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Joan Acocella suggests that New Yorkers aren’t rude, so much as familiar — that our lives are so public, the city so overstimulating, the sense of being “in this together” so strong that we tend to treat each other as peers, rather than strangers for whom we have to put on a polite, public face. You’re honest with your peers — you can be short with them, and tell them when they’re pissing you off. By the same token, though, that exposure of New Yorker’s unvarnished, private selves allows us to consider each other as people to be respected, rather than as social obstacles to maneuver around. This is an idealistic theory, perhaps, but it fits my experience of the city. (And anyway, we all know that Bostonians are far worse. via Brian)

After seeing how much some of my friends have been getting out of their tumblelogs, I’ve decided to retire the del.icio.us-powered linkblog and adapt the format myself. (As much as I’d recommend Tumblr to those looking to start a painless, no-pressure blog, I’d rather keep it flexible and on my own turf.)

And with that said, let’s get to it!

I’m pretty proud of how this video turned out — it’s well-produced and funny, and Jesse’s music production is wonderfully catchy. But honestly, none of that matters to me as much as the fact that I look great in it.