Features
As he nears the end of his third (and this time final) term, Mike Bloomberg is already gearing up for his next act—to use his money, influence, andambition to shape the cities of the world in his own data-obsessed, nanny-state-loving image. By Gabriel Sherman
From a rough upbringing in the projects on Avenue D, Hector Monsegur grew into perhaps the most influential hacker in the world, a Che Guevara of the Internet who attacked the powerful in the name of the oppressed. Then the FBI came knocking, and he embraced a very different calling. By Steve Fishman
When ex–New Republic editor Peter Beinart wrote The Crisis of Zionism, his polemic against Israel’s settlement policies, he could have predicted the conservative response. What he didn’t see coming was all the liberal outrage. By Jason Zengerle
Intelligencer
Vegans you don’t want to tussle with.
Art’s chronic gigantism.
The wordplay’s the thing.
Our roundup of news from around the city.
Backdoor fix to crosstown problem.
The Ur-sports-radio dialogue, 25 years later.
Prepping for opening night with the Mission Chinese Food chef-auteur, bringing his San Francisco hipster “Oriental” food to the LES.
Columns
The Knicks’ superstar maneuvered the system to get exactly the coach he wants. Which is why the team is doomed.
Strategist
On June 8, Paper Source—already a fixture in Cobble Hill—is coming to Soho.
“On a songwriting level, I compare myself to Fiona Apple. She doesn’t dumb down.”
The heat is rising, the socks are coming off: an owner’s manual to your most overworked, underappreciated body part.
Barely there sandals are a foot fetishist’s delight.
A former Franny's cook takes on the seldom-seen cuisine of Yunnan province.
In these last few days before summer, spring radishes are at their best.
Week of June 11, 2012: Nicoletta and Sullivan St Bakery.
Forget Heinz and French's: The cookout condiment has gotten fancy.
Culture
Reformed loiterer Rosemarie DeWitt is working full-time.
Songwriting legend Paul Williams unwittingly returns in a new doc.
The tranquil, terrifying Robert Frost.
Brice Marden retraces his steps—but doesn’t follow them.
Steven Soderbergh makes rain while shooting The Bitter Pill.
Agenda
The Vinegar Hill House owners have added a 30-seat wine bar and café called Hillside next door.
Departments
Readers sound off on Barack Obama, the New York Times, and more.
Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
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