Today the New York Times’ Opinionator blog posted this piece by Sloane Crosley, which explains the many ways she has worn elbow-length green gloves, and complains about the hassle of Halloween in New York (second only to New Year’s Eve, apparently.) I have never spent Halloween in New York, so I can’t comment on that. I would just like to highlight this brilliant description and illustration.
The world as we know it can be divided into two kinds of people: those who dress obviously and those who make you work for it. Say what you will about the creativity-in-a-bag that is a Ricky’s costume but at least those people never get asked who they’re supposed to be. This is a question I can barely answer the other 364 days of the year so God knows why I’d be able magically self-actualize on Halloween.Alternatively, the holiday can bring out the irritatingly clever in all of us: a friend of mine once wore dark glasses, an “I ♥ Venice” T-shirt and carried a walking stick. She was a Venetian Blind. She parted the crowds on Christopher Street by “accidentally” poking them with the stick.
O.K., so that was pretty good. Wrong. But good. [more]
Serious commentary on China, or copywriting, or something like that… coming soon.
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