February 21, 2005 Issue
Cover Story
The Once and Future President Clinton
Everyone used to think Hillary Clinton could never win. But plenty of Democrats—and even some Republicans—are starting to believe that the Clintons may soon see their presidential china again.
Features
A Come-From-Behind Plan to Land the Olympics
The long-shot NYC 2012 Olympic bid is counting on relentless politicking and intra-European squabbling to bring home the Games—if Cablevision’s ploy to kill the West Side stadium doesn’t knock them out first.
The 2012 Contenders
Ladbrokes, the British bookmaker, puts Paris as a heavy favorite, but IOC voting patterns are mysterious enough that every city still has some notion of how it could win the final vote on July 6 in Singapore.
The Big F
Getting fired at the age of 50 is a numbing experience that robs you of every ounce of self-worth. But sometimes that can be good for you.
St. Elsewhere
New York breeds more basketball talent than anywhere in the world, and St. John’s is the No. 1 college program in town. So why has it gone so horribly awry?
Strategist
Best Bets
An alluring (and functional) surge protector, plus multiple uses for the peacock feather.
Economy of One
Ultimate matchmaker Samantha Daniels spends a hypothetical $150,000.
The Look Book
The outfit of a Broadway vet.
Mating
Making the marriage sale.
Real Estate
Storefront Realtors take Manhattan.
Shop News
Store openings this week.
Ask a Shop Clerk
Alveen Dabandan of Yellow Rat Bastard.
The Best Seller
Nepalese rug, $2,799
Sales & Bargains:
This week's hottest sales & bargains.
Market Research
A review of leading men’s jeans.
The Restaurant Review
Hedeh and Komegashi Re-Construction Cuisine, two very different Japanese restaurants.
In Season
Tiny, succulent shrimp from Maine pack a lot of delicately sweet flavor into a small package.
Haute Cuisine, Petit Space
Master chef Eric Ripert demonstrates how to cook well in a cramped apartment kitchen
Walk It Off
Before or after your Christo-curated stroll in Central Park, you’re going to need to eat.
Hey, Big Spender
Not so long ago, the $160 tab on a four-course Ducasse dinner gave the fine-dining community fits. Today, that price seems almost reasonable. Where to go when someone else is picking up the check. (Tax, tips, and drinks not included, of course.)
Intelligencer
Intelligencer Gossip
Damon Dash goes Harvey Weinstein-hunting, final skirmish in ‘DisneyWar’, Christopher Guest’s latest ensemble satire, and more.
It Happened Last Week
It was a week of high frivolity, as the city gave itself over to ogling frocks (and the preternaturally beautiful models who wore them), erecting enormous artworks, and arguing about porn.
Not in My Back Alley
Freeman’s restaurant vs. theater scion.
GHOST Busters
A night out with Bloomberg’s crack anti-graffiti squad.
Shark Woes
Damien Hirst’s decomposing shark.
A Tale of Two Brownstones
One’s protected, the other declared by law to have “no style.” Can the Whitney bring them both down?
Martha’s Little Would-Be Helpers
Who wants to be Martha’s apprentice?
Brad and Jen: The Quickie Book
How to write a Brad-Jen-breakup book in one week.
Columnists
The City Politic
The mayor has dealt deftly with a court ruling forcing his hand on gay marriage—so far.
The Imperial City
The Iraqi elections have New York liberals struggling to accept that the Bush administration may have actually done something right.
The Culture Pages
Culture Opener
In The L Word, Jennifer Beals shows a sexy second act.
Movie Review
A wry Keanu Reeves highlights the well-crafted supernatural noir of Constantine.
Theater Review
Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies’s latest is endearing and well acted.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Reviewed
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is almost too much title for a wispy little musical that hangs on the horns of a dichotomy.
Good Vibrations Reviewed
How, I wonder, could one salvage the presently disastrous musical Good Vibrations, which is based on the preexistent songs of the Beach Boys?
Long Story Short
Spelling bees move from local news to Broadway.
TV Review
A one-woman show from Sarah Jones is entertaining but could use more edge.
Ladies Night Reviewed
If you needed to know what happened to Paul Michael Glaser after Starsky & Hutch, you’ll find him running around the Pacific Northwest.
The L Word Reviewed
It’s a soap with nipples.
Flashback: Beyond the Fringe
Spamalot may mark the arrival of Monty Python on the New York stage, but it’s not the first British TV comedy export to make waves on Broadway.
Overheard
What fashion types are saying about Project Runway.
Architecture
A Nomadic Museum stop in Manhattan.
Book Review
The haunting memoir of a witness to the Rwandan genocide.
Lurid Tell-All Watch
The Anna Wintour book shows what’s wrong with the modern celeb biography.
Pop Music Review
Music for hipsters and their kids.
Art Review
“Ellen Gallagher: DeLuxe” confronts issues of race not with hectoring but with clever, even antic, satire.
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