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2. New York even prides itself on being a holdout from prevailing American trends
New York boasts that it is a city that resists the prevailing trends (styles, fashion)of America.
3. sitcoms cloned and canned in Hollywood, and the Johnny Carson show live, pre-empt the airwaves from California
Situation comedies made in Hollywood and the actual performance of Johnny Carson now replace the scheduled radio and TV programs for California. 4. it is making something of a comeback as a tourist attraction New York is regaining somewhat its status as a city that attracts tourists. 5. To win in New York is to be uneasy
A person who wins in New York is constantly disturbed by fear and anxiety (because he is afraid of losing what he has won in the fierce competition). 6. Nature’s pleasures are much qualified in New York. The chance to enjoy the pleasures of nature is very limited. 7. the city’s bright glow arrogantly obscures the heavens
At night the city of New York is aglow with lights and seems proudly and haughtily to darken the night sky.
8. But the purity of a bohemian dedication can be exaggerated.
But a pure and wholehearted devotion to a Bohemian life style can be exaggerated.
9. In both these roles it ratifies more than it creates.
In both these roles of banking and communications head-quarters, New York starts or originates very few things but gives its stamp of approval to many things created by people in other parts of the country.
10. The television generation grew up in the insistent presence of hype
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The television generation was constantly and strongly influenced by extravagant promotional advertising.
11. those who are writing ambitious novels sustain themselves on the magazines
Authors writing long serious novels earn their living in the meantime by also writing articles for popular magazines.
12. Broadway, which seemed to be succumbing to the tawdriness of its environment, is astir again
Broadway, which seemed unable to resist the cheap, gaudy shows put on in the surrounding areas, is once again busy and active.
13. he prefers the unhealthy hassle and the vitality of urban life (If you tell a New Yorker about the vigor of outdoor pleasures, he will reply that) he prefers the unhealthy turmoil and animated life of a city.
14. The defeated are not hidden away somewhere else on the wrong side of town.
Those who failed in the struggle of life, the down-and-outs, are not hidden away in slums or ghettoes where other people can’t see them. 15. The place constantly exasperates, at times exhilarates. New York constantly irritates and annoys very much but at times it also invigorates and stimulates.
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