...But apparently not good enough to speak in.
So, I direct your attention to a book about Jersey ("an anthology of essays by some of New Jersey's best young writers"), having what could only be called a "book release party/reading/thing" in the East Village. It's things like this that perpetuate the idea of Jersey as Novelty. What a shame.
But this points to a larger issue as well. Where would these hip-lit types had this event in Jersey? Symposia? Imagine Atrium? 58? 001? Maxwell's? Grace Church? Kim's?
But just because the spaces in HudCo are few and far between doesn't excuse this, in my eyes. And while none of the few venues I rattled off are perfect fits, many would have been a great place to host the hip-lit crowd. Did they even look into it? Because if they had, they likely would have found *something* that would have worked. After all, if Jersey truly "occupies a unique place in our national consciousness," wouldn't the best way to celebrate that be to party on this side of the Hudson, regardless of Manhattan's "ease of use"?
Perhaps I'm just overreacting at this point, but shouldn't we be just as pissed at things like this as the nose-look-downers across the river get when a Jersey band, suburban kid, or whatever says they're from NYC?
-JW
Do you know that during the English Civil War the Channel Island of Jersey remained loyal to the Crown and gave sanctuary to the King.
Posted by: annotated bibliography | 03/27/2011 at 10:48 AM
I know that The Jersey City Independent is a web-only news outlet that covers politics and culture in the city.
Posted by: book critique writing | 04/10/2011 at 01:41 PM
But I know that Jersey have occupied a unique places in our national consciousness in the same time. What about this?
Posted by: free coursework | 04/14/2011 at 02:53 AM