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32. Guffaw

Reply to morningfog (Reply #27)

Tue Oct 29, 2013, 10:18 AM

Oct 2013

I admire the honesty with which this post is being met...

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Banksy op-ed rejected by NYT [View all] Recursion Oct 2013 OP

They made the right call. BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #1

WRONG billhicks76 Oct 2013 #7

Right call -- for you. n/t DeSwiss Oct 2013 #10

some people warrprayer Oct 2013 #69

vandalism? Ichingcarpenter Oct 2013 #12

I doubt it's worth trying to explain, but I loved that post Recursion Oct 2013 #22

So then you don't mind if the tagee cashes in, right? brooklynite Oct 2013 #24

Me? Why would I care what somebody does with Banksy's art? Recursion Oct 2013 #25

Welcome Back to DU RandiFan1290 Oct 2013 #14

Ha Recursion Oct 2013 #17

+1 ! Vanje Oct 2013 #51

+1 Marr Oct 2013 #42

Better to say goodbye. It made the wrong call Autumn Oct 2013 #56

Well done by admin. nt Mojorabbit Oct 2013 #62

If you can't distinguish Banksy from a vandal, maybe you should let those of us... Recursion Oct 2013 #19

Putting yourself up on a high horse sure is fun, isn't it? joeglow3 Oct 2013 #75

Welcome back! Drive that post count up as fast as you can! morningfog Oct 2013 #27

Guffaw Recursion Oct 2013 #32

GONE! And his little friends are having a temper tantrum over it! Rex Oct 2013 #55

Oh! Where? I'd love to watch. morningfog Oct 2013 #61

If ever we need an exspurt on vandalism hootinholler Oct 2013 #29

^^^ Win Recursion Oct 2013 #33

People lucky enough to be "vandalized" by Banksy are protecting his "tags" KamaAina Oct 2013 #39

I saw that too Recursion Oct 2013 #45

Says the now banned, repeat troll? Rex Oct 2013 #54

Ouch. MADem Oct 2013 #2

I last saw Freedom Tower when it had just topped out above the Empire State Recursion Oct 2013 #3

We are in agreement. MADem Oct 2013 #38

they were never really part of the skyline as much as the harbour, and quite gorgeous reflecting the bettyellen Oct 2013 #63

Again, I am just a visitor ... but I found the view from the harbor jarring. MADem Oct 2013 #68

midday it was pretty boring to look at alright, but early mornings and twilights could be bettyellen Oct 2013 #74

The truth hurts. n/t mattclearing Oct 2013 #4

Don't it? (nt) Recursion Oct 2013 #5

Wow. Every point, right down the line. The fearful appeasers and sycophants have Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #6

Wow. I can see saying that about Times Square but the whole City? Nt dorkzilla Oct 2013 #15

The whole borough, maybe, along with Brooklyn Recursion Oct 2013 #16

Whew�at least you said the Bronx was still cool! dorkzilla Oct 2013 #48

Banksy are (I use that deliberately) one of the finest writers of our times Recursion Oct 2013 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Recursion Oct 2013 #20

Here's a clue: people live here... brooklynite Oct 2013 #26

+1 nt Javaman Oct 2013 #31

try the boroughs, there is still some soul there KurtNYC Oct 2013 #41

Kind of a dumb article. n/t MrModerate Oct 2013 #8

"It looks like something they would build in Canada." LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #9

Thank you! Recursion Oct 2013 #21

I'm sure it's all about money. LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #28

K&R DeSwiss Oct 2013 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Oct 2013 #13

So says he seveneyes Oct 2013 #23

Really? An op-ed complaining that a skyscraper looks boring? What's next? DetlefK Oct 2013 #30

Meh.. what, he'd prefer a skyscraper shaped like a digitus impudicus? X_Digger Oct 2013 #34

Maybe one that fit in with the architecture south of Canal? Recursion Oct 2013 #35

When the time comes to build the next skyscraper Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #36

I think this op ed hits too close to the nerve for the NYT KurtNYC Oct 2013 #43

As for me personally, I would have gone for Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #46

Just as a point of fact, no one knows what Banksy looks like. His identity is unknown. Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #50

So I'm supposed to believe the NYT would accept an op-ed Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #52

Yes. Many op-eds are probably 'ghost written'... n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #60

I'm sure several people know what 'Bansky' looks like. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #59

I'm sure a few do, but even how many of Banksy there might be. The identity of the artist known Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #77

Massive monument to a lie. n/t whatchamacallit Oct 2013 #37

er, the lie being? brooklynite Oct 2013 #57

Well, the World Trade Center is/was one of the most prominent financial hubs in the World. Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #64

Sorry to burt your stereotype... brooklynite Oct 2013 #67

Some of the largest financial firms and corporations had offices in the WTC. Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #70

please, elboarate? Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #71

"It looks like something they would build in Canada" KamaAina Oct 2013 #40

He's right. He should have also mentioned it is a single point of failure Taverner Oct 2013 #44

Well... I guess it's a good thing he doesn't really live here then...? ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #47

It's so funny that they rejected it. Such a good piece. Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #49

Greenpoint! My hometown. JaneyVee Oct 2013 #53

Ouch. Completely accurate, though. DireStrike Oct 2013 #58

Cosmetically, I thought One World Trade looked pretty cool when I visited this summer. Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #65

Septemeber 11 didn't happen to "all of us" for fucks sake. You'd have to have been tucked safely bettyellen Oct 2013 #66

I agree with him. I find the architecture of that building uninspired. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #72

Burj Khalifa is a big white elephant at this point. Same problem original WTC had Recursion Oct 2013 #73

maybe the best op-ed i have read about the freedom tower La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2013 #76