- February 2, 1998
- Mark Ravenhill
His much-hyped Shopping and Fucking has a can’t-lose title. But will a sexually contrarian English playwright survive the wrath of gay New York?
- January 19, 1998
- The Brothers Pate
Two identical, charming, blond, twentysomething Downtown guys with a darkly comic script (Deceiver) about ne’er-do-well con men: How could Hollywood resist?
- January 19, 1998
- High Style
This couple earned millions as interior decorators for Colombia’s biggest drug lord. Now they’re being tried for money laundering, in a controversial case that has civil libertarians livid. Who’s next, John Gotti’s tailor?
- January 12, 1998
- Little Big Man
A self-described “short Jewish guy” who slept through yeshiva and did stand-up in the Catskills, Ben Brafman has become one of New York’s toughest defense attorneys, winning surprising acquittals for rather long-shot clients. Can he do the same for Daphne Abdela and Peter Gatien?
- January 12, 1998
- Spa vs. Spa
While some urban oases see beauty in herbs and mud, others swear by a power plug and a steady electric current. A guide to New York’s facial relations.
- January 12, 1998
- Pressing the Flesh
Faster than therapy, safer than sex, easier than working out, massage (at home, at the office, in a spa, or on the street) is the indulgence of choice for the stressed-out.
- January 5, 1998
- Oedipus & Podhoretz
His father fought Stalinists. But for Post edit-page chief John Podhoretz, sitcoms are the battleground of freedom.
- January 5, 1998
- Citizen’s Arrest
Bounty hunters in this city play a sophisticated game of hide-and-seek to get their man -- impersonating Con Ed repairmen, tapping phone lines, and storming houses with handcuffs. Nabbing fugitives is tricky business, which is why they often come this close to breaking the law themselves.