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Sex and the City

Creators of Gossip Girl
+ Smart show, attractive cast and the ratings are finally picking up. Plus, it’s so New York.
– We hate hearing about coworkers’ trips to the Hamptons; now we have to suffer fictional characters’, too?

John Moore of Bowery Presents
+ He opened the city’s music scene to upstart bands and local talent.
– …Then closed it by monopolizing music venues.

Nick Denton of Gawker
+ He gets all the good gossip, and we check his empire daily (if only to make sure we’re not mentioned).
– Commentators: Each of you, one day when you’re older, will feel the slow crawl of death eating you from within. And you’ll all wish for more time—more time to love, live and experience. Yet you’ll be very, very grateful you spent your time fucking around on the computer, making fun of postings that make fun of people who made mistakes. After all, you were just killing time before you really made your creative mark on this world—your legacy. Which is...?

Sarah Jessica Parker and Darren Star
+ They made it okay for women to talk about sex (even if that woman is our mother-in-law).
– They made it okay for the rest of the world (and their tour bus) to think NYC is all about Cosmos, pricey shoes and rent-controlled apartments.

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