A few weeks ago, while leafing through the latest Esquire, I came across the sad tale of the demise of Studio 54. “All the poor slobs that couldn’t get into New York’s hot disco are soon going to be let in,” the table of contents revealed. “And whom will they find inside? Themselves.” This seemed […]
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