Whether you’re waiting on a desolate G-train platform or crossing the Williamsburg Bridge on the J, it’s easy to let your mind
wander on the MTA. Eventually, you can’t help but wonder: if this line was a
rapper, who would it be?
What will J.K. Rowling's "adult" novel be about? Harry Potter and the Reverse Mortgage?
It will probably be tamer than Dr. Seuss's book of nudes though.
Speaking of being a fancy shmancy grown up, Whole Foods is finally coming to Brooklyn.
Somewhat related: you may want to brush up on the origin of the word "douche."
In fact, why don't you just read Shel Silverstein's entire alphabet of adult-related words.
But if that's not your scene, perhaps you'd be interested in the MTA's upcoming garage sale.
And in other antiquated things: gender-based bias in literary magazines still exist.
If only there was a fairy tale ending for all of this.
Nowhere am I more besieged by verbal notification and billboard instruction than I am in the bowels of the New York City MTA. “Stand clear of the closing doors.” “A crowded subway is no excuse for unlawful sexual behavior.” “The next Rockaway Parkway bound L train will depart in approximately twenty-two minutes.” Back in August, Oliver Burkeman’s “This column will change your life” series summarized various studies on the impact signs have on human behavior. What I gather is that greater specificity leads to greater compassion (or obedience), and that over-signage is an enormous disturbance that perpetuates compulsive behavior.
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