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in defense of san francisco - by Celine Nguyen

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a valentine’s day manifesto for a city (supposedly) in decline ✦

Last week, I was in NYC for work. Being there reminded me of the distinct pleasures of being in one of the great cultural centers of the world. After work, I: met with a writing group, saw a film at the Lincoln Center (with a director Q&A after), saw a friend DJ, and had vegan dim sum. But at the end of the week I was genuinely happy to fly back to San Francisco—a city that everyone agrees is dying, dead, culturally deprived, and generally bad. A beautifully painterly moment from The Taste of Things, directed by Trân Anh Hùng and art-directed/costumed by his wife Trần Nữ Yên Khê. Image via…

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