http://nymag.com Daily coverage of New York's restaurants, nightlife, shopping, politics, and culture. en Copyright 2006, New York Magazine Holdings, LLC Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:42:29 -0400 http://nymag.com/arts/tv/reviews/49249/ Steven Bochco’s Raising the Bar lowers it further. ]]> http://nymag.com/arts/tv/reviews/49249/ Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:15:33 -0400 http://nymag.com/arts/tv/profiles/49246/ The Discovery Channel finds its playboy. ]]> http://nymag.com/arts/tv/profiles/49246/ Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:15:02 -0400 http://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/profiles/49277/ If there’s a quirkier pop star than Canadian violinist Owen Pallett, we’d like to meet him.]]> http://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/profiles/49277/ Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:14:56 -0400 http://nymag.com/arts/all/features/49278/ You still haven’t been to an outdoor festival this year?]]> http://nymag.com/arts/all/features/49278/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:03:39 -0400 http://nymag.com/arts/books/features/49279/ If there is such a thing as a typical New York upbringing, Michael Agovino knows nothing about it.]]> http://nymag.com/arts/books/features/49279/ Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:14:48 -0400 http://nymag.com/arts/all/approvalmatrix/49280/ Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.]]> http://nymag.com/arts/all/approvalmatrix/49280/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:27:21 -0400 http://nymag.com/movies/reviews/49284/ The miraculous Katrina documentary Trouble the Water. Plus: The Rocker never quite rocks.]]> http://nymag.com/movies/reviews/49284/ Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:15:20 -0400 http://nymag.com/movies/features/49286/ In a small role in Hamlet 2, Elisabeth Shue plays herself.]]> http://nymag.com/movies/features/49286/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:54:30 -0400 http://nymag.com/arts/tv/features/49106/ The 39th season of Sesame Street, which premieres Monday, is surprisingly well stocked with quirky guest stars http://nymag.com/arts/tv/features/49106/ Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:57:50 -0400 http://nymag.com/arts/theater/reviews/49107/ The script’s full of navel-gazing; the production drags. Yet Hair still exerts a joyous pull. ]]> http://nymag.com/arts/theater/reviews/49107/ Fri, 8 Aug 2008 15:13:18 -0400 http://nymag.com/arts/all/approvalmatrix/49118/ Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.]]> http://nymag.com/arts/all/approvalmatrix/49118/ Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:57:07 -0400 http://nymag.com/arts/tv/features/49119/ Ellen Wheeler hopes to save the daytime soap with a little reality and … Jonathan Safran Foer?]]> http://nymag.com/arts/tv/features/49119/ Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:58:01 -0400 http://nymag.com/arts/tv/features/49120/ Is there such a thing as overacting on soap operas? Believe it or not, yes.]]> http://nymag.com/arts/tv/features/49120/ Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:57:21 -0400 http://nymag.com/movies/reviews/49121/ Robert Downey Jr. doesn’t just steal Tropic’s thunder, he owns it. Plus: Woody Allen’s redemptive muse. ]]> http://nymag.com/movies/reviews/49121/ Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:57:27 -0400 http://nymag.com/movies/features/49123/ Danny McBride is best known for his starring role in this year’s no-budget slapstick comedy The Foot Fist Way.]]> http://nymag.com/movies/features/49123/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:53:58 -0400