A view from above
Mary Murphy
September 20, 2012
‘You can’t miss it’, he said. ‘It’s the second-tallest building in Budapest.’ This was what was rattling around in my head as the metro approached
‘You can’t miss it’, he said. ‘It’s the second-tallest building in Budapest.’ This was what was rattling around in my head as the metro approached
Up until the mid-sixteenth century, thermal weapons were all the go. The objective was simple: inflict maximum damage by scalding or burning. Hot water and
It’s not often that my illusions are shattered beyond repair. I can usually glue the remnants back together – enough at least to keep some
One of the many reasons I like living in this city is its discoverability. Just when I think I’ve seen it all, I find somewhere
A long threatening came at last. For five years now, I’ve been walking by the line of tourists queuing up for a tour of the
I was quite surprised to be told that New Jersey is referred to as the armpit of America. From where I was standing, sitting, walking,
Ever since I saw Andy Warhol’s rendition of a tin of Campbell’s soup in the San Francisco MoMA, modern art has confounded me. For the
New York: a city of bright lights and brighter people. A city where everything and anything goes. After my minor altercation with the camera people,
I must be the only person in the world who has not seen footage of 9/11. I was living in Alaska at the time and
The view across the Hudson River is spectacular, especially at night. The Empire State looms large and the new World Trade Center towers pink over
