June 25, 2012 Issue
Cover Story
The Summer Guide
No one wants to wake up on Labor Day thinking, Oh, man, summer is gone. I’m so lame, all I did was watch House reruns! That would be awful! So turn the page, and plan for summer joy, with: water fun, from yachting to nudism; barbecue meats fit for a five-star kitchen; the big blue new bike-share cycles; five seasonal-delight specialists, from a bouncy-castle inflater to a synchronized swimmer for hire; road-trip itineraries that Jack Kerouac would envy; kiddie fantasies made real; chef-devised picnic spreads; slushy booze; and entertaining, culturally uplifting, or otherwise compelling activities for every day of the season.
Features
Emma Stone’s Spidey Sense
Is tingling. She knows you’re watching her. By Jessica Pressler
‘I Just Want to Feel Everything’
Hiding out with Fiona Apple, musical hermit. By Dan P. Lee
Greyhounds of the Sky
If PETA had its way, these racing pigeons would be grounded—instead of starting a 250-mile, four-hour, magnetically enhanced (scientists think …) trip back to New York. By Molly Langmuir
In Conversation: Aaron Sorkin
The banter auteur is back on the small screen after a sojourn in Hollywood. And in talking about television, he just can't contain himself. By Mark Harris
Frank Rich: Nuke ’Em
Barack Obama’s critics have decried his negative campaigning against Mitt Romney for undermining his message of hope and change. But if the president is serious about getting reelected, he needs to ignore those Beltway wisemen and study up on the nastiest political attack of them all—Lyndon Johnson’s “Daisy” ad. By Frank Rich
Intelligencer
100-European-Tourist Poll
Querying transatlantic visitors on their continent’s money problems.
Seams Iffy
How bargain fashion chains will keep themselves cut-rate.
The Neighborhood News
Our roundup of news from around the city.
He Would Have Stopped the Frisks
But Louis Stokes lost.
105 Minutes With Boris Johnson
A hot plod through Soho with the Olympics-hosting, Samuel Johnson–quoting mayor of London. (Who also happens to be a native New Yorker.)
Columns
Debt Head
Cleary Gottlieb attorney Lee Buchheit knows how to fix what ails Greece and Spain and Italy—though creditors may not want to hear it.
Culture
Born on the Bayou
How Beasts of the Southern Wild (and its 8-year-old star) became a film-fest phenomenon.
The Art Review
“Most of what I saw at Documenta is weak stuff. But then I got a glimpse of art’s future.”
The Movie Review
Brave, starring Pixar’s first female lead, casts a spell.
Everybody Dance Now (That'll Be $300 Each)
Dance music is mainstream, raves are filling stadiums, and concert promoters are salivating with wallets open.
Boyfriend of the Year
Girls star Adam Driver turns on the charm (eventually).
Agenda
Dutch Threat
The new-catch Holland herring is in, and importer Russ & Daughters has added a sandwich to its roster.
Departments
Comments: The Week of June 25, 2012
Readers sound off on Bloomberg, Peter Beinart, and more.
The Approval Matrix: Week of June 25, 2012
Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
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