Duel Of The Downtown Magazines
July, 1990
Before he died, Malcolm Forbes's life had taken an odd turn. The idiosyncratic publisher had shed his wife and become an enthusiastic habitué of the New York club scene, showing up at clubs in his motorcycle leathers, helmet in hand, and chatting it up with androgynous Euro-trash guys who wore tight pants and had pierced ears. It wasn't a typical lifestyle for a wealthy 70-year-old man, and, apparently, Forbes felt a bit lost. One night, a certain club would be packed; the next, the same place w...
