tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31309124.post2414973442638730284..comments2023-11-03T13:01:14.328+01:00Comments on candyland: glossy grossyMario Ballesteroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860860849865490238noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31309124.post-38265494151265302002007-08-17T07:14:00.000+02:002007-08-17T07:14:00.000+02:00Bwahahaha!Fantastic.When Monocle's list came out, ...Bwahahaha!<BR/><BR/>Fantastic.<BR/><BR/>When Monocle's list came out, I quite liked it at first. And I still do, I suppose. But here's the thing: you have to read it with a grain of salt. What is especially unique, I think, is that they flat out say that they excluded some places because they just *didn't like them*. I hate pretentious lists that try to rank places by using a bajillion different matrices and degrade cities to a collection of numbers. So the outright objectivity was refreshing. Still, it does skew the results -- hence the salt. Yes, all of the cities on the list are neoliberal bastions of espresso and sunshine, but there are people who get off on that shit. It doesn't make you or I crazy for appreciating a little good old fashioned urban chaos. It just makes them opinionated. And that's fine.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, Monocle's city travel pages are fucking gross. They should call the series "A Hoity-Toity Asshole Business Traveler's Guide to Well-Worn Tourist Ghettos Around the Globe."<BR/><BR/>Also - upside down q' marks are hahhhht.Brendan Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00528698033763911972noreply@blogger.com