Tag: NYC
On The Protect Yo Heart Graffito & Its Representation of Selfishness As A Defense Mechanism
The twenty-first century is no place to have feelings. Certainly not if you want to make it out of your twenties with any semblance of [Read More…]
Train’s “Drops of Jupiter” is the Soundtrack to Sacramento in Other People
No one can fully understand Sacramento unless they’re from there. Unlike New York or L.A., it is not the sort of place that can become [Read More…]
Lucille Ball Is The Future of All NYC Women in Stone Pillow
Lucille Ball never quite got the accolades she deserved for switching to drama in the 1985 TV movie, Stone Pillow. Directed by George Schaefer, the [Read More…]
You Can Take My Dollar Pizza Away From Me When You Pry It From My Cold, Dead Hands
The people and news outlets of New York City have a tendency to get very uppity about different causes at various points throughout the week. [Read More…]
On the StreetEasy Ad Campaign
Only in New York City could an ad campaign about how shitty it is to live here be praised and lauded for its self-deprecating brilliance. [Read More…]
Taylor Swift and Catey Shaw Should Probably Start Hanging Out With Each Other
The last time a white girl was this maligned for acting as some sort of “spokesperson” for city life was just three months ago when [Read More…]
The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.: The “Girls” of the Literary World
There’s something about describing Brooklyn in any way–it doesn’t seem to matter how generic or thoughtless–that gets people, to quote Shane Black, “wetter than Drew [Read More…]
The Horrible and the Miserable: Why Woody Allen’s Take on Humanity is Astoundingly Accurate
Woody Allen is famed for many quotes, including “80% of success is showing up.” But perhaps his most salient one comes from Annie Hall, in [Read More…]
New Music From Grimes Is A “Go”
Rihanna, known for rejecting songs that other artists are happy to pick up (see: Miley Cyrus’ “We Can’t Stop”), may be kicking herself after hearing [Read More…]
The Most Nuanced Moments of The Carrie Diaries
With series writers that include former Sex and the City veteran Amy Harris and Candace Bushnell herself, it’s no surprise that The Carrie Diaries is as well-thought out and [Read More…]
