“One of the special characteristics of New York is that it is different from a London or a Paris because it's the financial capital, and the cultural capital, but not the political capital.” DifferentPoliticalSpecialNew YorkFinancialLondonParisCharacteristics Author:Ron Chernow
“Human beings today are surrounded by huge institutions we can never penetrate: the City, the banking system, political and advertising conglomerates, vast entertainment enterprises. They've made themselves user friendly, but they define the tastes to which we conform. They're rather subtle, subservient tyrants, but no less sinister for that.” HumansMadeTodayPoliticalHuman BeingsCitiesStreetsHugeWallTasteInstitutionsEntertainmentLondonAdvertisingEnterpriseSubtleFriendlyTyrantsUsersConformBankingPenetrateSinisterSubservientBanking SystemUser Friendly Author:J. G. Ballard
“Britain is blessed with a functioning political culture. It is dominated by people who live in London and who have often known each other since prep school. This makes it gossipy and often incestuous.” PeopleSchoolPoliticalCultureKnownBlessedLondonBritainPrepsPolitical Culture Author:David Brooks
“It was a pity that movies and live TV left New York for Hollywood. London theater, movies, television - until (Britain's) money ran out - were always better than ours since the city was the political capital of the country, as well as the artistic and literary one. In L.A. we've always been slightly sealed off from real life. It's no accident that two of our most interesting directors, Woody Allen and Bob Altman, are more or less settled in the real world.” WorldWellsTwoRealCountryPoliticalLeftInterestingCitiesNew YorkTelevisionTvsDirectorsHollywoodTheaterAccidentsLondonReal LifePityArtisticRanBritainReal WorldBobMost InterestingWoodyLive Tv Author:Gore Vidal