October 20, 2003 Issue
Cover Story
New Porn City
A generation of young men are seriously distracted—not to say obsessed—by Internet porn, and their girlfriends are beginning to feel the chill.
Plus: Naomi Wolf on why cyberporn ups the ante—but kills the pleasure—for real lovers.
Features
Our Man in Washington
As the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan, James Comey has earned admiration as a moderate, almost nonpolitical prosecutor. Now he’s been tapped to be John Ashcroft’s No. 2 in the most conservative Justice Department since Ed Meese’s. Has Ashcroft gone soft? Or is Comey in for the trial of his life?
Drinking It In
Long before he found fame as the “Line King,” caricaturist Al Hirschfeld and his friend Gordon Kahn, a screenwriter, turned their Prohibition-era pub crawling into a pithy, affectionate guide to speakeasies and their denizens, from Harlem to the Village. A lavish reprint, out this week, offers a spirited look back.
Smart City
Best Of New York
Drinks with a (winterized) view at the Gramercy Park Hotel
Best Bets
Camper booties, an ultrasmooth new Glenlivet, and a cell-phone battery booster
Shop Talk
Chiffon couture that's all about the details.
Test Drive
Smell the coffee: Putting house blends to the test
Sales & Bargains
Hot deals from Tufi Duek, Triton, Zuzka, and more.
Deal of the Week
Cheap cashmere courtesy of Isaac Mizrahi
Ask New York
Who can monogram my jeans?
Intelligencer
Intelligencer Column
Uma's girl power...socialite sick of Soho House...Queer drama
Big Question
Now that he’s sans Ming (and gator), what should tiger man Antoine Yates do next?
Bloomy’s New Enemy
Thomas Ognibene could give the mayor a run for his money in the GOP primary.
Canvassing Bill
Greco Schmecko! Try this . . .
Total Recall!
Arnold on his win, Al Qaeda, and (Achtung!) N.Y.C.
Head-Shot Game
If your Nerve.com date looks better onscreen than in life, here’s why.
Fishpacking District
Finally, the Maritime’s restaurant is taking orders.
Bang Your Box
Can Time Warner kill TiVo?
Columnists
This Media Life
Arnold, Rush, Karl, and me: We’re media victims, all. (No, really!)
The Bottom Line
Why the Feds are to blame (partly) for the latest generation of Wall Street evildoers
Hollywood
Will Jack Valenti survive the flap over Oscar screeners?
Naked City
Are straight men becoming the next generation of fag hags?
Critics
Movies
Pieces of April offers a fresh take on a family reunion
Television
Peter Falk tugs at the heartstrings
Theater
Marian Seldes, Brian Murray struggle to bring Samuel Beckett to life
Books
Diane Middlebrook finds sympathy for Ted Hughes in Her Husband
Music
Soulful CDs from Rufus Wainwright and Emmylou Harris
Architecture
Daniel Libeskind’s vision is disappearing from ground zero
Classical Music
Renée Fleming mistreats Violetta
Restaurants
Keith McNally brings his signature bistro style to the Lower East Side
The Week
Purple Reign
Concord grapes aren't just for PB&J anymore.
Restaurant Openings & Buzz
Three new restaurants, a west side sampler, Aix's object of desire, and more...
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