Features
It might seem crazy that NBC is pinning its hopes on the wispy shoulders of the 18-year-old capuchin star of its new sitcom Animal Practice. On the other (diminutive, hirsute) hand, if anyone is up to the task, it’s probably this monkey. By Benjamin Wallace
The Mormon Mitt Romney has largely been absent from the campaign, a void that has made the candidate seem a cipher. Yet a look at Romney’s decade as a church leader in Boston shows a man capable of great empathy—but it’s an empathy defined by an unshakable belief in his own culture’s exceptionalism. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
Intelligencer
Jimmy Carter's descendants show a Kennedy-esque willingness to throw themselves into a political fight.
The case against the anti-terrorism staple.
Mike check for NFL replacement refs.
Our roundup of new from around the city.
The old new way to game Wall Street.
Ransacking the actor’s room as he prepares to flee Toronto.
Strategist
A charcoal toothbrush, an iPhone amp, and more new stuff in stores.
“People obsess over vintage Gucci—that’s not me. I’m more particular: I like prints and textures.”
California interior designer Kelly Wearstler glamorizes a Tribeca triplex.
Two laid-back Brooklyn neighborhood spots make a convincing case for out-of-the-ordinary grains.
Tina Vaughn and Chip Smith's Le Midi opens in Greenwich Village.
Center Bar opens at the Time Warner Center.
The American Table Cafe and Bar by Marcus Samuelsson opens at Alice Tully Hall.
M. Wells Dinette opens at MoMA PS1.
A new–to–New York gadget promises an honest assessment.
Culture
How Justin Peck’s new piece for NYCB got its soundtrack.
The time-traveling Looper makes lots of right moves, but not much sense.
Barclays Center is Brooklyn’s ready-made monument.
An installation turns synesthesia into something you can visit.
From Warhol to Wegman, a fine-arts history of Polaroid.
Agenda
Vermont’s Deep Mountain Maple syrup arrives at the Union Square Greenmarket.
Departments
Readers sound off on cheating, the Republican National Convention, and more.
Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
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