May 18, 2009 Issue
Cover Story
Recession Culture
Economically, socially, even in terms of brain chemistry, the crash is rewriting the city’s rules.
By Jennifer Senior
On the Cover: Illustration by Darrow.
Features
Truth and Consequences at Pregnancy High
The education of a teenage mother.
Secrets of the Deep
What lies beneath the surface of New York Harbor? For starters, a 350-foot steamship, 1,600 bars of silver, a freight train, and four-foot-long cement-eating worms.
Intelligencer
Hudsonwood Returns
The streets are alive with the sound of people taping up flyers announcing movie shoots.
In a Fixe
The city’s most extravagant restaurants face diners low on cash and less interested in elegance.
No Revenge of the Nerds?
The wages of popularity.
The Neighborhood News
Our roundup of news from around the city.
Little Warhols
Post-boom, artists may rue their productivity.
330 Minutes With Selena Roberts
The sportswriter is not out to ruin A-Rod’s life. She just wanted to write about it.
Back and Forth
At the Time 100 gala on May 5, Kate Hudson and her vegetarian pal Stella McCartney chewed the fat.
Waverly Insider
Things we learned about the Waverly Inn from reading chef and partner John DeLucie’s memoir.
Strategist
Best Bets
A new art bookstore in Chelsea, refined espadrilles, and more.
The Look Book
“It’s kind of like a classical look, harking back to the seventies.”
Sinning on the Cheap
The decadent pleasures of Las Vegas and Atlantic City have never been more affordable.
Swing, Batter
Which bats work best? The Brooklyn Bulldogs decide.
(Re)Starting Small
A onetime Momofuku man strikes out on his own with $135,000 and a dream.
In Season
Lambing season at Dancing Ewe Farm in Granville is just winding down.
Restaurant Openings
Week of May 18, 2009: Aldea, Bánh Mì 172, Chabela’s, and Studio Square.
Bigfoot of the Hamptons
Who’s the mystery buyer said to be scooping up handfuls of houses with lowball offers?
Culture
Living With Lincoln Center
As it turns 50—and gets a face-lift—this complex chunk of city deserves rethinking. A critic’s-eye view.
The Movie Review
Tom Hanks fords a river of gore to save Catholicism in Angels & Demons.
The TV Review
The unique charm of Parks and Recreation.
Regarding Benjamin Millepied
He is perched on a desk, legs swinging like an impatient, excitable boy.
Master of His Domain
The rise and rise of conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim, genius of spontaneity.
The Pop Music Review
The paradoxically soothing effects of very, very heavy metal.
Naked Ambition: Jonathan Groff
Jonathan Groff, who broke hearts in Spring Awakening and Hair, has ditched musicals for plays.
The Art Review
The Met’s “Pictures” show captures a moment when borrowing became cool.
The Theater Review
Until you’ve seen The Singing Forest, you can’t believe anyone would be nuts enough to write an epic farce about the lingering scars of the Holocaust.
Agenda
Leek Week
Back Forty and Savoy celebrate spring with a communally seated calçotada.
Departments
Comments: Week of May 18, 2009
Readers sound off on Etan Patz, the Home Design issue, and more.
The Approval Matrix: Week of May 18, 2009
Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
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