[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Steven Salzman must be an idiot. He had to have a building fall on him to see an obvious truth. His cohorts are just so inflamed with hatred for their country that even that isn't enough. Their hatred stems from the refusal of that country to recognize their special talents and virtue and to reward it with the acclaim and riches that they feel they are so justly entitled to. BTW, most of the "artists" in "Tribeca" are trustifarians leeching off their parents. (I put "Tribeca" in quotes because it is a recent real-estate industry coinage, minted when NYC stopped enforcing zoning restrictions against residential use of old industrial buildings.)

[Miss Marple]

You know, people who come late to the realization of the truth are still welcome, in my opinion. You fail to understand how isolated and parochial the arts communities are.

I consider it amazing that anyone in that community would break ranks with the prevailing mind-set and speak out. People like this should be encouraged, not denigrated.