November 15, 2010 Issue
Cover Story
Mr. Sunshine
Does Jimmy Fallon laugh too much? Why would
that ever be a problem? By Adam Sternbergh
Plus: Why things are better than they seem, and a brief, semi-random collection of reasons to feel better.
On the Cover: Jimmy Fallon. Photograph by Andrew Eccles for New York Magazine. Illustration by
Jason Lee.
Features
Look on the Bright Side
Things are better than they seem. Honest.
Vegetables Are the New Meat
At serious restaurants all over town, carrots, peas, and the like are no longer just the supporting cast—they’re the stars. Move over locavores, here come the vegivores.
God Loves Jay Bakker
And Jay Bakker wants you to know that he loves you, too.
Intelligencer
Sex, Lies, Sultanates
The tabloid-ready trial of the year opens in New York State Supreme Court: Casa de Meadows, Inc. v. Zaman.
The Non-Steamroller Plan to Run New York
Now Andrew Cuomo actually has to govern a deeply troubled state—and avoid being like Spitzer while doing it.
MTV Back in the Music Business
The return of the video.
The Neighborhood News
Our roundup of news from around the city.
The Decider As Memoirist
Who reads a president’s book?
43 Minutes With Margaret Cho
A discussion of the meaning of Jersey Shore and nonmonogamy in the comedienne’s hotel room.
Columns
Boehner’s Army
The Republican revolutionaries have problems with authority—and that may provide Obama an opening.
Strategist
Best Bets
West Elm's recycled glass vases, a week full of sales, and more.
The Look Book
"Fashion now, it doesn’t look right. My life is simple, and I dress accordingly."
The Restaurant Review
A spare Boerum Hill restaurant with lofty culinary ambitions.
In Season Recipe
The capon is a French and Italian holiday favorite.
That Old, Bright Magic
Designer Miles Redd transforms a forlorn-looking West Village apartment into a retro-Hollywood-inspired sanctuary.
Heavy Metal Thunder
After six years, a strict lead-abatement law is driving deep wedges between tenants and landlords.
Culture
The Old Is New Again
Eleven paintings you can’t miss at MoMA’s historic Abstract Expressionism show.
The Classical Music Review
Janet Cardiff’s Forty-Part Motet flirts with cacophony—and is instead sublime.
Minstrels, With Irony
Two high-steppin’ reasons to see The Scottsboro Boys.
Director’s Cut
Martin Scorsese’s nominations for best performance in an Elia Kazan film.
The Movie Review
The ick and wow of 127 Hours doesn’t add up to much.
The Movie Review
An awful adaptation of For Colored Girls.
The Pop Music Review
New albums by Kid Cudi and Cee Lo Green present the highs and lows of manly oversharing.
Agenda
What to Eat at Millesime
Laurent Manrique’s "seafood brasserie" at the Carlyle.
Departments
Comments: Week of November 15, 2010
Readers sound off on narcissism, hip-hop lyrics, and more.
The Approval Matrix: Week of November 15, 2010
Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
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