Tag: NYC
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Listening History: 5 Podcast Episodes on New York City
When the cold weather lingers into mid-April and the sky remains stubbornly grey, sometimes we have to remind ourselves why we like living here in this gigantic metropolis, where going outside no matter the weather is required for getting to work. One of the reasons I love living here is the abundance of history. New York…
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Pride
June has been crazy busy around here, Much of it has been consumed with my move from one end of Brooklyn to another, plus there’s been a number of concerts, live podcasts, end of school/fiscal year celebrations, etc. And because of the stress and excitement of all those things, I kind of let it slide…
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Life Moves Pretty Fast
Most people associate the summer with a nice slow-down. The days are longer and warmer, and everyone takes their time now that they have more sunlit hours in the day…at least that’s how it seems to go everywhere else. But this? This is New York City, the city that NEVER sleeps. And here, if there are more…
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Summer Character Inspiration
When we first started this blog, we took as our namesakes two awesome Southern women who inspired us, in myriad ways, with their beauty and wit and strength. And so sometimes we like to wonder, what the original Zelda and Scout do when faced with 21st century New York City? We like to think they’d embrace it…
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History Has Its Eyes On You
Here’s the cool thing about New York: It’s old. Maybe not European cathedral old, but as far as the United States goes, it’s practically ancient. Which, if you’re me, is awesome, because I am a giant nerd who loves old things. I spend the majority of my working life in museums, and I have a…
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A New Colossus: The Tenement Museum
The best thing about working in a museum is, of course, working around world-class art and important pieces of history. But the second best thing about working in a museum is that you get into other museums for free. An acknowledgment of our shared love of learning and our measly non-profit paychecks, this reciprocal admissions…
Zelda & Scout 