The New Yorker, April 30, 2012 (Cover) "Tag Sale," *How a god Became a Billionaire * California Vs. The Milk Underground * Letter From Alexandria

COMMENTChina's CrisisA family scandal exposes the system.by Evan OsnosTHE TALK OF THE TOWNThree RingsA trifecta of criminal proceedings in downtown Brooklyn.by Ben McGrathCoolWalt (Clyde) Frazier opens up a restaurant near the Garden.by Reeves WiedemanMarriage PlotNicholas Stoller on his inspiration for "The Five-Year Engagement."by Tad FriendTHE FINANCIAL PAGENo End in SightWhy long-term unemployment hurts us all.by James SurowieckiLETTER FROM ALEXANDRIARadicals RisingWhat do the new Islamists want?by Wendell SteavensonSHOUTS & MURMURSExplanations Are in Orderby Bruce McCallANNALS OF GASTRONOMYRaw DealCalifornia vs. the milk underground.by Dana GoodyearANNALS OF HIGHER EDUCATIONGet Rich U.Is Stanford too close to Silicon Valley?by Ken AulettaA REPORTER AT LARGEThe Secret of the TempleHow a god became a billionaire.by Jake HalpernFICTION"Hand on the Shoulder"by Ian McEwanPOP MUSICKraftwerk at MOMA.by Sasha Frere-JonesBOOKSPatrick Flanery's "Absolution."by Philip GourevitchBriefly Noted: "Zona"; "The Guardians"; "Perla"; "Love and Fatigue in America"MUSICAL EVENYSOpera in Paris.by Alex RossTHE THEATRE"In Masks Outrageous and Austere," "Clybourne Park."by John LahrTHE CURRENT CINEMA"Bernie," "The Three Stooges," "Lockout."by David DenbyPOEMS"Love Story"by Virginia Konchon"Resisting Arrest"by John AshberyMitsuko Uchida plays Schubert.by Alex RossRembrandt's self-portrait, at the Met.by Peter SchjeldahlDANCE NOTES"Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance," at Cinema Village.by Joan AcocellaTABLES FOR TWOWongby Andrea K. ScottTHE MAILRobert L. Nardelli; Zaheer Jaffery; John H. SteedSpotsBenoît van Innis