April 9, 2012 Issue
Cover Story
The Scandalized City
A City of Ids: Colin Harrison on why the city has always been fertile ground for the sordid, baroque, and gruesome.
310 Years of Disgust and Delight: A romp through New York’s notorious: A governor goes to his wife’s funeral in drag! Grave-robber med students incite a riot! An art gallery unmasked as an S&M dungeon! With: Frank Rich on Broadway sexpot Mae West; Nora Ephron on boyfriend-killer Jean Harris; Jerry Saltz on the city’s most reviled painting.
Plus: Jim Holt and Laura Kipnis spar over the morality of titillation; Liz Smith and Steven Gaines debate the limits of public forgiveness; Wayne Barrett and Tom Robbins remember the greatest hits of municipal malfeasance.
On the Cover: From top, Eliot Spitzer (Mary Altaffer/AP), Whitman Knapp (Lee Romero/New York Times/Redux), and Mary Astor (Photofest).
Intelligencer
Drones of New York
The tiny flying machines that call the city home base, the heights they reach, and how long they can stay there without recharging.
Baiting the Umpire
Obama doesn’t want to have to run against the Roberts Court. Fortunately, the Court doesn’t want that either.
Precisely-y
In defense of the Internet’s favorite suffix.
The Neighborhood News
Our roundup of news from around the city.
Bar Room U.
Higher-ed end around.
54 Minutes With Questlove
At the Lower East Side’s brand-new Hoodie Shop with the Late Night bandleader, talking Trayvon Martin and apolitical fashion.
Columns
Rolling the Vice Dice
What kind of mate makes sense for Mitt?
Strategist
Best Bets
Gallagher’s Paper Collectibles, new market vendors, and more.
The Look Book
“I think I’m the only New Yorker who doesn’t own anything black.”
The Urbanist's New Orleans
Cross-dressing rappers, DIY Bloody Marys, divinely good phô.
The Restaurant Review
The force behind Alison on Dominick is back, with a warm and neighborly Flatiron joint.
In Season
You can’t beat April Bloomfield's recipe for smoked trout and potato salad.
Opening Day for Foodies
Mark your calendars: The outdoor feeding season starts now.
A First Look at Ribalta
Can there ever be such a thing as too much pizza? Not in this town.
A First Look at Dragonfly
Cornelius Gallagher’s finally landed on the Upper East Side with a new take on Asian flavors.
Less Shoes, More Sashimi
With a boutique hotel and a Stumptown café on the horizon, stubbornly schlocky West 8th Street may be turning the corner.
Culture
Does Judy Garland Still Matter?
An icon of vulnerability in an age of empowerment.
Roll With It
Whit Stillman’s new muse overcomes bad dates, Tyra Banks, and a mouse infestation.
The Movie Review
The preppy young women of Damsels in Distress think all the world needs is a few more tap shoes.
The Book Review
Two lesbian literary titans take on their greatest demon: Mom.
Can’t Look Away
Photographer Alex Prager’s high-intensity L.A. melodrama.
Agenda
Roman Holiday
Mark Ladner’s traditional Easter feast at Del Posto.
Departments
Comments: Week of April 9, 2012
Readers sound off on Girls, the GOP’s war on women, and more.
The Approval Matrix: Week of April 9, 2012
Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
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