Elizabeth Manus
My blogs
- The Ys Have It
- Notes from New York
- Notes from New York
- Notes from New York
- Eat Me
- Notes from New York
- Notes from New York
- Drink Me
- Notes from New York
| Gender | Female |
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| Occupation | Teacher |
| Location | Manhattan, New York, United States |
| Introduction | I have lived in New York City most of my life. I still discover new foods, new doorways, and new ways for the MTA and the New York Times to irritate me. Grove Court is where I.N. Phelps Stokes (The Iconography of Manhattan Island, 1498-1909) was wed. Which is to say: I also like Grove Court. The best parts of Grand Central are the catwalks. I miss Manhattan's smaller movie theaters—Theater 80 St. Marks, the 68th Street Playhouse, and that place off Madison (near the Paris), with the fake Tudor windows. Scandinavia House has a room for Moomin lovers. Landmark West and the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation are my heroes in a city of shiny developers. Wave Hill has a fine view of the Hudson. A long, long walk or bike ride is what I like. An electronic voting machine is what I don't like. Real butter on popcorn is essential. |
| Interests | Socio-linguistics, cheese rinds, strange brews (Certosa...), news media parodies, sustainable living, people who go easy on the use of machines. |
| Favorite Movies | Funny Face, Stage Door, Swing Time, Roman Holiday, Lost in Translation, Local Hero, Quiz Show, The Princess Bride, What's Up Doc?, Gangs of New York, Heaven Can Wait |
| Favorite Music | Moving water, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Talking Heads, Paul Simon, James Taylor, David Bowie, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Bonnie Raitt, Joni Mitchell, Jen Trynin, CSN, Bix Beiderbecke, Magnetic Fields, Debussy, Tindersticks. |
| Favorite Books | Moby-Dick, The Catcher in the Rye, A Flag for Sunrise, A Fine Balance, The Golden Compass, The Whispering Mountain, New Grub Street, The Crying of Lot 49, Rabbit, Run, Housekeeping, Ficciones, The Baron in the Trees, The House of Mirth, The Portrait of a Lady, Elect Mr. Robinson for a Better World, The Bonfire of the Vanities, Possession, Our Dumb Century, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Real Thing, Blown Sideways Through Life, Elizabeth Bishop, How to Live With a Neurotic Dog, Love Trouble, Partners. |
Come up with some possible band names for your group that features a washboard and a styrofoam tuba.
The Dickies, My Right Hand, James