Departments
52 Letter from the Editor
56 Backstory
59 Manual
99 The Style Guy
214 Parting Shot
Rick Perry's album, The Texecutioner GO Intelligence
103 The Punch List
From Eddie Murphy's profane return to the Muppets' sweet reboot, the best in this
month's culture
114 Is This the Sanest Man Running for President?
Yes, and Gary Johnson still doesn't have a chance BY LISA DePAULO
126 Do These Pants Make Me Look Unpresidential?
GLENN O'BRIEN does a sartorial survey of the 2012 hopefuls and wonders what the
hell they're wearing
134 XXX Men
What's with all the leading men in movies flashing wang? JULIEANNE SMOLINSKI averts
her eyes
138 It's Official: Brooklyn Is the Coolest City on the Planet
Here's everything you must do to fully experience New York's finest, freshest
borough
152 The Survivors
Through career lulls and prison terms, ugly addictions and industry earthquakes,
they've never stopped rocking
152 Keith Richards
156 Eminem
158 Lil Wayne
160 Debbie Harry
162 The Black Keys
163 My Morning Jacket
164 Jimmy Cliff
166 PJ Harvey
167 Alex Turner
168 Dungeon Family
170 Nick Lowe
171 New York Dolls
172 Mick Jones
173 Erykah Badu
174 Lou Reed & Metallica
176 Robert Plant
177 Jack White
178 Lee "Scratch" Perry
179 Iggy Pop
180 Beck & Stephen Malkmus Features
190 The Movie Set That Ate Itself
An epic project. A manic director. A giant cast. And after five years, no end
in sight BY Michael IDOV
196 My Hard-Core Obsession
To find out what was wrong with him, Shalom Auslander tracked down the stars of
the seriously filthy porn he just can't quit
200 His Own Private Idaho
Jay Shaw's quiet farm life hid a big bloody secret BY SEAN FLYNN Fashion
182 Keep Your Cool This Winter: A 12-Step Plan
From boots for your suits to the perfect long underwear, how to brave the cold
in style
194 Smokin' Camels
Rapper Theophilus London helps bring back the '70s-flavored camel-colored topcoat
204 Urban Outsiders
Pack wisely and your next camping trip will be spent under the stars with this
supermodel