In NEW YORK Magazine Next Week ...

In NEW YORK Magazine Next Week ... NEW YORK, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Stress: The Detox Guide The Ecology of Stress -- We've always known that cities - especially New York - have the ultimate climate for producing anxiety. Scientists are only now understanding why, picking apart the triggers of tension in our daily lives in order to help us calm down. By Clive Thompson Our Seriously Stressful Day -- What to do when everything goes wrong. By Denise Penny Chill Pills -- Dr. Robert Levy, a clinical associate professor at NYU School of Medicine, on the current contents of the anti-stress medicine cabinet. By Sarah Bernard How to Cut the Tension -- From the type-A executive to the beaten-down barista, six prescriptions for reestablishing control of your life. The Body Unwound -- A head-to-toe guide for treatments that undo the damage. By Beth Landman (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041119/NYMAGLOGO ) The Passion of the Christos by Adam Sternbergh Next month, The Gates, one of the most audacious public art projects in history will be unveiled in Central Park, the climax of an odyssey that consumed 26 years of the life of its creator, Christo, and his tireless wife and collaborator, Jeanne-Claude. These days, it's quite a scene in their Soho loft. Plus .. an original Christo sketch (save the issue, and the artist will sign it on Tuesday, February 15, at the Central Park Boathouse, 4 - 6:30 PM) The Seductions of Susan Sontag by Franklin Foer After becoming a luminary by destroying the snobbish distinction between high and low culture, Susan Sontag spent the rest of her life at war with her own celebrity. The Capitalist Spirit by Jeff Sharlet The much-heralded post-9/11 return to traditional religion fizzled quickly in New York. But the city became a boomtown for New Age healers and mystics who will cleanse you, your pets, or the apartment you're trying to sell - for hundreds of dollars an hour. Columns ... Ovitz and Eisner: A Kids' Story by Kurt Andersen At the mean make-believe world of Disney, Michael Ovitz's power was make-believe too. (Like when he tried to hire me.) The Last Battle by John Heilemann Why Social Security will do for Bush what health care did for Clinton. Intelligencer How did Star botch Brad and Jen's breakup? ... Hamptons Garage-Spa ... Kozlowski's Acquitted Ex-Counsel Psychic Family Network -- Sarah Bernard talks to Terry Iacuzzo about being born into a family of psychics and her new book, Small Mediums at Large. The Other West Side Story -- A new stadium isn't the only waterfront boondoggle. By Greg Sargent Last-Chance Photo Op -- The MTA may soon ban amateur photographers from wielding cameras in the subway. We asked ordinary subway riders to send in images from their trips. Diplomats Who Rock -- The Coalition of the Willing tear down the walls in Tribeca. By Otto Pohl Air War -- Brooklyn developers aim to build high before zoning-law shift; groundling locals in uproar. By Will Doig Strategist THE BEST BET: The Bar Room at MoMA MATING: Strangers in the Night -- After the bar scene and the Internet, a resort to game theory. By Amy Sohn MARKET RESEARCH: Rain Check -- From Louis Vuitton to the local street-corner brand, umbrellas tested. By Aja Mangum THE LOOK BOOK: Crystal Boria, Nursing Student FOOD: Adam Platt reviews Bouillabaisse 126; Gari, Bond 45 and Baked open; Eats Village-Where once there was just Dojo and Khyber Pass, now there's a gourmet glut. REAL ESTATE: Feeding the Frenzy -- FreshDirect helps buyers choose apples and Asiago - and, increasingly, apartments. By Johanna Robledo The Culture Pages Deadpan Alley -- Topher Grace knows the formula for crossover success: humility, calculation, and the perfect New York movie role. By Logan Hill MOVIES: Even in lackluster roles, Laurence Fishburne and Samuel L. Jackson light up the screen. By Ken Tucker; Plus ... reviews of Head-On and Elektra, and a conversation with John Leguizamo. MUSIC: Smooth Operator -- Has Jay-Z - one of the best rappers of his generation - really forsaken art for commerce? By Vanessa Grigoriadis BOOKS: Love's Labor -- A Shakespeare professor confesses a terrible secret: She writes romance fiction, pseudonymously. By Emma Garman TV: Add It Up -- Numb3rs brings back Rob Morrow as a brainy crime-solver. Not bad, but it's no Cicely, Alaska. By John Leonard ART: Middle Eastern Studies -- A century's worth of proletarian portraits gives the Arab world a very different face. By Mark Stevens NEW YORK magazine writers and editors are available for comment Please call Serena Torrey at 212-508-0716 or Betsy Burton at 212-508-0781 Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041119/NYMAGLOGO Source: NEW YORK Magazine CONTACT: Serena Torrey, +1-212-508-0716, or Betsy Burton, +1-212-508-0781, both of NEW YORK Magazine Web site: http://nymetro.com/ ------- Profile: International Entertainment