August 4, 2003 Issue
Cover Story
Northern Exposure
First they were home to the Borscht Belt, then to skiing day-trippers from Manhattan. But after a long hibernation, the Catskills are entering a new phase as an A-list destination for New Yorkers who’ve had their fill of the L.I.E. The region’s beautiful, it’s cheap, it’s quiet, and (most important) it isn’t the Hamptons.
Features
His So-Called Life
If Richard Stratton’s résumé reads like a rap sheet, that’s because it is a rap sheet: A high-living, danger-loving dope dealer who hung out with Norman Mailer, he spent eight years in prison. After consulting on such prison dramas as Oz, Stratton finally got his own series, Showtime’s hot Street Time—and, not surprisingly, most of the edgy stories it tells are his own.
Departments
Letters
Readers sound off on Michael Wolff, Len Winner, and more.
Smart City
Best of New York
Plump, juicy, and plentiful, Pearl’s oysters are on a roll
Best Bets
From bright summer socks to a pocket-size drink-mixing kit, the week’s most festive fare
Test Drive
The lowdown on the city’s top rubdowns
Sales & Bargains
Bags, beds, and a Bikini Bump Blaster—all at deep discounts
Beauty
Staying neat in the heat
Intelligencer
Intelligencer Column
Barbara Bush's summer gig, Missy gets pissy, and more.
Big Question
What’s your best— or worst—memory of summer camp?
The Cheat Market
You spy a great woman online. Only problem: She’s already your girlfriend.
Boob Tube
A new plastic-surgery drama proves even trashier than reality TV.
Miller's Time
Once-tortured rocker Rhett Miller has a new solo project—and (what’s this?!) it’s filled with extremely happy love songs.
Columnists
This Media Life
Is the Democrats’ growing interest in Howard Dean really as quixotic as it seems?
Cityside
Before his shocking murder at City Hall last week, council member James Davis had morphed from power seeker to power broker
Naked City
Lifeguards living the good life on flirtatious Fire Island
Critics
Movies
Seabiscuit is seriously sentimental; The Magdalene Sisters looks at an infamous convent that was little more than a prison for fallen women
Books
Why does Adam Bellow praise nepotism? He says it has nothing to do with his famous father. Really.
Classical Music
A stellar score saves the Kirov Opera’s tough-on-the-eyes production of Kitezh
TV Notes
John Leonard reviews The Bronx Boys.
Restaurants
Rocco DiSpirito’s new venture delivers plenty of spectacle—you can see it on TV—but only slapdash dining
Top Five
Can't-Miss Shows at the Latino Cultural Festival
Can’t-miss shows at this week’s Latino Cultural Festival in Queens.
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