What's Inside: Details (2009.08)

October 18, 7:16 PMEntertainment Magazines ExaminerNicholas Jackson

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There's nothing that I find spectacular in this issue. The best story is probably that on Private Joseph Dwyer, but you've heard it before. Instead, turn first to Michael Chabon's column on middle school nostalgia

FEATURES:

• Bateman Begins (Steve Kandell): Michael Bluth made it easier to forget (or at least forgive) Teen Wolf Too, but that was just a warm-up. At age 40, Jason Bateman has finally hit his stride, starring in a slew of upcoming films, including The Baster opposite Jennifer Aniston.
• How To Really Make Coffee (JJ Goode): Why wait in line for a latte when you can brew yourself a much better cup at home? Here, everything you need to know so you never have to see the inside of a Starbucks again.
• The Stay-At-Home Divorce (Eric Adelson): Some people can't be in the same room with an ex for five minutes, but this husband and wife shared their dream house for a full year after separating, because neither could afford to move out. Welcome to the recession breakup.
• Private Dwyer's Last Breath (Roxanne Patel Shepelavy): When 26-year-old Army medic Joseph Dwyer was photographed carrying a wounded boy to safety in 2003, he gave us the first iconic image of the Iraq war. With his death in 2008 from huffing cans of Dust-Off, he became a far more telling symbol of our failed ambition.

ALSO INSIDE:

• Fall fashion preview; a short Q&A with novelist Nick Laird, otherwise known as the husband of Zadie Smith; the ice cream sandwich makes a comeback; San Francisco's music scene; Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter on their new Comedy Central series; 10 Rules of Style from Kenneth Cole; men who wear engagement rings; Details shines the spotlight on Hayden Panettiere; Daniel Suelo lives on zero dollars a day — in a cave; the emergency slim-down; Michael Chabon reflects on middle school; and more.