tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779051.post-76900432148311988762008-07-14T14:43:00.004-04:002008-07-15T13:15:47.128-04:00Great piece from the New York Times about changes in New York over the last decade, as viewed through the lens of <i>Rent</i> - and why there's no such thing as a "realistic" musical:<br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/13/nyregion/thecity/13rent.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1" target="top">Bohemia Takes Its Final Bows<br />“Rent” is closing at the end of the summer, but its ragtag New York left the stage many years ago, elbowed out by fusion cuisine and designer labels.</a><br /><br />I especially like the part about how "Cyberland" is the enemy of the piece, when today all the characters would be blogging.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5779051-7690043214831198876?l=judgmentcall.blogspot.com'/></div>Adam807http://www.blogger.com/profile/02160762249006189405noreply@blogger.com