April 5, 2010 Issue
Cover Story
Growing Up Gaga
Was the world’s biggest pop star born or made? Consider the various identities assumed and discarded by Stefani Germanotta, onetime Catholic-school theater chick, on her way to becoming the magnificent “Poker Face” fame-creature that you see today.
On the Cover: Lady Gaga as a young girl at the piano. Photography by Splash News.
Features
Divorced, Never Separated
Two decades after a divorce, hedge-fund superpower Steve Cohen thought he could live happily ever after with his new wife and Greenwich mansion and $6.4 billion. But that wasn’t the ending to the fairy tale his first wife had in mind.
The Magician of Meat
And now Pat LaFrieda will pull a brisket-chuck blend out of his hat.
Intelligencer
The Stone-Eating Worms
The Second Avenue subway project has inconvenienced many, but things could be worse.
Obama and Thou
The president’s negotiating style was more Martin Buber than LBJ, says Dennis Kucinich.
Taj Banal
Big, glassy Trump tower too aloof to spoil Soho.
The Neighborhood News
Our roundup of news from around the city.
You’ve Got Mail
Inside a top college’s admissions room.
49 Minutes With Maria Bartiromo
A ride in the Escalade of CNBC’s top-rated anchor who’s still running faster than the other kids.
Marshall Brickman Hopes for a Lucky Typhoon
Why he hopes his The Addams Family musical will make people laugh.
Columns
The Miracle Nets
They may be epically bad now, but they're poised for a spectacular turnaround—and fast.
Strategist
The Best Bet
A cheeky umbrella, the Selby's new book, and more.
The Look Book
"We’re the same size, except for shoes. Also, we have an English bulldog who looks just like us."
Military at Ease
The deconstructed-soldier look is mounting another charge.
The Restaurant Review
Scott Conant gets burned in the hotel-restaurant bargain.
In Season Recipe
Dress the first mesclun greens of the season in Alice Waters's garlic vinaigrette.
Restaurant Openings
Week of April 5, 2010: Balaboosta, Crop to Cup Cafe, and Zengo.
Culture
Sage of the Apocalypse
Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany’s loopy sci-fi masterpiece, lives to destroy again.
Conversation: Daffy Divas
Q&A with Sassy soprano Sondra Radvanovsky and smoldering Siberian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky.
The Art Review
“Skin Fruit,” the New Museum’s show curated by Jeff Koons, highlights the cracks in the institution.
Schooled in Hard Tries
Sharon Jones is what you’d call a soul survivor.
Band of Gold
A mythological rock-and-roll moment becomes a Broadway show.
The Movie Review
Chloe is a feast of rich and nuanced performances—until the world’s lamest plot twist kicks in.
Split Decision: Diablo Cody
The free-speaking writer on the second season of United States of Tara.
Agenda
On Ramps
Get out the Tic Tacs: It’s ramp season.
Departments
Comments: Week of April 5, 2010
Readers sound off on Oprah, gender balance on Wall Street, and more.
The Approval Matrix: Week of April 5, 2010
Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
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