Will Manhattan be the Next Atlantis?

Do you ever think that? You know, that Manhattan, with all its skyscrapers and trash, might just sink into the Atlantic Ocean.
It just seems like it could happen one day. One day when there are flying cars and powdered meals.

Then hundreds of thousands of years after that, people would read Frank O’Hara and mythologize what New York City would’ve been like. What do you think? What would last? What would be misunderstood?

Would they think our gods were Paris Hilton and Britney Spears, that we were some advanced-for-our-time goddess-worshipping society? When really we treat them like ladymeat.

I guess what I’m wondering most is what would they think we were? Would they get us right? Could they get us right? Can you explain, or know, a society simply from what they’ve written down, or would there be gaps, missing pieces in the New York-puzzle?

What do you think?
Are we bound to sink into the ocean? Maybe it’ll be the exact opposite, and Manhattan will just keep growing (you know, miles have been added to the coast of the island from build up of trash and gunk) and cover the entire sea?

Pictures of Walls and the Anonymous Masses

Hey there y’all. Not particularly sure what will interest all of you into excited discussion. But there are mandatory posts to be posted, and here is something I stumbled across the other day. It’s not really directly about the city, but more about people as a whole…?

http://www.picturesofwalls.com/

There they are, the announcements of the world; the “anonymous masses”, shouting to the even more anonymous. Check it out, there are some very interesting and thought provoking declarations. I dunno, I think its just cool that you are seeing the thoughts of other people, and those people could be anyone… and you the viewer… could be anyone as well?

Sorry if I sound vague, it’s very difficult to communicate what I am thinking alot of the time…. Oh well, discuss away!

“all the writers are in brooklyn these days”

 thought you might like to see this piece by colson whitehead in this sunday’s nyt book review section. here, he discusses what it means to be a writer living in brooklyn.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/books/review/Whitehead-t.html 

Big City Blues

What makes a big city? Is it only size? Or does culture and location play a role? How about politics? Celebrities, landmarks, economic and social advancements? This is the question Ohio and it’s capital city of Columbus are asking themselves. Columbus is a larger city than Boston, Devner, Seattle, and Miami yet it is often overlooked by Americans and immigrants. This is the article concerning the situation: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-03-01-columbus_N.htm