March 15, 2004 Issue
Cover Story
Martha and Friends
The Martha Stewart trial brought into focus the nuances of relationships in New York
in our time. Kurt Andersen views the case as a serial saga of friendships, betrayals, and conflicted loyalties worthy of a nineteenth-century novel.
Plus:
•Inside Peter Bacanovic’s private circle
•Douglas Faneuil: The Boy-Next-Door With A Dagger
•Martha As Heroine Manqué
•The Less-Than-Supporting Characters
Features
(Fat) Burning Question
For most of his life, Dr. Robert Atkins was a renegade, fighting endless battles with the medical Establishment over his notorious low-carb diet. Then, just months after the world came around to his point of view, he was dead—and the fighting really began. It’s a holy war, pitting food ascetics against libertines. And his grieving wife, Veronica, has put $50 million into a foundation to prove he was right.
Buying a Used Ford
Many of the dresses and shoes and handbags Tom Ford sent down the runway for Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent in the past ten years were instant classics. But are they collectible (read: good investments) now that he’s stepped away?
Whoa, Nellie
Harlem chanteuse Nellie McKay lives in a hyperactive, highly personalized world of long-gone divas, left-wing politics, and wide-eyed schoolgirl crushes—and now, one of the hottest records of the season.
Departments
Letters to the Editor
Readers sound off on parental anxiety over childhood obesity.
Smart City
Best Bets
Bally sneakers, the Dalmatian handbag, and a MetroCard holder by Hermès.
Sales & Bargains
Deal of the Week: High-heeled flip-flops from Target.
Plus: This week's sale listings.
Ask NY
How can I get a customized handbag?
Test Drive
Six stellar iPod alternatives.
Intelligencer
Intelligencer Gossip
Richards & Jagger: The Next Generation...Curb His Enthusiasm...Vanity Un-Fair
Closing Times
The demise of favorite restaurants leaves us hurt and nostalgic. But is it our fault?
Mobster Manqué
Veteran Robert Loggia alights in Soprano-land.
Gawker's Stalker
Can Jason Calacanis challenge Nick Denton’s blog kingdom? Either way, he’ll pay for it.
Gold Rush
Louis Vuitton’s new pump sold out in a matter of days (and it’s virtually knockoff-proof).
The Three Faces of Martha
As her trial progressed, so did Martha’s mug.
Big Question
Neil Simon’s press agent gave him a kidney. What would you do for your boss?
Shop Talk
We’ve got a yen for these cheap, chic wares.
Workout Partners
"We're very anti-brand," insists Lavinia Errico. Hard to believe, since she and brothers Danny (left) and Vito are the trio behind Equinox, a brand so successful they sold it three years ago for $180 million.
Columnists
The Bottom Line
How did market analysts fail to foresee AT&T Wireless’s ascent? Blame Eliot Spitzer.
The State Politic
Last week, Jason West became the Marrying Mayor—and landed a political career.
Help Desk
Backseat machismo, romantic roommates, and the skinny on “no gift” birthdays.
Critics
Movies
Always pushing the envelope, David Mamet takes the political thriller to a scarier level; Hidalgo is a Seabiscuit mirage.
Theater
Christopher Plummer’s Lear leaves the viewer howling, but Bug is a riveting—and sexy—new drama.
Classical Music
Adrianne Pieczonka and Cecilia Bartoli make us beg for more.
Television
Auteurs keep reinventing Dangerous Liaisons; Century City takes L.A. law into the future.
Dance
In the Hamburg Ballet’s Nijinsky, clothes make the icon.
Restaurants
David Burke’s dramatic return to the culinary stage.
The Week
Restaurant Openings & Buzz
Gael Greene indulges in Masa Takayama’s extravagant omakase.
Top 5 Favorite Fried Desserts
What are the hottest restaurants serving for dessert these days? Doughnuts and fritters fresh out of the fryer.
New on DVD
Schindler's List, Croupier, The Raquel Welch Collection, Mona Lisa Smile and Ingmar Bergman's Scenes from a Marriage are all new on DVD.
Top 5 New Children's Books
Don’t abandon the bookstores just because outdoor season is coming
Top 5 New Film Festivals
New fests, from the French to the just plain weird, for March 2004.
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