Here’s a sad story. When the weather allows, I like to take a break from work and visit the Strand’s kiosk in Central Park. While there, I methodically browse through all the books on sale, starting at one end and making my way to the other without skipping a single book. But this isn’t the sadContinue reading “A disturbing peek into my psyche”
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Hell on wheels
We got a Mercedes Benz! Well, we’re leasing one. Actually, we’re leasing half of one. We’re leasing a smart car. I never expected to own a car in New York. For the past twenty years I’ve been telling people that the reason I live here is because I don’t need to drive. Then again, IContinue reading “Hell on wheels”
Music, fashion, and fascism
I went shopping for jeans during my lunch hour yesterday. I hadn’t visited H&M in years, and I was pleasantly surprised to see that, judging from the low prices and the quality of the fabric, their clothes are now designed to be immediately disposable. While I wasn’t particularly taken by how I looked in theirContinue reading “Music, fashion, and fascism”
A report from the mortuary
I decided that I needed a new coat, and after not being able to find a suitable one at H&M or The Gap – I clearly am not very imaginative when it comes to shopping – my wife convinced me that we should take a look at Saks Fifth Avenue. This day was the coldestContinue reading “A report from the mortuary”
Giovanni García-Fenech 