by Bryan | Sep 26, 2011 | City on Stage, Writing New York
Cyrus’s discussion of Irving’s History over the last week or so lays the foundation for one of the big trajectories we trace in Writing New York: the idea of constructed histories — the literariness of the city’s history — and the very...
by Cyrus | Sep 7, 2011 | Writing New York
The “walk down Broadway” is one of the motifs that we introduce on the first day of Writing New York and trace throughout the term. During the opening lecture, we look at
by Bryan | Jan 19, 2011 | Music
I can’t remember when I’ve seen a clip this amazing. I stumbled across it a couple days ago and have been back to watch it half a dozen times since. If I could pull some Purple Rose of Cairo/Harry Potter move and tumble into this screen …
by Bryan | Mar 23, 2010 | Film, Music, Teaching, Writing New York
Just back in town from a long conference weekend in Albuquerque. Cyrus was jetset to and from Abu Dhabi in the meantime. I’m kind of hoping we’ll be able to keep up the blog a little more regularly than we have the last few weeks. Tomorrow I’m...
by Bryan | Feb 28, 2009 | Odds and Ends
Earlier this week Mayor Bloomberg announced a major makeover for a good stretch of Broadway (between Herald Square and Columbus Circle), designed to offer more pedestrian space and safer biking. From Transportation Alternatives’ StreetBeat:Broadway and the great...
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