The New York Observer

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With its cheekily grandiose old-style newspaper layout, giant Drew Friedman caricatures, hilarious wedding-cake-tiered headlines, and, of course, its salmon-pink pages, the New York Observer--"New York's Weekly Newspaper"--wears its smirky knowingness on its sleeve. The table of contents carries the bylines of some of the grand old men of New York cultural commentary--Andrew Sarris, Rex Reed, Hilton Kramer--but the Observer's real spirit is in the dishy, you-are-listening-in-on-the-cell-phone coverage of the city's (or at least the borough of Manhattan's) most naked obsessions: real estate, publishing, Wall Street, local politics, and social and financial excess. There you'll find the dogged publicists, the embittered former managing editors, the howling apartment brokers, and the bored teen socialites who make schadenfreude such an exquisite urban pleasure. At its best, the Observer lingers long and unobtrusively enough at the photo shoots and the tiny tables covered with empty martini glasses to make you feel that you are indeed hearing the talk of the town. --Tom Nissley

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THE NEW YORK OBSERVER is edited for smart, savvy New Yorkers everywhere. It covers media, finance, politics, society and the cultural arts, and offers a unique, irreverent perspective on city life via columns, criticism, profiles and features.

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• Format: Magazine
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Publisher: The New York Observer
• ASIN: B00005NIP2
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Insider's Guide to NYC, January 21, 2002

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Michael Pinto "Anime Fan" (NYC, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The New York Observer (Magazine)

If I had to pick one newspaper that captured the drama of NYC it would be the New York Observer. Unlike any newspaper (the New York Times, the Village Voice) or magazine (New York, Time Out NY) the Observer is always on the inside track when it comes to politics, business, theater, fashion, culture, publishing, the arts, real estate and society. This well designed (and illustrated) publication which is printed on a pale orange newsprint will become a welcomed guest to your weekly reading.

If your looking for dry objective facts then this is the wrong publication, however it's personality that makes New York City what it is and the Observer is like having a team of best friends write you a weekly cheat sheet. What's nice is that while the Observer can focus on high society and culture but it never takes itself too seriously and has quite a bit of good humor. There is a high attention to detail so even an article on a community board meeting or a real estate listing can become interesting.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's almost like being there..., November 4, 2002

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This review is from: The New York Observer (Magazine)

For those of us who miss being in the center of the universe, reading the Observer is almost like being there. In its pink pages I can read stories about New York's political, arts, society, finance, sex and gossip scene. I can smell the inside of a taxi from my house overlooking the lake in Vermont.

2.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic publication - but available for much less elsewhere!, February 3, 2011

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Austin Cassidy (Jacksonville, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The New York Observer (1-year auto-renewal) (Magazine)

I love the New York Observer, but have subscribed for 1 year for only $14. They offered a Groupon at that price and then later began offering the price directly on their website. Not sure why Amazon is charging this much still.