Results tagged “disappointment”

No one will ever know for certain how many of the 60 hours David Blaine actually hung suspended upside-down for. Many spectators witnessed him standing upright, being suspended horizontally and basically just slacking off on his mind-exploding magician duties. A collective "yawn" was heard throughout the city as the 60 hours went on, and last night ABC aired the grand finale: the Dive of Death.

The New York Times has an interesting piece of service journalism for upcoming college graduates around the country planning on moving to New York. As a recent college grad, you are likely to be poor; and getting an apartment will likely be far more expensive and disappointing than you could ever dream. Fueled by expectations of a New York portrayed in the media, people imagine themselves living in neighborhoods like the West Village in a cute one bedroom apartment with lots of closet space.