Downtown, Books Really Are Merely Decorative
Yes, one final (and wildly pedantic) mention of the Jesse McKinley NYT article on the Lower East Side, as we watch the hipsters reinvest their trust funds and take their turntables and amps to Cobble Hill.
From his tour of oh-so-edgy downtown: "[W]e walked to the next spot, Les Enfants Terribles. Despite a name that makes it sound like a bad Victor Hugo novel, this new place is already attracting in-the-know crowds."
Les Enfants Terribles (Cocteau)