Hello!
Reading the triffic "Fabric of the City" post, I noticed this:
"It’s no accident that so many fantasies have been written about underground New York."
I was wondering if anyone could suggest a few, or any New York-based urban fantasy. I can't think of any, unless you count Jennifer Toth's "Mole People" (and I do). Any suggestions at all would thrill and amaze and make my day.
Reading the John C. Wright critical episode that David mentioned, I thought Wright's umbrage was lovely and tragic:
"Miss, the book takes place hundreds of thousands of years in the future. These issues will not be fashionable then. I am writing for the ages, not for the present generation only."
Although, considering the "issues" he refers to are basic conservation and environmentalism, I don't see how they could go out of fashion as long as we breathe...
(original reference here http://fantasticadaily.com/misc.php?fID=36 )
Continuing with the theme of the poor public relations strategies of progressive causes, here's one New Yorkers will recognize, the "Got a minute for Greenpeace?" people. Worst in the summer, they cluster in groups on busy corners, confronting passerby with their clipboards and their naked pleas for money. Considering that for many people this is the only contact they'll ever have with Greenpeace, I question their pesky and often downright hostile approach.
I was actually approached by a representative on my break just now, and having nothing better to do I agreed to talk to him. He asked me if I cared that the earth was in trouble, gave me a breathtakingly vague introduction to their organization, and asked if I had a credit card or checking account. When I said no, he made a sour face and walked away without thanking me for my time (did he think I was lying?). I've heard similar stories from several people. Of course I understand that Greenpeace needs funds and they have trouble getting their message through to the public through more conventional channels, but the mercenary strategy is rotten PR - certainly the amount of frustration and ill will created towards them, and by an unthinking transitivity towards all environmental causes, outweighs the amount of money raised. If anyone can defend this, I'd be happy to hear your argument. I *like* Greenpeace, and I'm sorry that most people associate them with the "M&M's for basketball" kids who harrass you on the subway.
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