March 8, 2004 Issue
Cover Story
What Goes Up . . .
What depression was to the nineties, mild bipolar disorder—with an expanding diagnostic category and a new drug to treat it—may be to this decade. In fact, many patients diagnosed with unipolar depression are being re-diagnosed, since depression drugs can actually bring on the disorder. But when do life’s peaks and valleys verge into pathology? One woman’s exploration.
Features
Real Estate 2004
The housing situation is tight. How tight? Let’s put it this way: If you’re able to go see a house at midnight, do it. It may be gone in the morning.
What You Can Buy For...
The staff at New York explores the buying possibilities at every
price range, from $250,000 to $8 million up.
$250,000
$500,000
$750,000
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$2
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$8
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The Best Things In Life Are Free
In this slumping rental market, brokers are giving out freebies like candy. One man's quest for the perfect perk.
Spore War
New York has all the right conditions for a mold outbreak: middle-age buildings, lots of lawyers—and Bianca Jagger as toxic avenger.
Departments
Letters to the Editor
Readers sound off on the development of the far West Side of Manhattan and more.
Smart City
Best of New York
Gemini Cut Glass: From simple sconces to dazzling chandeliers, one-stop shopping for all your lighting needs
Best Bets
All things snakelike—Gucci sandals, rhinestone rings, and the python-print Taxi Wallet
Sales & Bargains
Deal of the Week: Acupuncture treatments for less
Plus: This week's sale listings
Ask New York
Where can I find a muralist?
Shop Talk
Lucy Barnes sets up shop in the Meatpacking District.
Trench Kisses
Splash through Spring in a colorful update of a classic coat.
Intelligencer
Intelligencer Column
Shannen Doherty and Tara Reid get ready to rumbleagain. Plus, Katie Couric denies plastic surgery rumors.
Full-Court Press
Martha reporters bond over chicken salad—and dish about the outcome of the trial.
Seeing Green
Ralph Nader is running for president...again. How else should he be spending his time?
Wifestyles of the Rich and Infamous
Now, that’s extravagant! Our look at embattled CEOs’ partners in crime.
Here Comes the Son
Bravehearts Tony Kushner and Mary Alice Williams take on Mel Gibson’s Passion.
Downsized
City women have long craved Sigerson Morrison’s sexy shoe designs. Now they can actually afford them.
Columnists
Cityside
Novelist Olivia Goldsmith’s death in January rocked the cosmetic-surgery world. And now it’s happened again.
The City Politic
New York’s political elite is accustomed to taking charge of elections. But all of a sudden, they’re no longer relevant.
Naked City
Follow your bliss: Yoga classes are the latest trend in sex ed
Critics
Movies
Starsky & Hutch is, well, no Charlie’s Angels; 9/11 without tears
Books
Midlife malaise weighs heavily on Chang-rae Lee’s Aloft
Theater
A youthful cast makes Fiddler fresh; a tennis icon’s feet of clay
Classical Music
Seiji Ozawa gets a second wind with the Vienna Philharmonic
Television
Is Tony Soprano losing his edge?
Pop Music
Kanye West’s emotional hip-hop; two compilations salute the late cello-playing disco maestro Arthur Russell
Restaurants
Straightforward Italian rules at Danny Emerman’s Bivio
The Week
Restaurant Openings & Buzz
Fulton Street in Clinton Hill gets a much-needed, low-key local.
School of Rock on DVD
This week's releases: School of Rock, Duplex, Cold Creek Manor, and more.
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