Friday, September 6, 2002

How Does One Portray Emptiness? From Eric's cubicle this morning, I saw a chilling sight. All of the chairs in Bryant Park, normally scattered under the trees and around the tables, were arranged in rows on the lawn, pretty much filling the entire lawn. It's the most effective representation of absence that I can remember seeing. 10:18:33 PM     What do you think? ()

Who Decided Parity Is a Good Idea? We are nearing the end of the Major League Soccer season, wherein ten teams have spent the last six months fighting for eight playoff spots, making regular season games even more pointless than NHL games. After 24 games D.C. United, the team in last place, needs only to win their last three games to make the playoffs. My team, the MetroStars, went from eighth place overall to first place in the Eastern Division with a win last night, despite still being below .500 and stumbling for the last two months. 8:18:02 AM     What do you think? ()

Did You Ever Look Really Closely at a Twenty Dollar Bill? Last night, my wife and I went to the world premier of the first two episodes of the fourth season of The Sopranos at Radio City Music Hall. Yes, we've reached the point of showing television shows in large theaters. In these episodes, we learn that there are two businesses that are recession-proof: HBO and La Cosa Nostra. That makes The Sopranos doubly recession-proof. It's funny because it's true. I won't spoil anything here, but I will say that it starts off much more briskly and effectively than the past two seasons and it's funnier than I remember previous seasons being. If you're a fan, you will of course watch it, and if you're not, you won't. 8:02:14 AM     What do you think? ()

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