April 1, 2013 Issue
Cover Story
Long Night at Today
After Ann Curry’s tearful on-air exit, the fortunes of NBC’s Today,
and its host Matt Lauer, fell—fast. Inside the corporate
drama that everyone in morning television is watching as closely
as their Q ratings. By Joe Hagan
On the Cover: Matt
Lauer. Photograph by
Ruven Afanador.
Features
My Week As Robert Moses, With Oil Wells
What happens when an architecture critic and his 15-year-old son become co-mayors in the addictive world of SimCity? An exercise in the impact (and pitfalls) or urban planning, whether real or virtual. By Justin Davidson
Kaboom
Young lovers Aaron Greene and Morgan Gliedman suffered from more than a lack of direction. With a weapons fetish (his), a heroin habit (theirs), and a baby on the way (ditto), perhaps it was only a matter of time before the police came knocking at their Greenwich Village door. By Robert Kolker
Intelligencer
Jim McGreevey Needs Your Approval
The former New Jersey governor has rededicated himself to Christ—and to people-pleasing.
’Toons of Industry
CEO’s get the superhero treatment in comic books by Bluewater Productions.
The Divergent Values of Celebrities’ Kickstarter Come-ons
Dan Harmon wants your money.
57 Minutes With Amy Schumer
The breakout stand-up talks dirty while sipping her afternoon tea.
The Neighborhood News
Our roundup of news from around the city.
What’s Hebrew for ‘Playmate’?
Playboy magazine launches Hebrew language edition.
Columns
Why the Bombers Won’t Bomb
Despite their unprecedented austerity movement, the Yankees will win the A.L. East.
Strategist
Best Bets
Thomas Heatherwick’s Spun chair, Eleven Consignment Boutique opens in Brooklyn, and more.
The Look Book
“My daughters would say, ‘Don’t talk all that bullshit therapist talk to us, just talk regular!’”
The Urbanist’s Miami
Street art, shrimp shacks, and show-pony mansions.
The Restaurant Review
At Hanjan, Hooni Kim updates traditional joomaks.
In Season
Hass avocados are in the supermarket year-round, but their oil content increases in the spring.
Danish Revival
The once grand, then forgotten pastry stages a comeback.
Culture
Eva Mendes in Disguise
Who was that unibrowed woman in the sweatpants?
The Five: Game of Thrones
The most dragon-filled show on television returns to HBO for its third season on March 31.
Tom Hanks’s Big Break
At rehearsals for Nora Ephron’s Lucky Guy.
“What Is a Man?”
Harvey Fierstein’s Kinky Boots is more than a drag show, which is precisely the point.
A New Don: Elisabeth Moss
On bossing men around on Mad Men, and stabbing one in Top of the Lake.
The Theater Review
On its way to the theater, Breakfast at Tiffany’s lost the Capote touches that kept it aloft.
The Theater Review
Jesse Green on Hands on a Hardbody.
The Movie Review
Ryan Gosling can’t save the overreaching The Place Beyond the Pines.
To Do: March 27-April 3, 2013
Twenty-five things to see, hear, watch, and read.
Departments
Comments: Week of April 1, 2013
Readers sound off on feminist wives, and more.
The Approval Matrix: Week of April 1, 2013
Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
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