Spring
Hail spring! May flowers are just around the corner, bringing new occasions to look dashing. Advice on lightweight suits (nice), scuba gear (when underwater), and seersucker (not yet).
Opinions
A collection of 197 issues
A Brief Catechism of Rock Shows, Part I
When it comes to rock shows, there are many guidelines to be followed, and some fans do so with a religious fervor. Hear the word of the rock gods and know the truth.
Part V, Releasing Your Inner Slut
If you look like you just got some, it's sexy. If you're dressed like you're out to get some, it's slutty. Ignore the distinction.
Springtime for Washington
Daisies and rifles are never easy bedfellows, especially when both are just starting to bloom.
Tom Ridge, You Could be the New Oprah!
Major contributors to the Republican party may be getting pay-offs in the most unexpected ways. Philip Graham considers opening his checkbook with an idea that could save the free world and literature.
Lost in Translation
The Chinatown bus network: offerring inexpensive transport between the major Chinatowns of the eastern US. The New York Times coos over the novelty; we actually take a ride on the bus and have a decidedly different take.
Josh’s Creepily Prescient Oscar Picks
It’s Oscar time again. But before you drop your paycheck in the office pool on who will snag Best Supporting Whatever, peruse these dead-on predictions for the winners.
What Lies Beneath
New York and Washington have their differences, but the greatest disparity (at least to someone who just moved from Manhattan) is in their subway systems.
Dinner Is Served!
A never-quenched need for aged, obscure cookery manuals, preferably the kind with recipes for Tunnel of Fudge.
Among the "Unsavvy"
Being published in the New Yorker has long been a fantasy for many writers, and the magazine's recent change in the fiction chair appeared to offer more hope for the underpublished. Appearances, however, can be deceitful.