Friday, September 7, 2012
A History of Brooklyn In 20 Objects ("Objects" Being Very Loosely Defined)
Posted by Kristin Iversen on Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 9:00 AM
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4) Game of Thongs
The thong defines a certain part of Brooklyn at a certain time of year. That's right. I'm talking about Brighton Beach in the summer time. All the men wear thongs there. Big men, small men, skinny men, fat men, hairy men, more hairy men. MORE HAIRY MEN. This has come to define Brooklyn bathing. No cool Rockaways-esque impromptu fashion shows occur on the Brighton Beach boardwalk. Oh, no! Over here—like, I suppose, in Mother Russia—it is all about the thong.
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About The Author
Kristin Iversen
Bio:
Kristin Iversen is the Managing Editor at Brooklyn Magazine and the L Magazine. She has been described as "a hipster buzzword made flesh." This seems pretty accurate.
Kristin Iversen is the Managing Editor at Brooklyn Magazine and the L Magazine. She has been described as "a hipster buzzword made flesh." This seems pretty accurate.
