{"id":829,"date":"2015-08-15T09:33:52","date_gmt":"2015-08-15T13:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=829"},"modified":"2015-08-15T09:33:52","modified_gmt":"2015-08-15T13:33:52","slug":"new-york-city-blog-aug-8-aug-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=829","title":{"rendered":"New York City Blog Aug. 8 – Aug. 15"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Back in NYC – As the Italians say, autumn begins in August. The diagonal light conjures up 40\u2019s ballads about the city. I strolled through Washington Square Park. It\u2019s what Pioneer Square is in Portland and St. Mark\u2019s in Venice – the city living room.<\/p>\n

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Still waiting to hear from Amtrak. On Aug. 1, I slept on the floor of the train\u2019s lounge. Those of us who were in Car 2830 were ordered to leave our compartments and stay in the lounge. No Coach seats were available. Not a word from Amtrak.
\nBack to NYC. I did something I haven\u2019t done in years. I went to a double feature at Film Forum. First, The Third Man<\/em>, one of my favorite movies. There\u2019s always something to discover. This time I watched the actor who played Mr Winkle blow the dust off an objet d\u2019art as he listened to hapless Holly Martin. Then, I scooted across the corridor and saw Listen to me Marlon<\/em>. It\u2019s based on Marlon Brando\u2019s observations of his exciting and unhappy life.
\nHave you been to China: Through the Looking Glass at the Met? Apparently it\u2019s not essential to see the exhibit. It\u2019s three floors of darkness with splinters of light and American jazz. At the other end of the building is the Sergeant exhibit. It\u2019s wonderful. You can see the art – imagine! And it goes on for miles.<\/p>\n

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Sergeant’s Villa Torlonia, Frascati<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At IFC (the old Waverly) a friend and I saw Best of Enemies<\/em>, a documentary about the William Buckley and Gore Vidal debates. It was delicious. They had vitriolic tongues and thoughts which they expressed well. Maybe the debates were the high point of their lives. Both clung to their anger long after the event was over.<\/p>\n

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