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March 13, 2000 Issue
"I thought, 'David, I'm your biographer, not your friend.' Boundaries are not something that David really understands."
-- David Geffen biographer Tom King, "He Said, He Said"
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| COVER STORY: 52 WEEKENDS | Escape Routes Shop the Paris flea market, cast for albacore on the Outer Banks, unwind up-island on Martha's Vineyard, or send yourself to culinary boot camp upstate. We've got weekend getaways for every season, every pocketbook, and every comfort level. Plus: Shyama Patel on how to lighten your luggage without losing your fashion cred, and Nancy Jo Sales on the weekend trips that shaped more than just her childhood. (Note: 52 Weekends will be serialized on www.nymag.com. Look for it every week!) He Said, He Said David Geffen trusted Tom King to write his biography because of his reputation (as a Journal reporter) and his orientation (as a fellow gay man). But the Hollywood kingpin now claims he was duped into giving his blessing to a dirt-gathering mission. King calls Geffen a control freak who can't handle what his friends are saying about him. And now their battle may be the book's most riveting chapter. Broadway Revival Gabriel Byrne's film career was foundering in a series of mostly forgettable flicks. Now he's on Broadway in A Moon for the Misbegotten -- and getting the reviews of a lifetime in a role haunted by ghosts. Breaking the Bank Bad-boy broker Christian Curry hired Benedict Morelli to plead his discrimination case against Morgan Stanley because of his way with a jury. Morelli, in turn, is using Curry to escape the personal-injury ghetto. | GOTHAM Simon & Schuster's young rainmaker; ID models up-front and personal on the Web GOTHAM STYLE Bill Blass's European import; trading in the StarTAC for a born-again pager DEPARTMENTS Cityside Giuliani has won the war on crime -- but after Diallo, he's losing the peace The City Politic Race and the Senate race: Why can't either candidate capitalize? Media A confederacy of billionaires (and some writers hoping to join the club) MARKETPLACE A house fit for a mouse; user-friendly toasters; really cool lamps Sales & Bargains When you must get away now: the best last-minute-travel Websites Beauty Green-tea treatments; beating back jet lag; searching for a safer power peel | THE CRITICS Movies BY PETER RAINER What Planet Are You From? is resolutely earthbound Books In Susan Sontag's In America, all the New World's a stage Theater The Eternal Road goes on forever Art A showcase for new artists is SRO at P.S. 1 Pop Music Oasis strikes an original chord; Billy Corgan tries to remain relevant The Underground Gourmet Three diners in Williamsburg with bigger things in mind CUE Classifieds |
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