The Patron Saint (and Scourge) of Lost Schools
[Not single-page] Eva Moskowitz, the controversial leader of the fastest-growing charter network in the city, wants to save New York public education by, in a sense, destroying it.
The Revolution Will Be Commercialized
[Not single-page] Sarah Palin is already president of right-wing America — and it’s a position with a very big salary.
Tweet Tweet Boom Boom
[Not single-page] A new generation of tech entrepreneurs in the city is trying to overthrow old media and build a better New York–with the help of their iPhones. Are they dreaming? Definitely. But in a good way.
Clash of the Bearded Ones
[Not single-page] Hipsters, Hasids, and the Williamsburg street.
Rachel Uchitel Is Not a Madam
[Not single-page] And the bottle girls who work at clubs are not prostitutes. As Tiger Woods’s very public escapades through the 21st-century courtesan economy suggest, it’s all much more complicated than that.
Betraying Salinger
[Not single-page] I scored the publishing coup of the decade: his final book. And then I blew it.
Growing Up Gaga
[Not single-page] The self-invented, manufactured, accidental, totally on-purpose New York creation of the world’s biggest pop star.
My First New York
In a cover feature last spring, New York Magazine invited 30 notable New Yorkers to share their memories (mostly fond, some harrowing) of arriving to town. Next week, Ecco/HarperCollins will publish “My First New York,” a greatly expanded collection. Here, from the book, are a few new entries—the early adventures of three writers — plus an actress, an editor, and a famous former call girl — in the big city.
The Raging Septuagenarian
Taking on the Times, Google, and, in a sense, his own children, Rupert Murdoch is not going gently into the night.
The Spades’ New Bag
[Not single-page] Kate and Andy no longer own the brands that bear their name — which makes them very happy, actually. He, however, seems to have his hand in just about everything else.