Remote islands, exotic animals, and a hands-on intro to evolution.

Tons of powder, diverse terrain, and kid-friendly everything.

Thrill to L.A. noir at the Universal Studios Tour

Alta, Utah; April 3-4

Vibrant, creative, edgy, demanding (only sometimes!), smart, funny. For this year's awards, we've chosen eleven New Yorkers who not only gave us their best but also brought out the best in New York. From Eliot Spitzer's determined drive to clean up the worst of Wall Street excess to Harvey Fierstein's monumental mom -- with a heart to match, in 'Hairspray' -- not to mention Tina Fey's irrepressibly irreverent humor, we salute their vision and celebrate our luck in being here at the right time and, of course, in the right place.

Commuters have an unsettled, nervous energy that comes from their internal timetables: The train is about to leave the station.

He's lived and worked in New York for almost two decades, but Ron Howard still doesn't get the East-Coast cred he deserves. Now, with the release of A Beautiful Mind, attention must be paid.

To passionate fans of his romantic World War II-era spy thrillers, Alan Furst is the new John le Carré. So how come you've never heard of him?