October 21, 2013 Issue
Cover Story
Global Design 2013
A worldwide survey of youthful ambition and ingenuity, including a handmade bamboo mansion in Bali, a Dutch school that has now become a home, a London loft furnished with many found parts and on a budget of only “800 quid,” two Genoan brothers and their family’s showroom/palazzo crash pad, an Art Deco beauty in Mumbai that hadn’t been touched for 80 years, and the revival of the design collective. Plus: a luminous wooden lightbulb, a color-changing radiator, and more very imaginative products from the young set.
On the Cover: Ecology of Colour installation. Photograph courtesy of Nous Vous.
Features
The Furies Never End
Amid the government shutdown, pundits have expressed great shock at the radical nature of these new “upstart” Republicans—even though their cause, tactics, and influence are as old as American history itself. By Frank Rich
Post Mortem
The New York Post loses perhaps $50 million a year and is down to a print circulation of 300,000. Rupert Murdoch, by contrast, has nearly 500,000 Twitter followers. Something’s got to give. But publisher Jesse Angelo feels confident he can save his brand—by reinventing it on the web. By Steve Fishman
Film School in Thirteen Posts
How to write, direct, shoot, and cast a feature film in lessons from Wes Anderson, Diablo Cody, Gravity cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, and more.
Intelligencer
The State of Assange
He’s a cartoon. A megalomaniac. An irresistible Hollywood subject. And a crucial historical figure.
The Ordinary Strangeness of Alice Munro
Kathryn Schulz on the Nobel laureate’s ability to find big stories hidden in life’s smallest details.
154 Minutes With Graydon Carter
Morning coffee at home on Vanity Fair’s centennial.
The Neighborhood News
Our roundup of news from around the city.
Strategist
Best Bets
Dewi van de Klomp’s soft cabinets, Rent the Runway opens at Henri Bendel, and more new stuff in stores.
The Look Book
“With great hair comes great responsibility. Also, it lets me get away with stuff.”
The Restaurant Review
Han Dynasty stays true to Sichuan cooking.
In Season
The Wayland's Robert Ceras uses husk cherries to make a satisfying and deceptively stiff cocktail.
Corpse Revivers
How new owners lovingly dusted off a historic Brooklyn watering hole.
Culture
Chiwetel Ejiofor Comes in From the Heat
You’ll remember his name after 12 Years a Slave.
Solo Voyage
All Is Lost’s Robert Redford doesn’t need co-stars, but he could use a towel.
The Trouble With Mega-Galleries
When artists sign with one of the four giants, something happens to their work—and it’s often not good.
Girl With Curious Hair
As the breakout star of Bad Jews, Tracee Chimo has a stage presence almost as big as her character’s ’do.
The Pop Music Review
Miley Cyrus re-declares her independence on Bangerz.
The Theater Review
A Night With Janis Joplin contains pearly performances of great songs. It’s a shame about the rest of the show.
The Movie Review
Robert Redford gives a career-best performance in All Is Lost.
To Do: October 18–25, 2013
25 things to see, hear, watch, and read.
Departments
Comments: Week of October 21, 2013
Readers sound off on Antonin Scalia, ethical parenting, and more.
The Approval Matrix: Week of October 21, 2013
Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
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