May 16, 2011 Issue
Cover Story
Paper Tigers
Amy Chua’s triumphalist screed about intense Asian-style parenting
triggered hysteria among other parents scared that their children were falling behind. But the Tiger Child generation has the opposite fear: that their upbringing has bled them of the assertiveness and social skills necessary to succeed as American adults. By Wesley Yang
On the Cover: On the Cover: Wesley Yang. Photograph
by Marco Grob for New York Magazine.
Features
"You Never Forget That First Taste of War"
The deaths of photojournalists Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros in Misurata, Libya, devastated the community of their peers back in the States. Here, Christopher Anderson—a war-zone veteran himself—documents twenty of their fellow photographers-in-arms.
The Story of V
Justin Vivian Bond found downtown fame as Kiki DuRane, decrepit drag chanteuse and comedic prophet of gay rage born out of the AIDS era. Then he killed Kiki to try to become the woman (and man) he always wanted to be.
Intelligencer
Post-Osama
One-hundred Americans polled at and around ground zero last Thursday.
The Blockbuster Effect
Some finale, huh? Kurt Andersen on the arc of Osama bin Laden.
The Neighborhood News
Our roundup of news from around the city.
His Last Video
Tweener hit becomes death anthem.
63 Minutes With Brook Peters
The teenage 9/11 documentarian contemplates the demise of his film’s villain.
Columns
The Obama Spring
The shots in Abbottabad were heard round the world. But will they still be heard in 2012?
Strategist
Best Bets
An indestructible laptop bag, a bespoke denim studio from an industry vet, and more.
The Look Book
“I do think he’s teaching me lessons I need to learn.”
Blue Takes a Breather
This spring, you don’t have to own a yacht to wear shade-your-eyes-white jeans.
Seller’s Market
There have never been so many places to exchange your tired stuff for cold, hard cash.
The Restaurant Review
What you think of Top Chef veteran Sam Talbot’s new restaurant all depends on where you sit.
In Season
Better known for the flowers they produce, lily bulbs are a popular ingredient in Asian cuisine.
The Kitchen Debate’s Actual Kitchen
In 1959, this Commack ranch house—reproduced in Moscow—showed the Soviets what they were missing.
Culture
The Muse
An ABT ballerina becomes an inspiration for Prince.
No. 1 With an Umlaut
A guide to navigating the Scandinavian crime fiction phenomenon.
The Movie Review
Everything Must Go finds Will Ferrell sitting in his front yard, trying to find his inner adult.
Hypothetical Gaga
Eighteen designers and artists reimagine the pop star.
Agenda
American and French Fromage to Peacefully Cohabit
There is no surer measure of Anne Saxelby's ascendancy than her recruitment by Daniel Boulud.
Departments
Comments: Week of May 16, 2011
Readers sound off on the importance of college, Madonna, and more.
The Approval Matrix: Week of May 16, 2011
Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
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