Have a relaxing weekend
What are you doing this weekend? We’re lounging and maybe checking out the Winter Flea + Holiday Market in Crown Heights. Have you been? It seems as though winter showed up in Brooklyn this week. It...
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Serial Podcast
Have you guys been listening to Serial, the new podcast from the producers of This American Life? I listened to it on our bus rides to and from Rhode Island this weekend and I couldn’t be...
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City.Ballet. Season 2
Yesterday, I binge watched the second season of City.Ballet, a docudrama produced and narrated by Sarah Jessica Parker exploring what it’s really like to be a dancer at the prestigious New York City Ballet (NYCB)....
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Find us on Facebook!
Just a quick update to let you all know that The City and Us has a Facebook page! Want to be friends? : ) I’ll be updating the page regularly so be sure to “like”...
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Have you guys seen this animation adapted from Dan Pink’s talk at the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce)? It illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at...
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On Setting Goals
Until recently, the process of setting goals wasn’t a conscious effort for me. I’ve always had overarching goals, but the details were vague, blurry around the edges. “Have a successful career.” “Live in a city.”...
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Fall TV Shows
What TV shows are you watching this fall? Dan and I love The Walking Dead and Homeland and the first few episodes of both shows have been great. Have you guys been watching The Walking Dead or...
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Scratch-Off Art in NYC Subways
This article in the New York Times shared some interesting photos by photographer Kevin Shea Adams of print advertisements in NYC subway stations. Layers and layers of old advertisements exist behind the current ads and...
Read MoreGone Girl
Did you see the movie Gone Girl last weekend? We went to dinner and then saw it with friends on Friday night and…
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Staghorn Ferns
The tenants before us in our Brooklyn apartment had two Staghorn Ferns hanging from the walls behind their couch. I distinctly remember seeing them when we viewed our apartment because they were big and mounted...
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