They All Became New York There are a million stories in the naked city, and here are four of them. The Cross Atlantic Report, a group of four photographers spread across the globe, present a gallery of a time when they were all together in New York.

11 Stories About Cross-Dressing J. Edgar Hoover made cross-dressing big in the States, and now everybody’s doing it. Eleven stories by Kevin Fanning on the ordinary lives of people in different clothing.

The Hyperbole Towers New York is constantly building chic apartments for its wealthiest citizens, and what luxury highrise is complete without a fatuous selling pamphlet? Welcome to the art of superlative meaninglessness.

Notes on a Federal Culture Urban character is easy – Chicago has architecture, New York has culture, Los Angeles has a six-hour flight to New York – but what about cities with zero personality? Let’s say, Washington? D.C. writer Clay Risen comes up with a few traits for home.