The UWS continues to die an agonizing death, as the Apthorp goes condo and many of its long-term Jewish/lefty residents must hit the streets. [NY Mag]
Homeless teens will never move back in to Covenant House--it's recently been sold for yet another luxury Chelsea hotel. [Curbed]
Columbia's cherry gets popped. I'm not sure exactly what that means, but it's an interesting choice of phrasing. [NY Observer]
Victoria's Secret Student Center coming to Barnard's ivy-league campus. Well, hopefully not, but it's a possibility. Dear womyn of Barnard, this is not what post-feminism is all about. What would Gloria do? [NY Sun]
These EV Ukrainian ladies have been rolling out dumplings for years. I love to pass their windows in the morning and look through the lace curtains to see their hammy forearms working the dough on flour-dusted tables. It's a rare moment of nostalgic gratification in this otherwise vanishing city. [NY Times]
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
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That would be useful catharsis, but aren't video games for yunnies? What could be more narcissistic than a world you control, where you get to kill your enemies? What do you think these idiots are doing on their cell phones when they're not blabbering into them?
good point JJJS. but, you know, we're all a little bit narcissistic. it's just a matter of degrees. an hour here and there virtually murdering yunnies in the privacy of one's home could be a boost for one's healthy narcissism.
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