An Interest In:
Web News this Week
- March 14, 2024
- March 13, 2024
- March 12, 2024
- March 11, 2024
- March 10, 2024
- March 9, 2024
- March 8, 2024
June 1, 2011 03:11 pm PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/SQihX_Yovhk/make-friends-with-st.html
Make friends with strangers on "conceptual walks" in NYC
Poet Jon Cotner takes visitors on "conceptual walks" around New York City: "I'll give each participant two lines to repeat to strangers on the sidewalk. Possible lines include: "That looks pretty cozy" (uttered when someone approaches with a baby carriage); "That's a good-looking wolfpack" (uttered when someone passes with three or more dogs); "I hear that's a nice way to cool off" (said when someone passes with an ice-cream cone, iced coffee, or slushy) ... they inevitably produce laughter and warm, oceanic feelings. They replace urban anonymity with something bordering on affection -- even if it's fleeting. The accumulation of these moments can be blissful."...Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/SQihX_Yovhk/make-friends-with-st.html
Share this article:
Tweet
View Full Article