New York Snapshots
While in New York for BEA, I was able to take in a few sights around New York. Because this information is getting dated even as I type, I'll reduce it to a few snapshots:
TALK RADIO - We went to see Liev Schreiber in this incredible play about an acerbic talk radio host who is spiritually dying every single moment that he's on air. Schreiber was *superb*, it was the sort of performance that leaves you feeling wrung out, wondering how he can possibly press the "restart button" to do another show the next night (or twice in a day, on matinee days.) Well worth the ticket price (especially with half price tickets from TKTS!) We were five rows back, which let us see facial expressions perfectly.
COOPER HEWITT - We went to two exhibits - the Design Triennial, which showcased design successes in a huge variety of fields (architecture, clothing, electronics, etc) Some were interactive displays, some were simply breathtaking. All were interesting. The second exhibit was the perfect "compare and contrast" - it was called Design For The Other 90%, and it was about high concept design for the world's poor (things like a water carrier, shaped like a barrel with a hole through the long axis so that people can roll gallons of water rather than carry them.) It was stunning to see cost-effective ingenuity.
NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY - We prowled through the building, gasping at the public reading room and playing a little with the electronic resources. We are such geeks!
We also got to see my brother-in-law, eat at a couple of great (but not chi-chi) restaurants, and generally have a great little vacation around the business of BEA!
Mindy, really heading into the day job now!
TALK RADIO - We went to see Liev Schreiber in this incredible play about an acerbic talk radio host who is spiritually dying every single moment that he's on air. Schreiber was *superb*, it was the sort of performance that leaves you feeling wrung out, wondering how he can possibly press the "restart button" to do another show the next night (or twice in a day, on matinee days.) Well worth the ticket price (especially with half price tickets from TKTS!) We were five rows back, which let us see facial expressions perfectly.
COOPER HEWITT - We went to two exhibits - the Design Triennial, which showcased design successes in a huge variety of fields (architecture, clothing, electronics, etc) Some were interactive displays, some were simply breathtaking. All were interesting. The second exhibit was the perfect "compare and contrast" - it was called Design For The Other 90%, and it was about high concept design for the world's poor (things like a water carrier, shaped like a barrel with a hole through the long axis so that people can roll gallons of water rather than carry them.) It was stunning to see cost-effective ingenuity.
NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY - We prowled through the building, gasping at the public reading room and playing a little with the electronic resources. We are such geeks!
We also got to see my brother-in-law, eat at a couple of great (but not chi-chi) restaurants, and generally have a great little vacation around the business of BEA!
Mindy, really heading into the day job now!
(Anonymous)
Adrianne
But I try to find the positive things in the places I visit as well... And not to bore folks with the negatives :-) (Although if I could describe the negatives as lyrically as you do...)
(Anonymous)
You've given me a warm fuzzy today. To think someone thought that something I wrote was lyrical. I struggle so hard for every word. I shall treasure that thought all the day long.
Adrianne
Glad you enjoyed New York. It's a fun city. Exhausting and often frustrating, but also magnificent.