An impersonal look at New York..
My latest obsession, New York Mags ‘Look Book’. Semi-unflattering snapshots taken of current New Yorkers considered to have a unique style of some sorts. Great for me, actually living in New York while remaining some what secluded in my corner of Throgs Neck, to see my contemporaries while not actually engaging in superficial conversation; ‘Where did you get that faux fur scarf?’ or ‘How long have you had braces?’.
But my absolute favorite, so far, has got to be Ms. Bold retired poet from S.I.:
(photo Spencer Heyfron)
Kelis ‘Caught Out There’ (1999).
“I could not let myself wild out and flip out and be emotional and depressed and sad and angry and all these things that naturally happen when you go through something like that.” - Kelis (2009) Interview, titled, ‘Not Mad’.
The (de)evolution of black television..
.. In my lifetime.
Then:
The Cosby Show
A Different World
Family Matters
Fresh Prince of Bel Air
Now:
Flavor of Love
I Love New York
The Real Housewives of Atlanta
..Dishonorable mentions..
Being Bobby Brown Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is
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