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at Green-Wood Cemetery:
Oh, but then: I saw a hawk take out a squirrel on the highest hill in the cemetery. In Brooklyn. With the Statue of Liberty visible in the distance. And no irony whatsoever.
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Parlors were crucial performance spaces. First, your entrance: “A graceful bearing, a light step, an elegant bend to common acquaintance…are all requisite to a lady.” Gentlemen, for their part, were warned against offering their seat to the newly arrived lady—body warmth was considered offensive—and instructed to avoid “ill-bred” or “indecent” subjects of conversation. —Edwin Burrows and Mike Wallace, “GOTHAM: A History of New York City to 1898″ |
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New York to Storm King. Also: does this little kid say “I do magic!”? That would be sweeeeet. |
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Click on the icon below for the stirring 2007 TED Prize announcement video:
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Here are my 14 favorite Search Terms That Users Typed Into Search Engines, According To My Stats Page, To Wind Up At My Site, Whether They Wanted To Or Not:
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