April 3, 2000 Issue
"Part of what I bring is that there is nothing anybody can say about me that will hurt my feelings. I cannot be insulted. You know? I just can't be."
-- Hillary Clinton, "Hillary Up Close"
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FEATURES | Hillary Up Close BY MICHAEL TOMASKY Shaking her image as the controversial wife of a controversial president and coming into her own as a New Yorker hasn't been easy. "I've had to learn from my mistakes," she says in an interview covering everything from the mayor to modern art. How is she preparing for the hard knocks of a New York race? Well, for one thing, she's a Three Stooges fan. Dahl Face Junoesque cover girl Sophie Dahl is already a celebrity in her native England, but is there room for her earthy, size-12 personality in New York? Hey, Mr. D.J. Mick Jagger wants to meet them. The Jets want to roll with them. Donatella Versace wants to book them. New York's elite D.J.'s aren't just the life of the party; they hold the keys to the culture business. Nut Job With Wonderland, Peter Berg's unflinching new TV series set in a New York psych ward, the actor-writer's penchant for risk-taking may finally pay off. Euro Flash Reports on the fall runway shows, from London (up-and-comers' wearable art), Milan (p.c.-free luxury), and Paris (Dynasty redux). | GOTHAM Wall Street's outrageously high-stakes NCAA office pools GOTHAM STYLE The tail end of snakeskin fashion DEPARTMENTS The Bottom Line Cisco's stock is up 115,000 percent in the past decade, and it's still got room to grow Cityscape A new plan for Governors Island has everything -- except greatness MARKETPLACE Eatery architect David Rockwell goes home; leather in NoLIta Smart City Boogie sites: Where to learn how to swing, tango, or cha-cha-cha Sales & Bargains Swede deals: A Scandinavian giant opens its first New York store | THE CRITICS Theater BY JOHN SIMON Three great actors bring a rare compassion to Eugene O'Neill's A Moon for the Misbegotten Art Hans Haacke aside, the Whitney Biennial is comfortable with convention Classical Music Pierre Boulez keeps fighting the good fight for modern music Dance An Irish step-dance spectacle nimbly avoids the pitfalls of excess Television Psycho drama: The harrowing power of Wonderland Restaurants Under the 59th Street bridge, Guastavino's reach is as high as the arches CUE Classifieds |