#brightlightsbigcity

[marthamydearposts]

Michael J. Fox

Bright Lights, Big City (1988)

#michael j fox #80s film #1980s movies #cinema #80s icons #gif movie #1980s tv #1980s icons #brightlightsbigcity #mjf #icon #1988 film #family ties #back to the future #❤️❤️❤️ #60s 70s 80s 90s #nostalgic #film

[pettybourgeoiz]

#music discovery #music #spotify link #spotify #music artists #nautiluss #song #brightlightsbigcity #genres #float house #uk bass #outsider house #future garage #microhouse #breaks #techno #minimal techno #dub techno #ambient techno #Bourgeoiz Music Discovery #MORE MUSIC ON MY BLOG #from me

[levynyc]

Pinspot Lighting Reshaping New York's Nightscape

Experience the magic of Levy NYC's Pinspot Lighting in New York. Elevating the city's nightscape, these lights add a touch of sophistication, highlighting architectural wonders in a dazzling dance of shadows and brilliance. Levy NYC's commitment to innovation transforms ordinary evenings into extraordinary, creating a mesmerizing urban ambiance.

#LevyNYC #PinspotIllumination #NYCNightLights #UrbanLighting #CityscapeGlow #ArchitecturalElegance #BrightLightsBigCity

[instahlments]

Is it even Christmas if you don’t do Dyker Heights lights? #verybrooklynchristmas #brightlightsbigcity #dykerheights #babyitscoldoutside (at Dyker Heights) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmrlUb3pZ26/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#verybrooklynchristmas #brightlightsbigcity #dykerheights #babyitscoldoutside

[fleekpoint]

Times square shenanigans 😂 . . . #timessquare#newyork#newyorker#shenanigans#me#funtimes#thelittlethings#people#travel#instatravel#nyc#bigapple#streetwear#loveit#wanderer#goingplaces#building#nightlife#brightlightsbigcity (at Times Square, Nueva York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkZHTfMOB5T/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#timessquare #newyork #newyorker #shenanigans #me #funtimes #thelittlethings #people #travel #instatravel #nyc #bigapple #streetwear #loveit #wanderer #goingplaces #building #nightlife #brightlightsbigcity

[stevengruber-photoblog]

Sunset Diner #diner #greenpoint #greenpointbrooklyn #brooklyn #nyc Thanks @jodybrand1 shot #fromcarwindow #newyorkcity #streetphotography #neon ig_nycity #brightlightsbigcity #ig_nycity #nycprimeshot #streetphotography #newyorkcitylife #fx_hdr #newyorker #nycphotographer #nycgo #newyorklife #nycworld (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjnI6wHgY0l/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#diner #greenpoint #greenpointbrooklyn #brooklyn #nyc #fromcarwindow #newyorkcity #streetphotography #neon #brightlightsbigcity #ig_nycity #nycprimeshot #newyorkcitylife #fx_hdr #newyorker #nycphotographer #nycgo #newyorklife #nycworld

[apple25n]

Millennial Ennui Book Recommendations

Every time I have attempted to spell 'millennial', I have to let autocorrect fix it somehow. I am decidedly Gen-Z, born in 2002, but am suffering from an affliction named after my brothers' generation so I'll be turning on autocorrect to survey my post.

I had high hopes for this blog, then started my job a week later; where my aspirations fell flat on the floor and turned into a puddle to be splashed in. The total mind and time-consuming nature of my internship has left no time for any form of artistic expression. The plight of every young person entering the work force. My symptoms include a general sense of emptiness, lack of creativity, and constant tiredness. The diagnosis? Millennial ennui.

I haven't found a good, or any real definition of millennial ennui yet (Buzzfeed's attempt certainly doesn't count). I would describe it as the disillusionment of starting an office job and realising this is your entire life now.

So instead of trying to run away from this feeling, I am going to plop myself down in my office chair and stare at this glowing screen for my contracted 9-5 hours. And get some recommendations out because my brain cannot form any original thoughts.

Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney

Written in 1984, it's quite eery how spot on this book was in describing my newfound emptiness. We follow the main character as he drifts through the New York party scene while dealing with the loss of his relationship to his wife. The writing was surprisingly funny and self-deprecating. If you've ever looked forward to clubbing on Friday night after a long week at work, this book is for you.

Fan Club by Erin Mayer

The main character escapes her boring lifestyle website editing job by slowly becoming obsessed with internationally renown pop star Adriana Argento. From there, she falls in with a group of equally obsessed women. I've become the opposite, with all hours filled up with work I have not had the time to even contemplate starting a new interest. But listening to music on the bus ride to and from work has become one of the highlights of my weekdays. The ability to control my mood by swipping a song into my Spotify queue.

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Otessa Moshfegh

THE book. Another unnamed narrator. She has decided to spend the next year of her life cooped up in her apartment sleeping with the help of pills. Her want to simply stop existing and decompose into the earth to be returned to the worms is what got to me. I have numbed myself to most emotions as I work long hours. My strongest emotion has now become anger, and I actively choose to spend time eating with colleagues I don't like in order to stoke a flame inside me.

Lock Every Door by Riley Sager

Not the most 'relatable' out of the list, but it is the latest one I read earlier this week and what prompted me to make this list. A thriller, Jules has been hired to apartment sit in a luxury condominium. When another apartment sitter goes missing, she starts to uncover the strange history of the famous building. Jules was recently fired from her job, and living in a condo filled with the rich has made her distasteful towards capitalism.

The Lonely City by Olivia Laing

A non-fiction collection of essays on different lonely artists that lived in New York which Laing admires. I moved back to my hometown for my current job and was hit with the realisation that no one else decides to come back. I have been drifting from home to work without talking to anyone other than my colleagues and parents. This book reminds me that even in sadness and loneliness, you can create.

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Halfway through this list, I realised that every single one of these books is set in New York City. What is it about that heat bubble that prompts authors to write such lamenting books about? I've never lived there, but my boyfriend did over the summer and I visited him twice. I hid myself away in his white box of a rented room in Brooklyn and only ventured out to Manhattan once. Walking the streets felt like I was in the middle of a tornado, and that a cow might fly by me at any second.

#literature #english literature #book rec list #books #recommendations #bookrecs #reading #newyork #millennialennui #millennial #officejob #thelonelycity #lockeverydoor #my year of rest and relaxation #brightlightsbigcity #fanclub

[djangopiano]

Chalk-outlined murder victims get up and walk away. #chalk #chalkoutline #walkitoff #murder #victimsrights #walkaway #outlines #silhouette #brightlights #brightlightsbigcity #carlkissin #kissinimprov https://www.instagram.com/p/Cit_pZhOa7Y/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#chalk #chalkoutline #walkitoff #murder #victimsrights #walkaway #outlines #silhouette #brightlights #brightlightsbigcity #carlkissin #kissinimprov

[duranduratulsa]

80's Fest Actor of the day: Michael J. Fox #michaeljfox #backtothefuture #teenwolf #brightlightsbigcity #thesecretofmysuccess #durandurantulsas5thannual80sfest #80s #80sfest

#michael j fox #back to the future #teen wolf #the secret of my success #bright lights big city #80s fest #80s #duran duran tulsa's 5th annual 80s fest #Spotify

[tangisi5]

KIEFER SUTHERLAND ⭐ "Bright Lights, Big City" (1988). #keifersutherland #brightlightsbigcity #movies80s

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[shruti17sharma07]

"Where Dreams Illuminate the Night: Experience the pulse of the city in Times Square, where the energy is electric and the possibilities endless. #BrightLightsBigCity"

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[ericblanco65]

Remembering Michael J. Fox's "Bright Lights, Big City" (1988). "You have to go slowly. You have to learn everything all over again."

#MichaelJFox #BrightLightsBigCity #LongNight

[adrianrmarsh]

Early, early morning Brompton @bromptonbicycle ride; 15.4km (9.57m) with one stop (after 1.5km) when my seat post slipped. Must have used an oily rag to clean the rain off the @bromptonistanbul last week. Seemed like a full-moon in the night sky before dawn, so a bit brighter than usual in the dark streets of @kadikoybelediye My @seesense_cc v.1 lights are so brilliant and shiny that I feel very comfortable riding in the dark mornings. . . #rideoutside #seesense #brompton #bromptonbicycle #bromptonistanbul #nightriding #brightlightsbigcity #hipstamatic #frankblens #slickrock191film #photobyadrianrmarsh #naviki (at Caddebostan Sahil) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaB4rb5IYKZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

#rideoutside #seesense #brompton #bromptonbicycle #bromptonistanbul #nightriding #brightlightsbigcity #hipstamatic #frankblens #slickrock191film #photobyadrianrmarsh #naviki

[gwenannepherae]

Double Exposure: August Moon. #ontario #toronto #canada #pixlr #pheraelesann #bathurststclair #ttc #torontoartist #torontoart #art #august #summer #kaygardnerbeltline #night #eglintonavenuewest #uppervillageto #american #brightlightsbigcity #foresthill #maskup #citylife #eglintonwest #filmmaker #displaced #artphotography #organtransplantedlife #photographer ⌚️ 📱 📸 🎨 🚶‍♀️ 🌕🌃 🌌 Rights Reserved: [email protected] (August 2021) (at Eglinton Ave. West and Bathurst St.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CS54Gf4rCDv/?utm_medium=tumblr

#ontario #toronto #canada #pixlr #pheraelesann #bathurststclair #ttc #torontoartist #torontoart #art #august #summer #kaygardnerbeltline #night #eglintonavenuewest #uppervillageto #american #brightlightsbigcity #foresthill #maskup #citylife #eglintonwest #filmmaker #displaced #artphotography #organtransplantedlife #photographer

[yoonywave]

#santamonica #californiavibes #brightlightsbigcity #lavibes #calivibes #bicoastal #lalife #night #smiley #pier #night vibes #90s vibes #grunge vibes #gif

[stevengruber-photoblog]

Rainy Times #timessquare #7thavenue #rainyday in #manhattan #newyorkcity #nyc #newyork #nycgo #ig_nycity #brightlightsbigcity #ig_nycity #nycprimeshot #streetphotography #newyorkcitylife #fx_hdr #newyorker #nycphotographer #nycgo #newyorklife #nycworld #newyorkstreetphotography #autmninnewyork #nightphotography (at Times Square) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjY2X61pgiz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#timessquare #7thavenue #rainyday #manhattan #newyorkcity #nyc #newyork #nycgo #ig_nycity #brightlightsbigcity #nycprimeshot #streetphotography #newyorkcitylife #fx_hdr #newyorker #nycphotographer #newyorklife #nycworld #newyorkstreetphotography #autmninnewyork #nightphotography