Comments on: Oh God, 8 hours in Newark….

By: Kozemp

Kozemp — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:04:04 +0000

“I realize you’re trying to be funny and that nothing you wrote ought to be taken seriously.”

And then you go on to bitch about what he wrote because you took it seriously.

Stupid much?

By: Charles Burns

Charles Burns — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:46:58 +0000

I realize you’re trying to be funny and that nothing you wrote ought to be taken seriously. However, next time you’re in Newark with some time to kill, perhaps you should actually GO INSIDE the Newark Museum, rather than bash it from the curb.

The Newark Museum, though small compared to the likes of the Metropolitan in NYC or Art Institute of Chicago, has a very fine collection. In particular, it houses the largest collection of Tibetan art outside of Tibet itself and has been visited by the Dalai Lama, there’s a world-class Egyptian Art collection, as well as one of the best selections of colonial-era and early American painting.

Like the Transformers, there’s more to Newark than meets the eye, but you’ve got to actually stop and look to see past the stereotypes.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:10:58 +0000

Jeez, guy, way to take it easy on Newark. That place practically gets off scot free here. Maybe next time your company will send you to Trenton and you can see what a lovely place New Jersey really is!

By: L. Craig Schoonmaker

L. Craig Schoonmaker — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:04:27 +0000

I can’t tell whether that was supposed to be ironic (satire), talking of filth when the street scene shown was bare of litter, and such comparable disconnects between words and images. People not familiar with the writers might take seriously every word of condemnation and condescension. And, given that few people know the truth about Newark, I’m afraid most will see no irony whatsoever but just more of the same crap that they have seen or heard about Newark their entire lives. ‘Tain’t funny, McGee.