David Carr and A.O. Scott chatting on video on the front page of the New York Times website. Talking about Brooklyn.
Scott, film reviewer for the Times, lives in Brooklyn (Lefferts, I think) and his family harks from here. Carr, NY Times technology columnist, doesn’t know from Brooklyn but he’s funny so that’s okay. So what do they talk about when the talk about Brooklyn?
“Brooklyn has gone global, this Brooklyn brand. It’s become an adjective. In Paris they say: “tres Brooklyn.”
“Brooklyn has always been a real place with a diverse population.”
“Brooklyn is not just a place, it’s an aesthtic, with an emphasis on the material over the production values…”
“This leaf on lettuce was grown on this roof garden in Bushwick…”
“When all you really wanted was a salad.”
“There’s always stuff you can make fun of, especially when young people are doing it…”
“Lettuce with a back story…”