September 8, 2003 Issue
Cover Story
Best of Fall
It was a long, wet (not to say dark) summer, but fall looks bright—even hot—for arts and entertainment. Our sneak preview.
MOVIES
Halle Berry goes mental, Uma goes martial, and
Gwyneth channels Sylvia Plath
THEATER
Hugh Jackman does Oz, Taboo crosses the Atlantic, and Little
Shop of Horrors returns
RESTAURANTS
Tom Valenti goes Italian, Robert Pearson takes barbecue uptown,
and Gray Kunz and Jean-Georges blend their inventive talents
ART
The Met salutes El Greco, Rosenquist takes the Guggenheim,
and the ICP holds its first triennial
MUSIC
The Rapture goes major, Courtney Love flies (scarily) solo, and
Iggy reunites with the Stooges
CLASSICAL MUSIC & DANCE
Merce teams up with Radiohead, Lang Lang takes the stage, and Carnegie Hall goes underground
BOOKS
Jhumpa Lahiri goes long, Jonathan Lethem revisits Brooklyn, and Martin Amis
takes on his critics
TV
Coupling is the new (sexier) Friends, Whoopi hits the Bowery, and Paris Hilton
moves to Arkansas
SHOPPING
Isaac Mizrahi targets high and low, Facconable frenchifies Fifth Avenue
Departments
Letters
Readers sound off on our picks for the sexiest New Yorkers and more.
Smart City
Best of New York
Trendy rugs that will pass the test of time
Best Bets
Cool pillows, nifty candles, and camera-binoculars for kids
Shop Talk
Adam Rosenberg's closet-sized new shop is a world of opportunity for mid-century-furniture lovers.
New York Shops
Fall's best new sneakers hit the street
Sales & Bargains
Half-off gems, Judaica, and Jiwon Park fashion
Deal of the Week
Avon's new makeup line is right on the Mark
Ask New York
Where can I take a crash course in Spanish?
Intelligencer
Intelligencer Column
Advantage, Sampras...Si Newhouse and Isabella Rossellini join forces...Julianne Moore's wedding night
Big Question
If the Nets actually move to Brooklyn, should they change their name?
Generosa's Legacy
Danny took her ashes to a bar. Now does he want the kids?
Painting for His Supper
A Warholian street artist stokes celeb chef's egos.
You Can Find Them In Da Club?!?
From Hebrew homies to homo thugs, meet the new wave of novelty rappers.
New York Minute
Amy Gray went from publishing drone to private eye—a career move that just so happened to lend itself to a book of her own.
Columnists
This Media Life
Could Rupert Murdoch take down the BBC?
The Download
With American Idol, reality TV is remaking not only TV but also the music business
Cityside
What did the blackout teach us? That nightlife in this city needs more freedom—not more rules.
Naked City
Smackdown: female body builders and the men who love (or at least obsess over) them
Critics
Movies
Ronald Harwood’s exploration of art-vs.-politics in Nazi Germany substitutes evenhandedness for intrigue
Restaurants
Masterly Mexican-fusion empanadas and coma-inducing cocktails at Sue Torres’s Sueños
Pop Music
The Neptunes recycle old studio tricks on their debut album, Clones
TV Notes
John Leonard reviews And Starring Poncho Villa As Himself, Showgirls: Glitz & Angst, and more
Restaurant Openings & Buzz
The roving chef Gary Robins gets new digs at the Biltmore Hotel; an ex-bartender serves up a different kind of drink; and Leshko's loses the pierogis and goes pan-Latino.
Top Five
Movie Picks
Our top picks from the Film Society's Latin Beat 2003
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