Open Thread: Do The Right Thing Edition
The 20th anniversary of the release of Spike Lee’s ground-breaking movie Do The Right Thing, which dealt with a day in the life of a block in Bed Stuy, and in so doing brought the multi-layered issues of gentrification race coexistence and conflict in the inner city to a broader national audience. Two decades later,…
The 20th anniversary of the release of Spike Lee’s ground-breaking movie Do The Right Thing, which dealt with a day in the life of a block in Bed Stuy, and in so doing brought the multi-layered issues of gentrification race coexistence and conflict in the inner city to a broader national audience. Two decades later, how much has changed and how much remains the same?
THL, I think it is OT but Mr. B is trying to shepherd us.
Now, here’s a worthy goal!
“I hope that when I die, people say about me, ‘Boy, that guy sure owed me a lot of money.'” – Jack Handey
Gemini and Bxgrl, I think it was successfully set up in the film that it was the extreme heat that made everybody contribute to the tensions and exhibit bad judgment.
So the Open Thread is no longer just open? It’s got a tpic attached to it like every other thread?
Boo….
DIBS–would be interesting to hear you address what BHO is saying about everything being up so why wouldn’t it go down about the same amount. I vacillate between thinking that there is something unique about the brownstone market to thinking that the Case Shiller NYC area reading is pretty accurate.
Heather – do you dig the Celtics?
You’re right, ENY. Nobody in NYC digs the Celtics. It’s been a long time since I’ve heard such crazy talk on the OT.
Hey I don’t hate Rosie, just her voice. If she keeps quiet she’s great.
🙁 oh thanks for giving away the ending hahhaha
*rob*