May 7, 2001 Issue
"I'm flexible. I tailor my advice to your children's temperament and what I know about your parenting style. "
-- Dr. Barney Softness, "Boy Meets World"
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FEATURES Boy Meets World BY ARIEL LEVY In twenty years, Macaulay Culkin has been through enough to last several lifetimes: his impoverished early childhood, his infamously overbearing stage father, his parents' acrimonious separation, his teenage marriage, and his friendship with Michael Jackson. Now, with a play opening in New York, Culkin talks at length for the first time about growing up as the most famous child in America.
Brooklyn Bard Colson Whitehead's first novel, The Intuitionist, about -- what else? -- the high times of a bunch of elevator inspectors, earned him comparisons to Don DeLillo and Kurt Vonnegut. And now the Harvard-educated Brooklynite is back with John Henry Days, a sprawling tale about what Whitehead calls "the first black superhero I ever knew."
Kid Medicine Finding a good doctor for yourself is tough enough; choosing one for your child -- whether he's a baby or a teenager -- can be even trickier. We talk to ten top pediatricians -- and the parents who swear by them -- about how to get the best care for the minors in your family.
Bally Ho! Who'd have predicted that a staid Swiss accessories house would be the surprise sensation of this year's Milan shows? No one except Scott Fellows, Bally's new creative director. (Did they teach him to design that way at Harvard Business School?)
GOTHAM
DEPARTMENTS
The City Politic Has Mark Green finally grown up?
The Bottom Line A newer, less manic take on tech
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MARKETPLACE Best Bets BY RIMA SUQI Functional bags, cK watches, and your favorite mobster on a cookie
Sales & Bargains Cool camouflage to help you blend in this season
Travel Destination Dublin, Italian bike racing, and one great guidebook
Tech Hot new handhelds and the accessories to match
THE CRITICS Merchant-Ivory's The Golden Bowl: Henry James in boldface
Art "Dear Friends": Photos of a time when men weren't afraid to hold hands
Classical Music Daniel Taylor at the Frick secures his seat among the elite
Theater Tom Sawyer saved from sinking
Restaurants Do-it-yourself dining at Craft is worth the effort
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