt
Staring Into the Eye of Pony
It’s surprisingly easy to understand why grown men and preteen girls alike have become obsessed with the world of My Little Pony. By Lisa Miller
The Pierre Omidyar Insurgency
The newly radicalized eBay founder hired Glenn Greenwald, Matt Taibbi, and a slew of the country’s most combative journalists�who are already fighting with their financial sponsor. By Andrew Rice
Intelligencer
Everybody Loves a Quarantine
There are no libertarians in a global health epidemic.
Life in Pictures: Wendy Whelan
On her last night as an NYCB principal dancer.
801 Minutes With George R.R. Martin
Who thinks we should free the nipple.
Who Needs Skin?
All you need to get out of a post-breakup depression is an internet connection.
The Cut
Price Upon Request
Fall’s most surreal jewelry.
Strategist
Best Bets
New nail boutiques, an Air Jordans consignment shop, and more new stuff in New York stores.
The Look Book
"I’ve always had this really flowy bohemian style."
Apt. 1A
The price perks, specialty lighting, and occasional noisy drunks that come with living on the first floor.
Absurdist Furniture
The Haas brothers’ universe.
The Restaurant Review
At Danny Meyer’s Marta, the crackly Roman-style pizzas command your attention.
The Dish
Why Ribalta’s spaghettoni al pomodoro is better than anyone else’s.
Restaurant Opening
Soho sandwich shop Alidoro opens midtown location.
Restaurant Opening
Inside Semilla, Williamsburg’s newest chef’s counter.
Restaurant Opening
ChikaLicious opens a South Village national-rollout prototype.
Is Broth the Next Juice?
Marco Canora gives �soup kitchen� new meaning.
Culture
Lisa Kudrow Returns, Again
The Comeback is back.
Acting Albee
The cast of A Delicate Balance on living up to the famous playwright.
Christopher Nolan’s Universe
More than you ever wanted to know about the Interstellar director.
Two-Minute Arthouse
Mark Woollen makes trailers that are better than movies.
The Pop Music Review
Taylor Swift’s 1989 is her most conservative album yet.
The Movie Review
Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar is big, long, ridiculous � and lots of fun.
The Movie Review
Jon Stewart’s Rosewater is a sly, layered work of dramatic fullness.
The Art Review
Chris Ofili’s thumping art-history lesson.
To Do: November 5�19, 2014
Twenty-five things to see, hear, watch, and read.
Departments
Comments: Week of November 3, 2014
Readers sound off on Kelli Stapleton and Playboy pinups.
The Vulture Crossword
Figure out the hidden theme to win a New York subscription.
Competition: Fourth Time’s Not the Charm
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The Approval Matrix: Week of November 3, 2014
Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
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