July 19, 2010 Issue
Cover Story
Eat Cheap 2010
Our guide to living high on the hog without spending like a pig returns: Brooklyn fried chicken, corn tortillas from Corona, surging Sichuan
spice joints, and more. By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld.
On the Cover: Photograph by Hannah Whitaker/New York Magazine. Food styling by Victoria Escalle/Haley Resources.
Makeup by Dora Salgado. Model: Yanna at Parts Models.
Features
What Would a Maverick Do?
John McCain, still at war.
Checkout Time Is 4 A.M.
Travels through the hotel-nightlife complex.
The Rabbi and the Rabba
When Avi Weiss ordained the first woman in American Orthodox Judaism, he didn’t spark the outrage some were expecting. Then he tried again.
Intelligencer
The Knicks’ Lost Generation
LeBron James is going to Miami; the Knicks, alas, will have to continue to rebuild the hard way.
LeBron React: Never Has Being a Sports Fan Felt So Stupid
Loving sports, by definition, requires a certain suspension of disbelief and logic.
Laugh Line
The strange gender-humor divide in fake-real news.
The Neighborhood News
Our roundup of news from around the city.
No Affluence, Please
Austerity and class in the U.K.
49 Minutes With Liev Schreiber
A ride back from Newark Airport with the tanned and well-scuba’d actor.
Column
Obama’s Phoenix Act
Just as Hispanics were giving up on him, Obama stood up for what he believes in.
Strategist
The Best Bet
Vintage refrigerator jars, a citrus squeezer, and more.
The Look Book
"Women can get away with wearing shorts to work, but men can’t. I have an issue with that."
Maximum Exposure
A city family’s Montauk retreat stays open to the elements.
The Not-So-Open House
Tight rules on showings keep a building livable—but may also hamper sales.
Culture
Somewhat Happily Ever After
Todd Solondz introduces forgiveness to his latest grim comedy, Life During Wartime.
Dystopia Parkway
A kibitz and a Korean shvitz with satirist turned sci-fi writer Gary Shteyngart.
The Movie Review
Awakening to the leaden reality of Christopher Nolan’s Inception.
Jazz Hands, Everyone!
The story of Stagedoor Manor, where Robert Downey Jr. and Lea Michele honed their chops.
Hard Acts to Follow
M.I.A. throws a party on Governors Island.
Agenda
Brooklyn Fare Now Has Room for Eighteen
The dining room’s been beefed up so it can comfortably accommodate six more guests.
Departments
Comments: Week of July 19, 2010
Readers sound off on parenting, columnist David Brooks, and more.
The Approval Matrix: Week of July 19, 2010
Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
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