November 17, 2003 Issue
Cover Story
Under Her Thumb
Now that women are bringing home fatter paychecks, the chance that they’re outearning their spouses is better than ever. What happens in a marriage when she’s the alpha and he’s the beta? Let’s just say that what works in the boardroom doesn’t always work in the bedroom. Or in the kitchen. Or in the laundry room.
Features
Miracle Man
Not so long ago, a 3-year-old like Dorothy McCollum, born with a defective heart, would certainly have died. But Dr. Jan Quaegebeur of NewYork-Presbyterian, one of the world’s foremost pediatric heart surgeons, devised a strategy to save her. Dr. Q doesn’t just repair children’s hearts—he reinvents them.
Girls Will Be Girls
In Paris, they were denouncing the spring collections as the “death of feminist fashion.” But in New York, we know better. Who says a woman can’t wear next season’s lighter-than-air ruffles and chiffon, Lucite wedges and pointy retro pumps—and still be a master of her universe?
Departments
Letters
Readers sound off on the Mepham hazing scandal and more.
Smart City
Best Bets
Tocca soaps, a palm-size digital video camera, fabulous fabrics from Stephen Sprouse, and a puzzle bookshelf for kids
Shop Talk
Striking old images become fodder for a new line of tees
Deal of the Week
Save your coffee table from further abuse with these cool MoMA CD coasters
Plus: This week's Sale Listings
Best of New York
The delicious Dead Sea salt scrub at Dorit Baxter
Ask New York
I'm trying to finish my first novel, but my husband the aspiring rock star is always practicing at home. I can’t concentrate! Where can I go—or where can I send him—so we can hone our crafts in peace?
Intelligencer
Intelligencer Column
Tarantino's temper tantrum, Nicole Rithie eyes Rent, and more.
Fashion Ford-ward
Au revoir, Gucci! What should Tom Ford do next?
The New Liberal Guilt
Why the news from Iraq poses a moral dilemma for Bush-bashing Democrats.
Trial and Terror
Rosie’s real mistake? Trying to pull a Madonna.
Mays Day
Jefferson Mays couldn’t imagine a role more foreign to him than a 65-year-old East German transvestite—which is why he jumped at it.
Columnists
This Media Life
Quagmire or victory? Why the never-ending war in Iraq has a split personality.
The Bottom Line
We may be on the verge of a massive Dow rally (remember the late nineties?). Be very afraid.
Naked City
The perils of “room-mating”
Critics
Movies
Master and Commander is an instant seafaring classic; The Matrix Revolutions is all action, no art
Theater
Richard Greenberg bombs with The Violet Hour; Ned Beatty is a brilliantly bombastic Big Daddy
TV Notes
John Leonard reviews Wright Brothers' Flying Machine, Dangerous Prescription, and more.
Pop Music
Pink postures on Try This; K.I.M.’s Miyage is a tantalizing mix
Art
The Costume Institute takes an instructive look at guys in gowns
Dance
A tribute to techno master Alwin Nikolais; William Forsythe scores with ABT
Restaurants
The rustic Italian ’Cesca is Tom Valenti’s latest hit
Top Five
Foreign Film Festivals
This week’s film festivals rack up the frequent-flier miles.
The Week
Restaurant Openings & Buzz
Five Points's new sugar mama...five new openings...Danny Meyer does Kansas City
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