Afghanistan? Problem Solved.
It's cheap, it's elegant, and if you're lucky, the new Sandy Bullock movie will be playing. You're welcome, Mr. President.
Blogs
At Performa: Replaying Anna Halprin’s Parades & Changes
Does one of modern dance's seminal (and most naked) works still work?
Blogs
More Proof That NYC Media Was Dying Long Before the Recession
If you are an editor or a writer or a designer you should probably start learning how to shoot a gun.
Books
Curtis Smith Has the Utmost Respect for Causality
This week, The L Mag Questionnaire for Writer Types is careful not to step on a butterfly or anything.
Going On Today...
Mary Poppins
Disney hopes to create another Lion King-type monster hit with this musical based on the beloved 1964 movie of the same name. $20-$110
New Amsterdam Theater, 214 W 42nd St., between Broadway and Eighth Ave, Midtown
Music
Pop Scene: Date Rape! Fake Death Cab!
In which Pop Scene gets just a little bit heavy. But then relaxes and has fun.
Real Estate
Real Estate's self-titled debut full-length hits all the right nostlagiac notes.
Annie
Swedish Norwegian pop darling Annie refuses to stop, releases album called Don't Stop.
Fuck Buttons
The UK duo releases an album of seven wordless, pulsing electronic music. And they're still called Fuck Buttons.
Oct 28, 2009
Film
Embraceable Pedro
Almodovar's Broken Embraces honors its influences, and satisfies in its own right.
Nicolas Cage Is Having Too Much Fun
In Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Werner Herzog indulges our nuttiest movie star's every scenery-chewing whim.
Size Does Matter
Red Cliff, John Woo's epic return to the Chinese film industry, is undercut by its own gigantism.
Is Anti-Semitism Good for the Jews?
Yoav Shamir's documentary Defamation examines the uses of prejudice.
Food & Drink
The Mayor of Little Yemen Has No Term Limits
A small family restaurant on Atlantic Avenue tells the story of New York City.
Nov 10, 2009
A Family Affair
This cozy, romantic, not-quite-finished Park Slope hideaway is perfect for holiday dating.
Mexico City Blues
This new LES Mexican joint is too loud and too big.
Columns
Art Fag City
Dave Choi Deserves Your Attention
Who knows why some artists make it big and others don't...
Fashionville
Flowers in Winter
Just because winter is here doesn't mean we're stuck with charcoal knits... Floral prints forever!
Sex With the Natural Redhead
Sexy Pics 101
How to take sexy pictures of yourself without even trying.
The Conscientious Objector
Another Inconvenient Truth
As the meat-eating season descends upon us, it's a good time to look at the true cost of our carnivorous habits.
The Power of My Proven System
Music Legend Steve Wynn Loves the Yankees
Yes, people honestly do love the big, rich Yankees.
Fare is Fair
So, the Second Avenue Subway?
At this rate, we'll probably have flying cars before we have a Second Avenue subway.
Reviews
Theater
Something's Amiss with Miss Julie
August Strindberg's sexy Scandinavian cross-class romance gets a stiff British update.
Bar
A Family Affair
This cozy, romantic, not-quite-finished Park Slope hideaway is perfect for holiday dating.
Books
The Interrogative Mood: A Novel?
Padgett Powell's playful new novel(?) asks many questions. Literally.
Film
Concerning the International Language of Rom-Com Cliché
South Korean festival fave My Dear Enemy is a variation on a tired theme.
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