This may not be widely known, but it's an interesting piece of history that's now confirmed: Steve Jobs personally tried to recruit Kevin Lynch to Apple after the big Flash debate in 2010. Lynch, of course, was Adobe's chief technology officer at the time and had just went head-to-head with Apple CEO Steve Jobs over Flash and iOS.
Kevin Lynch has since enjoyed lengthy amounts of stage time during recent Apple keynotes. In September 2014, Lynch demoed the Apple Watch to the world for the first time months before it was available to purchase. Then in June at Apple's annual WWDC event, Lynch demoed the watchOS 2 software update on stage to developers and the world.
I've been through a number of challenging situations. One of these was getting into a disagreement several years ago with Steve before I was with Apple — it was not easy and I didn't win the argument, but something surprising happened. Steve got to know me better and asked me to work with him. I felt I couldn't join at the time, but he left the door open. Later, he tragically passed away. I couldn't stop thinking of our conversations and am so happy I did join Apple, and have been giving my all since.
I did this with a leap of faith, not knowing exactly what we would build, but that I'd be working with the truly amazing team at Apple. My first day I learned the mission was to create the Apple Watch, and that we had a lot of work to do. It has been a series of incredible engineering and design challenges since.
I say this tidbit was confirmed and not discovered because while it felt fresh upon hearing, the detail was somewhere back in my head but not easily available in print. I racked my brain and sourced it back to an episode of John Gruber's podcast (~1 hour 14 minutes in) from April where he said a Cupertino "birdie" in a position to know (my guess on this one is Schiller) said that Jobs had tried to recruit Lynch after the Flash episode, but Lynch worried leaving then would look bad for Adobe. Notably, Gruber had previously said that Lynch was a "bozo, a bad hire," due largely to his work on Flash and his public conflict with Jobs.
Yet three years later, Lynch made the jump to Tim Cook's Apple and began his contribution to the Apple Watch. Jony Ive told Bloomberg Businessweek last year that the Apple Watch project began shortly after Jobs' death in 2011 (although that's recently been curiously disputed), so I wonder what role Jobs initially had in mind for Lynch.
In 2013, Lynch reported to Bob Mansfield, then Apple's SVP of Technology, who retired and had duties go to Dan Riccio, SVP of Hardware Engineering, and Jeff Williams, then SVP of Operations who recently got promoted to Chief Operating Officer.
More thinking out loud: will Lynch eventually be promoted to SVP of Technology and earn a profile on Apple's leadership page like Mansfield had? Technically key VPs have profiles now too but Lynch isn't included. Maybe this is related to how well Apple Watch 2 does this spring.
At any rate, Lynch's history with Apple starts long before he joined the company and has got to be one of the most interesting hires (that Lynch was potentially a bad hire was hard to argue against in 2013). Kevin Lynch, Apple VP of Technology, despite Jobs' Thoughts on Flash essay (Flash, of course, is now walking dead) and the somewhat hard-to-find, goofy Mythbusters-style video where Lynch destroys an iPhone, now with the Steve Jobs stamp of approval.


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Senior School News
On Saturday 6 December, William Mackie and Ryan Cosgrave (College Leaders) attended the annual Lourdes Day Mass. The Mass is a religious occasion which is jointly organised by the Order of Malta (Victoria) and the Archdiocese of Melbourne. It's purpose is to heighten the awareness of the Victorian Catholic Community to the significance of Lourdes and to call upon Our Lady, in particular, to bring her love and healing to all those in attendance, especially the sick.
The Mass provided a service opportunity for two 2015 College Leaders, William and Ryan, and a chance for De La Salle to engage with the wider community. The leaders look forward to being able to attend similar events in the future and living the example of our founder.
College Leader Retreat
At noon on Friday 28 November, 13 College Leaders departed for their annual retreat in Lysterfield. It was an opportunity to get to know one another, form a bond and delve into the meaning and purpose behind their roles for 2015.
Friday's sessions focused on exploring what it meant to be a leader. Session 1 was conducted by Nigel Abello (a Lasallian Youth Leader). Nigel reflected on his experiences as a vice captain and his initial undertakings in a leadership course at Monash University. He questioned the incoming leaders' understanding of Lasallian leadership and enabled them to identify with ways in which St John Baptist de La Salle led within his own life and amongst his brothers. Session 2, conducted by myself, asked the leaders to look at ways of leading and perspectives on leadership. Students were asked to consider how the Aspen tree (unique in that trees can sprout from the one root system, renowned for phenomenal longevity and entomologically means 'shield'), could become a symbol of the way in which their leadership group works and is tied together as one through their Lasallian heritage. Students then dissected the physical language of leadership and were introduced to the concept of social capital. The students also developed a greater awareness of conflict management styles and were asked to discuss an example scenario and identify issues, perspectives and possible solutions given what had been addressed within the session overall.
Saturday's undertakings were less theoretical and more hands on. After gathering most of the leaders and attending staff for a 6:30am run, Mr Bonnici began the day's proceedings. Team building activities, where leader communication skills and ability to work cooperatively were put to the test, created room for leaders to think laterally and challenge themselves. The main focus for the day, however, was strategic planning for 2015. These sessions were led by incoming College Leader Coordinator Ms Peipert. Leaders discussed the De La Salle theme for 2015, their objectives and guiding principles, and made significant headway in planning initiatives and events for next year. At times focus was difficult to maintain, when the two resident pets (a Jack Russell and golden retriever) intermittently competed for attention as they moseyed through the seminar room. Yet, there's no doubting the leaders' enthusiasm and fervor for their roles next year.
The retreat concluded with a Liturgy by our College Chaplain Ms Ferguson. The leaders were given the opportunity to look back on the weekend's proceedings and reflect on significant moments, ideas that were influential and ways they had been enriched by the experience. Feedback was positive and affirming for all involved – leaders and staff alike.
Below are two reflections from attending College Leaders:
The activity that left the most impressionable memory was the personal treasure stories that we shared Friday night. By doing this, we were able to better connect with each other. Furthermore, through the 'Aspen tree' we learnt that we will also be connected by the Lasallian legacy that we leave behind. Next year we will aim to make every small achievement into something, as although an achievement may not be applied to me, as a connected brotherhood we must help to celebrate and acknowledge these successes in order to grow.
Ryan Cosgrave
The Leaders Retreat in Lysterfield was a great bonding and learning experience for the 13 of us. We managed to fit a lot into the short time we had together, but the most significant task we participated in was preparing for what our plans are to implement for the school in 2015! We brainstormed many possible ideas that would help the school come together as a whole in the hope to reduce the distance between the two campuses of Tiverton and Kinnoull. I now know that we all have the same vision for next year and will work well together to implement our goals and aspirations to make our last year at De La the most memorable.
William Mackie
ACC Leadership Launch
To help celebrate the appointment of school leadership positions the ACC principals hold an annual launch, incorporating the member colleges of the association. Hosted by St Bernard's College on Thursday 27 November, the launch involved the presence of 2015 College Captains and two accompanying College Leaders from each of the schools. Each school came together to recognise and celebrate both the inter‐connectedness and the unique identity of the members.
The launch commenced with a celebration of the Eucharist, followed by the sharing of a meal and a short two minute presentation from each 2015 College Captain espousing the charism of their school. Each captain was given four questions to reflect on:
What is one core element that is a unique feature of your school?
What is the heritage of your school?
What does your school want to be known for in the community?
What does your school bring to the ACC?
Below is a transcript of our De La Salle 2015 College Captain's (Elliot Fabris) address:
Good evening fellow ACC representatives, staff, fellow leaders and esteemed guests. De La Salle College Malvern is a unique place to attend school because of the lasting brotherhood and camaraderie developed by all students. Those who attend the College create lasting relationships that carry on past one's time at De La Salle. They form an identity that influences and carries them into the future; often resulting in a life long association with De La Salle.
De La Salle College Malvern was established in 1912 by the religious Brothers in a small flat near our current junior campus, Tiverton. From there, the Brothers moved; expanding to the evergreen Tower building that began the Tiverton Campus, which is still used today. Our founder is the patron saint of teachers, St John Baptist de La Salle. This year's focus was on 'Being men of prayer and men of action'. This phrase stems from the quote of our founder — "Example makes a much greater impression than words." In 2012, we very successfully celebrated our centenary, and in 2014 appointed our first lay principal – Mr Peter Houlihan.
In the wider community, we would like to be known for our spirit. By spirit, I'm referring to the heart, pride, perseverance and giving shown by our students in all aspects of the life of the College. Whether it's acts on the sporting field, in a social justice sense or in the arts; De La students are always open to, and gain new experiences by, getting out of our comfort zone.
To the league of the ACC, as a school we bring a strong sense of team unity, representing our rich history in the ACC. This unity, ties in with the brotherhood and spirit that underpins De La Salle as Lasallian a school.
Ms Olivia Wenczel
College Leader Coordinator
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What Happened To Rachel and Chariot
By Robby Dilmore	/ In Car Restoration, Car Shows and Cruise Ins, Christian Content	/ December 29, 2018
Many May remember back about 11 Years ago I had Rachel on my Show and she was/is quite a character the video below is how I found her, kind of a poster child for the values in car care I have been teaching for years, essentially if you take care of your car it will last as long as you do.
As you will discover on Today's Christian Car Guy Show as told by the new owner of Chariot himself, Scott Krause of Wisconsin, that shortly after Rachel wasn't able to drive because of macular degeneration when she was 97, she tried to get Jay Leno to buy it and considered having it in Ford's museum, though Scott tells us that Ford said they didn't want folks to keep cars that long. Scott convinced her that Jay wouldn't show the car and eventually she literally gave the car to Scott with the agreement he would take the care of it like she had and that he would place it in a museum. Scott carefully chose The Wisconsin Auto Museum. There on Rachel's 100th birthday this year the Museum had the event pictured above.
Growing Bolder the folks that made her and themselves famous with her story was invited but didn't attended, neither did the Ford execs, or Jay Leno. Sad in a way but I really felt they all missed the point though it was clear in the title of the original piece that they did on Rachel and Chariot, "Romancing The Road". This was a love story, that woman loved that car and she came to love Scott through a number of trips to the Wisconsin, Iola Old Car Show Show, she could sense his love for her Chariot that was worth more than any money someone would pay for her.
Rachel told me when I interviewed her years ago that Chariot still had the original paint at the time, which shocked me in that salty Florida air for nearly fifty years, she said her secret was she washed it in Kerosene, (WHAT?) yes, Kerosene,(SCANDALOUS)! I truly believe she was anointing Chariot, like the two women in the Bible who loved on and anointed Jesus feet, equally scandalous.
As I was studying the love in the Song of Songs and the 23rd Psalm last week there is the part, "He anoints my head with oil" that really took me deeper into my own love stories this week than I could have ever imagined. To anoint in the original language carries with it a sense of stroking or petting. Think of it why are pets called pets, because you anoint them with your love. How many people will you let stroke your head or feet? It's scandalous. Yes, when my wife strokes my head I feel especially loved and I love to stroke her hair as well its intimacy is scandalous, right. Caring for your car has something to do with loving it.
So on Sunday in my prayer and meditation time I climbed in to God's lap and ask him to anoint me, rub my head with His love, that was amazing, but truly even more amazing was my time this morning. Lately I have been asking for more intimacy in prayer and in those moments I thought," hmmm, it feels so amazing to have the Father stroke my head and anoint me, would it be possible for me to anoint, Jesus, would it be like, rubbing on fire or skin, is this even possible or a thing?" The Holy Spirit drew me right to this passage in Luke 7:44-48
44 Turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, and you didn't give Me water for My feet. But she has drenched My feet with tears and wiped them with her hair. [e]45 You didn't greet Me with a kiss; but from the time she entered, she has not stopped kissing My feet. 46 You didn't anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume. 47 For this reason I tell you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven—for she loved much. But the one who is forgiven little, loves little. 48 He then said to her, "Your sins have been forgiven."
Oh yes, its a thing and we can and will all have the chance to anoint the Christ or Messiah both mean the Anointed one.
Rachel loved Chariot and she loved Christ, she told me so herself. She lived her work life as a nurse as you see the stethoscope around her neck in the picture above. I believe she is now anointing Jesus with so much more than Kerosene and I am praying we can all find ways to anoint others and Jesus and He taught.


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Book Review: The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber by Ernest Hemingway
Posted on November 9, 2020 by Coreen Catenburg
The narrative perspective of limited omniscience in the third person is adopted in this work. Through succinct dialogue, implicit narration, exquisite psychological description, ellipsis and repetition and other artistic means, the image of Wilson as a tough guy who is calm, sophisticated, assertive and confident has been successfully shaped. It expresses the theme that the meaning of life lies in the courage to defy death and fight bravely. The novel revolves around two hunting trips in Africa by American couple Francis Macomber and his wife Margaret with professional hunter Wilson. On the first day of hunting, the timid Macomber was scared out of his wits by the injured lion. For this, he was viciously mocked by his wife and despised by Wilson. That night, his wife went into Wilson's tent. Macomber was devastated and in extreme pain. The next day, out of his usual way, he suddenly broke free from his long-held fear and charged at a wounded bison. At that very moment, Margaret shot Macomber in the back, ending his young life.
It can be said that only those brave people who face the tragedy of fate are the real tough men; those who face the pressure of fate and maintain human dignity, courage, and elegant demeanor are the real heroes in modern life. On the contrary, people who are trapped in the modern net of material pleasures and desires often lose the courage to face life and become the miserable wretches that everyone is ashamed of. "The Short And Happy Life of Francis Macomber" is clearly a profound and rich account of this transformation. In Hemingway's case, the color of modern life is clearly not what human life needs, and people who indulge in it are trapped in it. On the contrary, only with human dignity, facing the tragedy and death of life, can one gain some kind of freedom and feel real happiness. Macomber has endured death, pain, and absurdity throughout his life, but his defiance and his courage in trying to escape the grip of nihilistic forces are enough to make him a hero.
Death is the greatest nothingness and the power to get rid of nothingness. Macomber's death in nothingness and his rebirth in death are spiritual triumphs. The significance and value of Hemingway's creation lies in that people living in such a nihilistic life should seriously consider their own living environment through death, pain, and absurdity and establish a new way of existence to challenge and overcome nihilism. "The Short And Happy Life of Francis Macomber" is a third-person narrative. Therefore, the narrator can travel flexibly and freely among the narrated objects, and has a relatively broad narrative space. He can stay outside the characters for external observation, or sneak into the characters' interior for psychological perspective. In the novel, Macomber, his wife Margaret, and professional hunter Wilson, these three main characters' image creation and story suspense setting are realized by the different functions of the third person narration.
It is worth mentioning that the novel also occasionally inserts the second person, which refers to the narrative receiver, namely the reader, as "you", showing a strong emotional tendency, which greatly reduces the distance between the narrative receiver and the narrator and enables the reader to participate in the story. "The Short And Happy Life of Francis Macomber" is a masterpiece of skill. The author's own subjective intentions are completely submerged in the plot. He doesn't complain, he doesn't lash out, the novel is exactly like a caricature with a touch of humor in it. Hemingway portrays the characters without any generalization or ambiguity. His implicit and concise style is usually simple on the surface, but with careful consideration, the profound meaning can be understood.
-Coreen C.
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Diamonds Are Forever by Ian Fleming
Posted on September 7, 2020 by Mahak M.
He's risked his life in an "innocent" casino. He's fought toe-to-toe with the dastardly Soviet spy agency SMERSH. He's even prevented nuclear annihilation of the world by the destructive Project Moonraker.
But when Agent 007, James Bond, is called in to halt a threatening diamond smuggling crime ring with expansive influence, he may finally find himself in over his head.
Posing as a captured courier, Bond teams up with Tiffany Case, a beautiful woman with ties to the very center of the operation. Following the trail of sparkling blood from Africa through England and finally to America, Bond must infiltrate and remove every stop between the source and his destination.
Facing dangerous assassins and secrets upon secrets, Bond will somehow need to remain undercover long enough to unveil the last link in the long and deadly chain: the mysterious syndicate leader known only as "ABC." One false move, however, and 007 may find himself on the wrong end of the wrath of the American underworld.
Ian Fleming's Diamonds Are Forever is the fourth book of the 007 series, and is definitely not to be missed by any James Bond fans. Jam-packed with action, adventure, danger, and hints of romance, both diamonds, and the book will last forever in the hearts and minds of the beholder.
-Mahak M.
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Book Review: The Moonstone by William Wilkie Collins
Posted on July 26, 2020 by Coreen Catenburg
As a writer of the British Empire at the peak of the colonial era, Collins is immersed in the influence of colonialism and orientalism thinking mode. His image of the Eastern people inevitably shows the superiority of the subjects of the metropolitan country and the obvious racist attitude towards the colonial people. However, many factors in The Moonstone, such as the selection of time setting, plot arrangement, characterization and so on, can also be interpreted completely in the opposite way: Collins raises certain doubts and challenges to the colonial mentality. Collins's choice of India as the setting is closely related to the Indian mercenary riots of 1857. The rioting started when the British authorities used butter and lard as lubricants for bullet clips that needed to be chewed through the mouth, and the mercenaries were mostly Hindus or Muslims. To them, touching the oil on these clips meant blasphemy against religion. Angry soldiers rioted, killing not only the British boss but also the innocent. Most of the reports in the British media distorted the facts of the case, and for a time, the name "bloodthirsty Indian" was constantly heard. Collins and Dickens collaborated on an article called "The Perils of Certain English Prisoners," which exposed the insidious, cunning, and hypocrisy of colored people and praised the qualities of British soldiers. The Moonstone was written on the tenth anniversary of the riots, and newspapers and magazines are full of memories, memorials or reflections on the events. By this time, many British people had come to understand the truth and felt that the British authorities had been wrong to disregard the Indian soldiers' religious beliefs, and Collins's views had changed subtly. In the novel, his view of the relationship between Britain and India is no longer a simple tribute to the British empire, but an indirect expression of his deep reflection. The plot arrangement and characterization of the novel also reveal Collins' questioning and criticism of the so-called noble morality of the colonists.
Several of the Englishmen involved in the jewel were from the upper middle class, but the cruelty and greed of Colonel Herncastle, who first grabbed the jewel, goes without saying, and the image of Abel White, the real black hand in the jewel theft, is ironic. The final collapse of the case exposed Abel White as a hypocritical English gentleman. He is the suitor of Rachel, the heroine. He is of noble birth, well-educated and has a noble career as a lawyer. He attends church regularly and is enthusiastic in organizing and participating in various charitable activities. He was a fine young man of uncommon appearance. He had a round, bright face, a ruddy complexion, and lovely blond hair. However, when the mystery is solved, his double identity is revealed: the bright surface conceals the dark inner heart, he not only leads a dissolved life, but also embezzles the client's funds. After the financial crisis, in order to avoid ruin, he took the risk of stealing precious stones. It is intriguing that Collins has named such a sanctimonious figure Abel White. The image of an Indian was in stark contrast to Abel White's imposing appearance. In the eyes of several narrators, the Indians are dark skinned, obtuse, and have a manner reminiscent of snakes. However, they had a clear goal and a firm belief. In order to retrieve the stolen holy moonstone, they broke the religious rules and sacrificed their lives to trace all the way to England, and finally returned the gem to its owner by tenacious perseverance, superhuman patience and shrewd calculation. The explorer concludes the novel by describing a grand Hindu religious ceremony celebrating the return of the jewel. His reverence rose to the page as he spoke of the three men going their separate ways, with the congregation around them making way for them in silence. The moonstone becomes a yardstick to measure the good and evil of human nature and a mirror to reflect the character's morality.
Reflected in this mirror, the "barbarian" in the eyes of the Europeans became the guardian of virtue, while the English gentleman had forgotten what was virtuous. So when Abel White, the "capable white man", is murdered by an Indian, the mood conveyed by the novel is not one of indignation, but of sympathy, admiration and relief that justice has been done. The moonstone is a sacred object of Hinduism. This gem is no longer just a physical indicator, but a spiritual and cultural sustenance. The twists and turns of its fate revealed that the economy of the English country estate was closely related to the colony. Events in the colony would eventually spread to the British mainland and cause social unrest in Britain. The moonstone exposes the brutality and greed of the colonists, reflecting their moral corruption and hypocrisy under the guise of religion and civilization. Moreover, through the influence of the gem on the family of the British gentry, the author implies that colonial affairs destroy the traditional social and family hierarchy order: only when the colonial gems leave the British mainland, the British family can restore normal order. Another theme of the novel is to celebrate Rachel's pursuit of love, even though her pursuit is full of difficulties. She falls in love with Franklin before her birthday party, but on the night of the party, after witnessing him steal the moonstone, she begins to doubt their love. But no matter how sad she was, she chose to sacrifice her reputation for secrecy to protect Franklin. In the novel, there are three Indians who follow in the footsteps of the moonstone, and their task is to keep searching for the moonstone, without fear of sacrifice, even through generations of efforts, until the stone is returned to its original place. Rachel's sacrifice was in the name of love, and the sacrifice of the three Indians was in the name of faith. The two kinds of sacrifice echoed and supported each other.
The horror and mystery reflected in The Moonstone is one of the important features of Gothic literature. Readers are always in the process of guessing the murderer, guessing wrong, continuing to guess and guessing wrong. Only by reading the ending did we discover who the real killer was. In The Moonstone, Wilkie Collins has a remarkably precise command of time and space, one of the basic abilities that most mystery novels have. In terms of narrative structure, the novel is just like drama and film shooting, which is divided into prologue, first part, second part and epilogue. In the second part, there are six stories to tell. The time of the narrative remains the same, and the gems are stolen one by one — the truth comes out, but after the jewel is stolen, the events in the second part are told separately by the six men, as if the police were looking for clues and inquiring about relevant personnel, and the parts of the six men's separate stories seem to be independent. The overlap of time and the intersection of space weave an impenetrable web. Narration, flashbacks and interludes in space and time make the plot messy and complex, close and scattered, and the readers' mood is controlled by the author. There are traps in Wilkie Collins's narrative that draw the reader's mind in mysterious and conspiring directions, yet he is so grounded in the goodness of human nature that, just when you want to believe in it, another well-reasoned accident pulls back a plot that has gone far. Finally, you seem to know how the gem came back to India, and you seem not to know. This kind of looming narrative is extraordinarily precise in its transformation of narrative vision. In the dialogue of the characters, the defects of the previous character are written back or made up, and the whole picture is reflected afterwards where random incident causes an uncontrollable scene.
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The Moon and Sixpence by William Somerset Maugham
In his novels, Maugham deeply discusses the contradiction and interaction between life and art. The escapist theme revealed by the novel coincided with the pursuit of many people in the West and became a popular novel in the 20th century. Maugham's novel The Moon and Sixpence, inspired by Gauguin, was undoubtedly more fiction than fact. For the next decade, Gauguin thought he would finally be able to enjoy the fruits of his success and reunite the family. By comparing novels with reality, we can find that Gauguin's pursuit of painting has its causal relationship and process development. But Strickland's departure is very abrupt and too intense. In addition to the author's use of fictional plots and narrative techniques, he has created a so-called pure sense of the artist who is unworldly. Compared with Gauguin's departure, Strickland's departure is completely out of line with the logic of reality and is even more incomprehensible to the reader. There is a deeper reason why Maugham is writing this way: the virtual satisfaction of Maugham's ego. Sixpence was the smallest unit of silver in England at that time. People often forget the sixpence at their feet when they look at the moon. The moon is the ideal high above, the sixpence is the reality. The modernity of The Moon and Sixpence is first manifested in its conceptuality. In the The Moon and Sixpence, Maugham ostensibly describes the fate and encounter of the protagonist, but in fact reflects his own thinking on the relationship between art and life.
The questions that haunt the protagonist Strickland are what is the nature of art, how to deal with the relationship between art and experience, whether traditional means of expression are reliable, and the exploration of new forms of modern thinking. After experiencing constant twists and turns, Charles Strickland finally realized that art was a thing with great autonomy and independence, and different narrative perspectives would lead to different endings. Real life is real, ugly, cruel and heartless. Therefore, the beautiful and elegant art on the surface is only the whitewash of reality, while the essence of art is false. In the novel, Strickland also showed his extreme distrust of traditional artistic means. This kind of feeling made him have many difficulties in painting performance, and he fell into the dilemma of silence and inaction, and had to find a new way of expression suitable for himself. Maugham added his thoughts on artistic issues into his novel, which gave the novel a strong conceptual nature. This conceptual nature endowed the novel with rich and complex meanings. Through the surface layer and the deep layer, the confrontation between narration and ideas, the novel has broad tension and connotation, showing the strong characteristics of modern novels. The modernity of the The Moon and Sixpence is also reflected in the fictions of the characters.
Its characters do not pay attention to the distinctive personality characteristics, nor is it the representative of a certain type of characters, but often is a symbol of passion and a spirit. The image of the character is vague and unsentimental, like the background of a distant mountain in ink painting, which is lightly blurred. The reader needs to guess and infer from the suspense, hints, details, inspirations, and general atmosphere that the author places, and then gradually discover the symbolic meaning behind the characters. This is evident in the case of Strickland. There was always an unconventionality of mystery in his conduct, a preventive abruptness, and a succession of extraordinary acts. He is taciturn in speech who always speaks with half-utterance and is short and fragmented, concise as a telegram, or simply avoids direct contact with the reader and gives indirect hints through other witnesses. This often gives people a vague impression of looking at flowers in the fog. This behavior of Strickland showed his distrust of established language. In his view, the connection between language and what it refers to has been broken by the erosion of ugly reality. Language has become a web of consciousness permeated with the bourgeois concept of utility, a withered material, unable to express their inner exploration of the true meaning of things, so he cannot speak without searching for the right words and hesitation. His behavior also shows his fear and anxiety about revealing his true self.
Every time when it came to the subject of the ego, he either hedged and dithered to conceal his true heart, or he pretended to be deaf and dumb and remained silent for a long time in deep meditation. Even forced responses were questions and answers, extremely brief, devoid of any passion for conversation or desire for expression. At the end of the novel, he tries to hide his true self by simply escaping from European civilization and fleeing to uninhabited islands. Both of these situations, whether the extreme distrust of words or the fear of revealing one's true self, have strong modern meanings. The modernity of The Moon and Sixpence is also reflected in the exploration of the role of human irrational consciousness, especially the primitive wild force in civilized society. Throughout the 19th century it was believed that a healthy life could not be lived without a reverence for form, order, organization, and pattern. It became a fashion for writers at that time to seek for order and a certain mode of time in order to transcend the random events. Strickland in The Moon and Sixpence began to live for many years in the rational rhythm of rigid rules. But he soon discovers that in this quiet order of life he gradually drains himself of his talents, his spirit, his vitality, and his creativity. Therefore, he went to the other extreme of life, allowing irrational consciousness to overflow and attack the rational order on the surface of life with savage, primitive and merciless forces.
He had become a dark and haughty monster of unfeeling power, a voice from the threshold of eternal darkness. His whole life was encompassed with sin and wickedness. In the end of the article after constant exploration, he finally came to realize that extreme rationality and irrationality are not healthy life. A healthy life is a rhythmic oscillation and inertia, a transient equilibrium point in a constantly changing life. One should have sincere courage and a faithful attitude towards life to resist the dark, pitiless, vast and gloomy primitive forces of nature. Maugham's application of the narrator "I" also makes his novels unique. The narrator, on the one hand, has the function of connecting several plates experienced by the protagonist in structure, connecting them, either explicitly or implicitly, intentionally or unintentionally, into a whole in structure. "I", as the witness of the event, has a direct relationship with the characters in the book and plays a role in promoting the development of the plot. On the other hand, "I", the narrator, also has a complex and subtle relationship with the author and the reader, which can be said to be a medium for the connection between them. The narrative examination may be either a prop for the author to convey his thoughts to the reader, or it may be a smokescreen that Maugham deliberately creates in order to bring the reader closer to his thoughts. In The Moon and Sixpence, Strickland's wife is stricken with grief when she learns that her husband has left home.
Combined with the vitriolic, vicious and merciless abuse that the wife later hurled at her husband, Charles Strickland, it is natural that the reader would discern in the attitude of the observer, "I," that her grief was a mask. The narrator's manner, however, was so vague that no one dared to judge whether it concealed a deeper meaning, or whether observing the movements of the furniture might be an attempt to conceal his genuine sympathy. Because in fact the narrator, "I," develops itself into a veritable outsider, a true observer. He has also become a victim of the vagueness and ambiguity of his own making, and has lost the power of interpretation of the life presented to him as the reader. This is the attitude of the narrator, both true and false, both believable and unbelievable, reflecting the essence of complex life. Then, suddenly confused and ignorant again, the narrator, "I," is charged with persuading Charles Strickland to return to his family. Filled with shallow curiosity, he questioned Charles Strickland, seeking out more anecdotes, and using the exhortation as a kind of charity, trying to bring Charles Strickland back to a life he despised. The more stupid and ignorant the narrator is, the more ridiculous he seems. When the reader finally decipher the author's trap and decipher the word "freedom" from the plot, he finds that the mad-looking narrator is only a tool for the author to urge the reader to think. In this way, Maugham flexibly adjusts the relationship between readers, author and characters by means of narrators, making readers unconsciously accept their guidance without damaging their independence and confidence, adjusting their ideas, understanding and finally getting in line with the author, and finally accepting the author's thoughts.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
As in Doyle's previous work, the narrator of The Hound of the Baskervilles is Watson, who, as Holmes's close companion, becomes an important participant in the case. Most of the novel is presented in the form of Watson's memoirs, which also means that Watson belongs to the narrator outside the story, that is, has a higher level of authority over the story he narrates. It's not the equivalent of an omniscient narrative, but when he tells a story, he knows the ins and outs of events. The narrator knows everything, but in telling the story he deliberately hides some of the facts until the end. Watson, for example, knew that the hound's legend had been deliberately distorted by Stapleton, but he did not reveal this until the climax of the novel.
By setting up suspense, this design delays the satisfaction that readers get from knowing the truth and encourages them to continue reading. Watson was involved in the investigation of the whole affair. The first-person narration can increase the reader's sense of identity and feel the development of the story from the perspective of the narrator. As the previous narration has laid the foundation for this inexplicable fear, it is easier for the reader to identify with the narrator and feel the great pressure from unknown dangers. Although the reader believes that the novel will follow the usual formula of the detective and that the danger will be relieved at the last moment, the tension caused by the text will not be lessened due to the strong emotional identity between the narrator and the reader.
On the one hand, it is convenient for the author to hide important information so as to attract readers. At the same time, it makes readers identify with emotions, and then reaches the purpose of attracting readers by setting suspense. Rather than telling the story chronologically, Doyle reshuffles the events to give the text a variety of features. For example, when Watson and his party are about to leave for Dartmoor, Holmes compares the moor to a stage where a tragedy is about to take place. He was clearly referring to something that had not yet happened, a statement that could be called a flashback. In this way, Doyle tells the reader that a play is about to begin.
Prenarration is rarely seen in western narrative texts, but Doyle is adept at it and draws the reader's attention to the upcoming story. In addition to a few previews, the novel also contains long flashback. One function of flashbacks is to provide context for current events, such as when Dr. Mortimer talks to Dr. Watson about a woman whose initials are L. L., and Mortimer tells him the woman's identity and recounts her harrowing experience. This background can give the reader a clue to the truth. However, due to the disordered timing of narration, it is also a challenge for the reader to piece together the information scattered throughout the text. But it is this non-linear narrative that makes the story confusing and adds to the sense of suspense.
Flashbacks also delay the revelation of the truth, allowing the reader to keep curiosity to the last minute. In this case, although the criminal has been punished, the motive of the crime remains unknown. It is not until the last chapter that Holmes reveals Stapleton's plot in his Baker Street flat. Such flashbacks fill in the information gap in the previous text and maintain the tension of the text to the maximum extent. It can be said that the use of foretelling and flashbacks makes the novel more attractive.
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The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton gives an accurate picture of the society and customs of New York. The dullness of the characters in their absolute captivity, the artificial and false standards, the drudgery of routine, the gradual rigidity of passion, the numbness of feeling, the loss of life — these are all perfectly relevant. She calls it a kind of symbolic universe, where real things are never said, never done, never even thought about, but simply represented by symbols that are always at will. Wharton's contradiction of her upper-class society is fully explained in The Age of Innocence, which is both negative and positive. The themes of The Age of Innocence are intriguing. Wharton mercilessly mocks the high society and its conservative and ludicrous moralism with which she grew up, but she also affirms some of the values in such a society. These values include decency, honesty, responsibility, and so on.
Wharton's affirmation of the real society is actually a kind of submission to the huge pressure of the society, a kind of helplessness, inability to solve, and nowhere to breakthrough. Thus, in such a contradictory society, the fate of the individual is doomed to tragedy. In a sense, Wharton extends from the helpless real world to the ideal spiritual world. The real world is full of limits and contradictions, but the spiritual world she created has infinite possibilities. But in her spiritual world, The Age of Innocence, everything returns to vanity. The fortunes of the Beauforts in the novel epitomize the alternation of old and new In New York. He had no noble blood, and at first, he rose to the upper classes by the strength of his fortune. But his position was untenable, and he was mercilessly exterminated when he violated the established business principles of New York society. The ebb and flow of Beaufort's personal fortunes represented the constraint of social morality and family values on commerce. At the end of the novel, Beaufort's daughter Fanny returns to the group and is welcomed and loved. The marriage between Dallas Archer and Fanny at the end of the novel represents the way of life of the new generation at the turn of the century, and also shows the inexorable advance of society, with the former firmly gaining the upper hand in the battle between business and family. The enormous influence of commerce permeates into every aspect of society, promotes and speeds up the development and fission of society, and also reformulates social ethics.
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
Posted on March 2, 2020 by Coreen Catenburg
As a coming-of-age novel, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man depicts the growth of the protagonist Stephen from childhood to adolescence. It tells the story of a child growing up in an Irish Catholic family. It is both an autobiographical novel and a work of fiction. This novel mainly describes how a young Dubliner Stephen Dedalus tries to get rid of all kinds of influences that hinder his development — family constraints, religious traditions, and narrow nationalist sentiments, and pursue the true meaning of art and beauty.
The novel is mainly composed of two narrative clues, one is the growing process of the hero Stephen, the other is Stephen's psychological activities. The first chapter of the novel describes the birth and growth of Stephen, and the second chapter describes his experiences as a teenager and his budding pursuit of women that lead him to the brothels for pleasure. The third chapter mainly describes that Stephen frequented brothels and his sexual hunger was satisfied, but the contradictions in his heart became more acute.
He proudly refused to repent, knowing full well his guilt. One day he heard the sermon of the Father Arnall on death, judgment, hell, and heaven, and he began to hate himself and to loathe himself exceedingly. After much mental struggle, he went to the chapel to confess his sins to the priest, and at last found peace of mind. The last chapter is about Stephen's hard works, which were appreciated by the church who gave him a glorious opportunity to enter the ministry.
Many of the details in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man are based on Joyce's early life, and the novel's protagonist, Stephan Dedalus, has much in common with Joyce. This autobiographical novel portrays the image of a young artist from childhood to maturity and expresses a flying theme. Joyce describes Stephen's experiences at different stages of life in children's style, youth's style, and adult's style, and demonstrates Stephen's inner feelings and ideology by means of spiritual insight and stream of consciousness.
As a coming-of-age novel that describes the inner process of young people, Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man profoundly describes the psychological growth process of Stephen, a young artist, from his baby's hazy period to his youth's mature period. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is arguably the most profound novel that traces the inner workings of young people in the 20th century. Each chapter of the novel revolves around a major event in Stephen's formative years. The parts are linked to each other and follow the course of events step by step. Readers can clearly see Stephen's growth path from a child to a young artist, and truly feel his pain and joy.
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Love of Life by Jack London
Posted on February 21, 2020 by Coreen Catenburg
A gold prospector in the American West sprained his ankle crossing a small river on his way back. Abandoned by his partner, Bill, he searched the wilderness alone. The foot injury made every step very difficult for him, and what was more terrible was the unbearable hunger. In desperation, he divided his treasure equally into two parts, carefully hid one part of it, and trudged on with the other. To his great joy, he found a wounded grouse on his way. He seemed to see hope, and tried to chase the grouse with great pain in his feet. He got lost. Now he had expended quite a lot of energy, so he chose to divide the rest of the sands into two more portions, but this time he poured one of them down on the ground. Before long, he threw away all the sands. When he was very weak, he met a sick wolf. He found the sick wolf following him, licking his blood. In this way, two dying creatures, dragging their dying bodies, hunt each other across the moor. In order to get back alive, at last the man won battle. He killed the wolf and drank its blood and survived.
In Love of Life, London places the protagonist in the treacherous northern frontier environment, facing the harsh reality: hunger and death, so that he understands the power of nature and his own smallness and vulnerability. London, however, has always been reluctant to conform and confine himself to a strictly defined naturalistic framework. He gave the gold prospectors in Love of Life the courage to face the harsh reality, the will to overcome adversity, and the courage to become superhuman to the strong. Therefore, Love of Life should not be a single pure naturalistic work, but an organic combination of naturalism and romanticism, which is the strength of the novel art and one of the real reasons for its enduring popularity. This plot in the novel also reflects the cancer of the human soul in the modern civilized society. Industrial civilization is advancing by leaps and bounds, science and technology are changing with each passing day, and products and consumer goods are greatly enriched, which arouses the infinite expansion of human desire. All the efforts made by people are ultimately aimed at obtaining material wealth and filling their personal desires. When the worship of money and egoism become the values of the civilized world, the relationship between people is only economic interests in the final analysis. In order to pursue the maximization of economic benefits, mutual use, intrigues, intrigues, extortion are common, spiritual degradation, moral decay is inevitable.
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Book Review: The Iron Heel by Jack London
The novel "The Iron Heel" is written in the form of a memoir, the author is Avis. The manuscript, which was written by Ives, was hidden in a hole in a dead tree before she died and was only found hundreds of years later. Everhard, a Socialist ideologue turned blacksmith, was a guest of Avis's father, a liberal professor, whose revelations of the cruel exploitation of the monopoly capitalists interested her, and she went herself to investigate and prove the truth. A worker who had his hand broken trying to protect a machine lost his case in court after being fired without a pension. "The Iron Heel" continues to write about the struggle between the revolution and the counter-revolution, how the counter-revolutionary cultivated the working aristocracy and destroyed the workers' unity, how the government and army suppressed the people's unrest, how the revolutionaries carried out open and underground struggles, and how the masses overthrew the American bourgeois oligarchy — "The Iron Heel".
The author foresees the day when a deadly struggle between the American proletariat and the bourgeoisie, the oligarchy known in the novel as "The Iron Heel", will break out. Jack London gives readers a great picture of the proletarian revolution through his fictional account of the armed riots that broke out in Chicago in 1917. Such scenes were seen in Paris in 1871 and in Petersburg in 1905. "The Iron Heel" is a political prophetic novel conveying Jack London's wish for the broad proletariat to unite in the armed revolutionary struggle. "The Iron Heel" depicts the failure of the American workers' revolutionary uprising and the establishment of bloody rule, but the novel is full of revolutionary optimism. He is convinced of the establishment of a progressive and just social system for human beings, and also believes that the future will not be a society where people oppress and exploit people. Jack London's moderate socialist stance has been replaced by a radical revolutionary attitude in "The Iron Heel". He predicted that capitalism would go to extremes, to evils, and advocated its overthrow by violence. "The Iron Heel" is a literary expression of Jack London's dissatisfaction with the right-leaning revolutionary line of the socialist party members of his day.
The novel's main story takes place in Chicago, an industrial city that, according to Avis's manuscript, has been the center of a storm of conflict, with brutal street battles, assassinations, bloodshed, and violence. In writing about the big themes of Chicago, writers often focus on concrete examples to support the macro level of class struggle at the micro level. Jack London focuses on the tragic experience of Jackson, a representative of the ordinary working class. Jack London, through such an example, on the one hand attacked the dehumanized industrial production, which used laborers as slaves. Once the laborers lost their labor value, they were mercilessly abandoned. On the other hand, the writer criticizes the capitalist social system and the superstructure of capitalist economic production, which conspire to protect the interests of the bourgeoisie while maintaining unequal economic distribution.
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The Sea Wolf by Jack London
"The Sea Wolf" is a novel written by American writer Jack London. The novel depicts a heart-wrenching battle and an unforgettable love story on board a sealing-hunting sailing ship called the "Ghost". The "Wolf" in the novel is not only the name of Captain Larsen, but also the synonym of superman for the author. Through the novel, the author leads the readers into the callousness of the wild life and feels the dark side of the brutal human nature and the brightness of the primitive life. At the same time, it also exposes the disadvantages of the capitalist society and shows the praise for the strong will of the working people and the sympathy for the suffering life.
On the "Ghost" , there is no legal order, no distinction between good and evil, no humanity, let alone the most true and most beautiful human emotions. The life of a seaman was like an ant to him, and whoever he wanted to die had to die. Larsen became the most loyal follower and the most powerful enforcer of Darwinism. The crew he recruited on the sea were only salaried slaves. The seal hunter was his accomplice. The shipwrecked people he rescued became his cheap labor force to fill the gap. He not only swore at the death of his former first mate, but roughly buried him and threw him into the sea. When Harrison, a new sailor, got caught by a high mast, his life was in danger; however, Larsen wouldn't let anyone go up and help him.
To fill the void, he forced Weyden, whom he had rescued from the ship, to come and work for him. Under the tyrant's rule and influence, the rest of the crew became rough and brutal. Thomas whet his knife at Weyden all day long, but Weyden, not to be outdone, took his knife to the grindstone all day long, and at last won. Johnson was beaten black and blue for saying something that offended Larson, and Leach, the sailor, swore at Larsen and then beat up the good cook. In Larsen's world, violence against violence is the law of existence.
Many progressive male intellectuals, including the writer Jack London, supported and championed feminism and expressed their desire for social change;however, traditional ideas are in deep ideological conflict and often bring them back to the desire for traditional power relations. In "The Sea Wolf" we can see a certain disharmony: one comes from the writer's consciously expressed ideas, the other from the writer's unconscious desires; one is the principle of gender politics, the other is the pragmatism of social life. The two tendencies interweave together, making the novel a contradictory text.
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29 Things to See and Do in New York City
Last Updated: 1/17/2020 | January 17th, 2020
New York City. It's one of my favorite cities in the world and one of the most popular destinations in the US. Sprawling, busy, exciting — there's a reason people call it the city that never sleeps!
It has something for everyone — including lots of budget-friendly activities for travelers looking to stretch their pocketbook. I lived in the city for years and still return often. Whether you're looking for history, nightlife, food, or art, this city won't disappoint.
To help you plan your trip, here are the best things to see and do in NYC — no matter your budget!
1. Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island
At 151 feet tall, the Statue of Liberty is spectacular to see up close. But the real highlight of this duo is Ellis Island. Here you'll learn about the immigrant experience and get a sense of the people who helped build the city. There's such a great sense of history there that you can't help but be impressed.
2. Central Park
The perfect way to relax in the city and leave the crowds behind is to spend the day in Central Park. It's free, there are lots of paths to walk (or run), bike lanes, lakes to row in, and a zoo. The park spans over 150 square blocks (840 acres) it's easy to spend hours wandering around. During the summer months, there are often free concerts and theater productions (line up early for tickets to Shakespeare in the Park).
From the late spring to the early fall, there are free guided walks run by the parks service on Saturdays at 11am. I'm a big fan of laying out in Sheep's Meadow on a hot, sunny day with a book, some food, and a bottle of wine.
3. World Trade Center & 9/11 Memorial and Museum
Wander the somber memorial and then take in the view from the new "Freedom Tower." On the elevator up, you can see pictures of the historical development of the city and how it's changed over the years. To get a deeper understanding of 9/11 and the events that unfolded, visit the museum. It's home to some moving exhibits that illuminate the significance of the tragedy and its impact.
180 Greenwich Street, Financial District, Lower Manhattan, +1 212 266 5211, 911memorial.org. Daily memorial hours are from 7:30am–9pm. Daily museum hours are from 9am–8pm (closes one hour later on Fri–Sat). The memorial is free to visit and entry to the museum is $24. Free admission on Tuesdays after 5pm (on a first-come, first-served basis).
4. Wall Street
Take a photo with the famous Charging Bull statue (which was commissioned in 1989 and is made of bronze) and then walk to Wall Street and see where all those bankers destroyed the economy. While there isn't much to see here (the Museum of American Finance is temporarily closed) it's still an iconic part of the city and worth seeing with your own eyes, if only briefly.
5. Battery Park
Named Battery Park for the old batteries (cannons) that defended the city, you can stop here for music and street performers in the summer, people-watching, relaxing, and some lounging in the sun with a good book. You can also explore the ruins of the old fort that kept watch over New York City. The Park is large and can get a little hectic but there are some tremendous views of the harbor that make it worthwhile.
6. Walk the Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge offers an easy 25-minute walk into Brooklyn and the waterfront park on the other side of the bridge. Stopping to take photos and meandering along the way will make the walk about 40 minutes — which is definitely worth it! You get a lot of wonderful views of Manhattan as you make your way across. I enjoy doing this walk at night when downtown is all lit up (and there are fewer crowds).
7. Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal is the city's historic train station. It was going to be torn down in 1975 but was saved by Jacqueline Kennedy, who raised money for its preservation. There are free historical tours on Wednesdays. I love coming to the main concourse and looking up at the "stars" in the ceiling and people-watching as everyone races to and fro.
Also, there's an amazing eatery in the basement called the Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant. And for fancy (and expensive) cocktails, visit the Campbell Apartments and step back into the 1920s (dress code enforced). The space was once the office of John W. Campbell, a member of the New York Central Railroad's board of directors and finance tycoon from the 1920s.
89 E. 42nd Street, Midtown, grandcentralterminal.com. Opening daily from 5:30am–2am. Tours are held daily at 12:30pm for $30 per person with discounts available. Purchase at mas.org/tours or at the ticket windows.
8. Trinity Church
Trinity Church is one of the oldest churches in America. The original building burned down in 1776, but the current church is still beautiful and one of the most iconic sights in the city. It has an ornate Gothic-style structure and is famous for its colonial graveyard, where you'll find many famous Americans (including Alexander Hamilton, one of America's founding fathers).
74 Trinity Place, Financial District, Lower Manhattan, +1 212 602 0800, trinitywallstreet.org. Opening daily from 7am–6pm.
9. The Guggenheim Museum
This museum is home to a renowned collection of impressionist, post-impressionist, early modern, and contemporary art. The cylindrical museum (designed by Frank Lloyd Wright) is considered one of the 20th century's most important architectural designs. It's one of my favorite buildings (and museums) in the city.
1071 5th Avenue, Upper East Side, +1 212 423 3500, guggenheim.org/new-york. Opening Sunday–Wednesday and Fridays from 10am–5:45pm, Saturdays from 10am–7:45 (closed Thursdays). Admission is $25 with discounts for students and seniors. On Saturday nights from 5:45-7:45pm, admission is by donation.
New York's City Hall is a great piece of historic architecture. It also has a beautiful little park nearby that's filled with office workers during lunch (in the summer anyway). To learn about the building's history, art, and architecture, take one of the guided tours. On a tour, you'll be able to see the rotunda, the city council chamber, Governor's Room, and the City Hall Portrait Collection. It's a great place to learn about the city and how it functions.
City Hall Park. Pre-reserved tours are typically offered for groups (10–20 people) on Mondays and Tuesdays at 10:30am and for individuals on Thursdays at 10am. There are also first-come, first-served tours on Wednesdays at 12pm.
11. Rockefeller Center
Wander around Rockefeller Center to see where they film The Today Show, shop, snack, and take the elevator to the "Top of the Rock" for another bird's-eye view of the city (which I personally think it better than the Empire State Building, since this view includes the Empire State Building in the picture). It will be busy at sunset and on the weekends, so come during the week to beat the crowds.
30 Rockefeller Plaza, +1 212 698 2000, topoftherocknyc.com. Open daily from 8am–12am (last elevator up at 11pm). Admission is $36 to visit the observation deck once, $50 to combine that with a tour of Rockefeller Center, and $54 to visit the observation deck twice in 24 hours.
12. Times Square
No matter when you go to Times Square, it will be packed with people (usually other tourists). There are a few pedestrian areas where you can sit and take in the city but if you aren't shopping or eating or planning to see a show then there isn't much to do in the area.
While no New Yorkers hang out here, it's still a fabulous place to people-watch for a few minutes from the top of the red steps of the TKTS kiosk. You can really get a feel for how busy the city is from here.
13. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Met is one of the biggest museums in the world, and if you only see one museum in New York, this is the one I would recommend. It has a huge collection of art, historical artifacts, photographs, and other exhibits. There's even a real Egyptian tomb in here! Personally, I enjoy its expansive impressionist and Greek exhibits. The museum can get a little chaotic and usually filled with people (especially on weekends) but since it is so big you can often find some quiet spots away from the crowds. You can easily spend hours here so budget a lot of time if you're a history buff like me!
1000 5th Avenue, Central Park, Upper East Side, +1 212 535 7710, metmuseum.org. Opening Sunday–Thursday from 10am–5:30pm, Friday–Saturday from10am–9pm. Admission is $25 (includes entrance to the Cloisters and Met Breuer for three consecutive days). Free for kids 12 and under.
14. American Museum of Natural History
Made even more famous by the Night at the Museum movies, this is another museum that requires a lot of time. The exhibits on nature, human history, and marine life are comprehensive and educational so I wouldn't try to rush your visit. Also, don't skip the section on space at the Hayden Planetarium, which is run by science guru Neil Degrasse Tyson. They have really detailed exhibitions on the origin of the universe!
Central Park W. at 79th Street, Upper West Side, +1 212 769 5100, amnh.org. Opening daily from 10am–5:45pm. Suggested donation of $23 ($13 for children ages 2–12). Note: Even though this museum only technically asks for a suggested donation, be prepared to pay to go into any special exhibitions and/or movies.
15. The Frick Collection
This collection features paintings by famous European artists as well as 18th-century French furniture and intricate rugs from Asia. To be honest, you have to really love Dutch artists to want to spend time here (which I do). Fortunately, they also host a lot of wonderful temporary exhibits so there is often a lot of other art to see in addition to their main collection.
1 East 70th Street, +1 212-288-0700, frick.org. Opening from Tuesday-Saturday from 10am-6pm and Sundays from 11am-5pm (closed on Mondays). Admission is $22 USD, with discounts available to students and seniors. Visit Wednesdays between 2pm-6pm and the entrance fee is "pay what you wish."
16. The Museum of the City of New York
This museum will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about New York City. Architecture, parks, streets, culture, famous sights — you name it! There are multiple rooms that illuminate the city throughout the ages via interviews, maps, interactive exhibits, profiles of historical figures, and various artifacts. It's the best history museum in the city. Also, there's a fun exhibit here where you can create the future NYC (a la Sim City style). It's great for kids!
1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd St., +1 212-534-1672, mcny.org. Opening daily from 10am-6pm. Admission is $18, with discounted rates for students and seniors.
17. Empire State Building
This is one of the most historic landmarks in all of New York City. Built in 1931, the art deco interior is beautiful and the view from the top is breathtaking. You can get a real feel for how densely populated New York is as you stare out at the city. Get here early or during lunchtime to avoid the lines and tour groups. And don't forget to bring your camera!
350 5th Avenue, Midtown, +1 212 736 3100, esbnyc.com. Price: $36 to visit the observation deck once, $50 to combine that with a tour of Rockefeller Center, $54 to visit the observation deck twice in 24 hours. Discounts available for children and seniors.
18. Broadway Show
You can't go to New York City, the theater capital of the world, without seeing a show. Current highlights and my favorites include:
You can find discounted theater tickets at the TKTS offices around the city (Times Square, South Street Seaport, and downtown Brooklyn) for shows that day. They also have an app where you can see what they offer too! Expect to spend at least $100.
19. The Cloisters
Few people make it up to the Cloisters (it's all the way up near 204th Street), which is a branch of the Met devoted to medieval Europe. Even when I lived here, it took me years to finally see it — and I kicked myself for waiting so long! Built with Rockefeller money, the Cloisters was made from parts of five European abbeys between 1934-1939. The building and its stunning cloistered garden are serene and beautiful and a nice break for the hustle and bustle of the city. There are free tours each day that explain the history of the museum and the paintings and exhibits.
99 Margaret Corbin Drive, Fort Tryon Park, +1 212 923 3700, metmuseum.org/visit/visit-the-cloisters. Opening daily from 10am–5:15pm (closes early in the winter). Admission is $25 (includes entrance to the Met and Met Breuer for three consecutive days) and free for kids 12 and under.
20. The High Line & Whitney Museum
The High Line is a former train track that has been converted into an urban walking park. It stretches almost 1.5 miles from 34th Street to the Meatpacking District. Lined with overlooks, gardens, public art, food stalls, and greenery, this walk is one of the best things to do in the city — especially on a nice summer day. Go for a walk, sit with a book, people-watch — the High Line is a must-see and a true favorite among locals.
21. Lower East Side Tenement Museum
This is a fascinating museum that offers visitors a chance to visit former tenement apartments on the Lower East Side. You'll learn how immigrants from around the world lived during the late 1800s and early 1900s as they tried to make it in America. It's an insightful museum and a good follow-up to what you see on Ellis Island. You can only visit this museum via guided tours and they need to be booked in advance. Personally, I like the "Meet the Residents" tour, where live actors portray and share the story of newly arrived immigrants.
103 Orchard Street, Lower East Side, +1 877 975 3786, tenement.org. Open from Friday–Wednesday from 10am–6:30pm and Thursdays from 10am–8:30pm. Admission is $25 with discounts for students and seniors.
22. Take a walking tour
NYC is home to dozens of walking tour companies — and many of them are free! Be sure to take one of the many, many walking tours the city has to offer to get a unique and cultural look at the city that never sleeps from a local guide. There are all sorts of focused tours on street art, history, food, and much more! I always take my friends on at least one when they visit. A few walking tour companies worth checking out are:
Take Walks
Free Tours by Foot
Bowery Boys Walks
For more suggestions, check out my favorite NYC walking tours.
23. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Want to see lots of beautiful (and weird) modern art? You've come to the right place! Personally, I hate modern art. I just don't "get" it. But, while I dislike modern art, the MoMA does have Van Gogh's Starry Night as well as other post-impressionist art which makes it worth visiting. If you love modern and contemporary art, this (I'm told) is one of the best in the world.
18 W. 54th Street, Midtown, +1 212 708 9400, moma.org. Open Saturday–Thursday from 10:30am–5:30pm and Fridays from 10:30am–8pm. Admission is $25 with discounts for students and seniors. The MoMA's Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden is free of charge to the public daily (9:30am–10:15am). On Fridays after 4pm, the museum is free
24. Prospect Park
Spend some time outside of Manhattan and go explore Brooklyn's version of Central Park (the Brooklyn Museum is right next down and it's worth a visit too). Opened in 1867, the park covers over 500 acres and is a great place to have a picnic, read a book, people watch, or lounge in the sun.
25. Bronx Zoo
Head north for a look at one of the oldest and biggest zoos in the United States. Opened in 1899, the zoo spans almost 300 acres and sees over 2 million visitors each and every year. Home to over 650 different species, it's a great place to visit with kids. Gorillas, birds of prey, bison — there is a huge assortment of animals here and you'll definitely learn a lot during your visit!
2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, +1 718 220 5100, bronxzoo.com. Open Monday–Friday from 10am–5pm and Saturday–Sunday from 10am–5:30pm (limited hours from November-April). Tickets are $22.95, but it is pay-what-you-want on Wednesdays.
26. See a Yankees/Mets/Rangers/Knicks Game
Like sports? Then you probably already know that NYC has some world-class sports teams. I'm not much of a sports fan but games are fun when you have friends to share the experience with. If you have a chance and the desire, grab some tickets to a game!
27. See a TV Show!
TV shows like Saturday Night Live, The View, Late Night with Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show, Last Week Tonight, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon offer free tickets to their tapings (although they must be reserved well in advance). It can be very difficult to get tickets so try to get tickets for multiple shows to increase your odds. For more details, see the website of each show for details and to make reservations.
28. Batsu!
Walk through the narrow aisle of the Je Bon Sushi restaurant in the East Village, and head down the tiny stairway to find this hidden dinner theater. This four-person improv comedy competition takes place within the structure of a high-energy Japanese game show, with slapstick theatrical performances. Go with friends to enjoy some sushi, sake shots, and a night of ridiculous fun.
15 St. Mark's Place, East Village, +1 347 985 0368, batsulive.com/new-york. Tickets from $30.50.
29. Ellen's Stardust Diner
Since 1987, this diner is home to an incredible waitstaff of singers and dancers. Between tours and musical performances, actors and actresses wait tables at Ellen's, where they belt out songs as they serve you slightly pricey, very American diner food (think shakes, burgers, and lasagna) in uniforms from the 1950s. It's incredibly cheesy but good fun — especially if you're a theatre fan!
1650 Broadway, Times Square, +1 212 956 5151. There's usually a line so be sure to plan ahead!
No matter how long you're here for — and no matter what you're interested in — New York City will have something for you. While it's not the most budget-friendly city in the country, there are plenty of free activities and lots of cheap things to see and do to keep you busy and entertained.
And if you want to splurge? Well, you've come to the right place!
With so many things to see and do it's no surprise that tourists love to re-visit this diverse, lovely, and eclectic city. But don't take my word for it — put this list to the test and let me know what you think!
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Matt! I had no clue the Tenement Museum existed and I've been living here for a decade now. Appreciate the tip!