- May 24, 2004 | Feature
- The Perfectionist Gets Burned
How Thomas Keller survived the fire that almost took down Per Se, Manhattan’s, um, hottest new restaurant.
- April 19, 2004 | Intelligencer
- Aaron Boone's Down Season
How is the ex-Yank coping now that baseball’s back?
- March 22, 2004 | Intelligencer
- Found and Lost
After the discovery of his body, Spalding Gray’s wife talks about what she’ll miss most—and how she had already begun to say good-bye.
- March 8, 2004 | Real Estate 2004
- Spore War
New York has all the right conditions for a mold outbreak: middle-age buildings, lots of lawyers—and Bianca Jagger as toxic avenger.
- February 2, 2004 | Feature
- Vanishing Act
We’re all familiar with Spalding Gray’s demons—venting his despair was his art and profession. But after a crippling car crash in 2001, his depression began to overwhelm him. So when he went missing earlier this month, after several previous suicide attempts, his wife, children, and friends were left to fear the worst.
- January 12, 2004 | Feature
- It's Their Party
And they’ll write checks if they want to. Young Republicans in New York—a besieged bunch—are feeling feisty. Emboldened by Bush, and undeterred by Bush-bashers, they’re even talking about turning the Upper West Side into (gasp) GOP country.
- October 27, 2003 | Feature
- Back to the Future
A talented, championship-caliber sports team in the heart of Brooklyn? No, it’s not nostalgia. Developer Bruce Ratner is angling to bring a basketball team to a Frank Gehry–designed arena on Atlantic Avenue. Good-bye, Dodgers. Hello, Nets.
- September 22, 2003 | Feature
- Mr. Grove Goes to New York
D.C.’s gossiper-in-chief takes on “Page Six.”
- September 15, 2003 | Feature
- Bait and Switch
Bonnie Fuller is fishing for talent—and she’s loaded! S. I. Newhouse, watch your back.
- July 21, 2003 | Feature
- So You Want To Be A Writer?
Tips on how to score that big writing gig.