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July 17, 2000 Issue
"There's no doubt in my mind that he did this."
-- Steven Brown, "Long Island Murder Mystery"
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| FEATURES | Inn Retreat BY SANDY SOULE A Victorian beach town or a working farm? A colonial tavern or a contemporary ranch? Winery tour or tubing on the Delaware? If your ideal getaway is anywhere the Hamptons Jitney doesn't stop, our survey of the 30 best bed-and-breakfasts within easy driving range of the city -- from the Jersey shore to the Berkshires and beyond -- will take you there. Long Island Murder Mystery Two and a half years after Steven Brown's parents were found in their Suffolk County home, viciously beaten and murdered, the police still haven't made an arrest. But they do have a suspect. And in the hopes of reviving a stalled investigation, Brown has filed an unprecedented civil suit against that suspect. He is Harvey Brown, Steven's older brother. The X-Factor When X-Men opens in theaters Friday, the rest of the world will discover what legions of teenage fans -- and more than a few men in their thirties -- have enjoyed for years: the angst-ridden aesthetic of the most popular comic-book franchise in the world. Its secret origin lies in the work of Chris Claremont, who drew on his powers as a Method actor to conceive a grandiose epic that stretched over seventeen years. In the end, his greatest enemy was the marketplace. | GOTHAM Playing chess with Sting; Paul Sevigny, brother of Chloe, has his fifteen minutes GOTHAM REAL ESTATE The Grand Street Co-ops flip their lids: Onetime socialist enclave enters the free market GOTHAM STYLE Eyelash hair extensions DEPARTMENTS The Bottom Line How to buy into the demand for high-speed Web access Media Can John Evans and Tony Hendra, two old-media geezers, save the book biz? Advertising How Tommy Hilfiger lost his street (and Street) cred MARKETPLACE A choose-your-own-kitchen adventure; flip-flops for 4-year-olds Sales & Bargains Slinky, strappy, sexy: Sundresses are the warm-weather staple | Beauty BY BETH LANDMAN KEIL Little clutches and purses with equally small price tags THE CRITICS Bruce Willis's inner child isn't much fun to play with Art Two masters at the Met: one soberly simple, the other profoundly shallow Architecture Columbus Circle finally gets the building it deserves (almost) Television Who was really behind the Atlanta child murders? Restaurants An open-door policy and great food rule Rao's new Theater District offshoot CUE Classifieds |