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April 23, 2012

Cover Story

The Twee Party

Is artisanal Brooklyn a step forward for food or a sign of the apocalypse? And does it matter when the stuff tastes so good? By Benjamin Wallace

On the Cover: Inset portraits by Jonathan Nesteruk for New York Magazine. Product photos by Michelle Feffer. Needlepoint by Nadia Lachance.

Features

In Conversation: Barney Frank

The soon-to-retire Massachusetts congressman looks back on his three decades in the House.

By Jason Zengerle
Karma Crash

John Friend was the charismatic leader of a feel-good, all-American yoga empire, 600,000 strong and counting.

By Vanessa Grigoriadis

Intelligencer

Culture

Columns

The War War

According to the Romney campaign, the president has declared hostilities against just about everything Americans hold dear.

Agenda

Lower East Sushi

At Blue Ribbon Sushi Izakaya, chefs Eric and Bruce Bromberg take a culinarily inclusive approach.

Strategist

Departments

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