Times Square Red, Times Square Blue
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Times Square Red, Times Square Blue is a non-fiction
book written by famed science fiction
author Samuel R. Delany
and published in 1999 by the New York University Press. The book is a compilation of two separate essay
s: Times Square Blue, and ...Three, Two, One, Contact: Times Square Red.
's pornographic movie theatres with other men (some homosexual, some heterosexual) from 1960 through the mid-1990s. He also describes, in detail, his relationships with these men inside and outside the theatres.
' The Death and Life of Great American Cities
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Non-fiction
Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact...
book written by famed science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
author Samuel R. Delany
Samuel R. Delany
Samuel Ray Delany, Jr., also known as "Chip" is an American author, professor and literary critic. His work includes a number of novels, many in the science fiction genre, as well as memoir, criticism, and essays on sexuality and society.His science fiction novels include Babel-17, The Einstein...
and published in 1999 by the New York University Press. The book is a compilation of two separate essay
Essay
An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition...
s: Times Square Blue, and ...Three, Two, One, Contact: Times Square Red.
Times Square Blue
Times Square Blue is a first-hand narrative of Delany's (often referred to as "Chip", or occasionally "the Professor") sexual exploits in Times SquareTimes Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets...
's pornographic movie theatres with other men (some homosexual, some heterosexual) from 1960 through the mid-1990s. He also describes, in detail, his relationships with these men inside and outside the theatres.
...Three, Two, One, Contact: Times Square Red
The second essay in the book discusses the nature of social relationships within the realm of urban studies. Delany proposes two kinds of relationships: "contact" and "networking", and analyzes the content and benefits of each. He also refers extensively to Jane JacobsJane Jacobs
Jane Jacobs, was an American-Canadian writer and activist with primary interest in communities and urban planning and decay. She is best known for The Death and Life of Great American Cities , a powerful critique of the urban renewal policies of the 1950s in the United States...
' The Death and Life of Great American Cities
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
The Death and Life of Great American Cities, by Jane Jacobs, is a greatly influential book on the subject of urban planning in the 20th century...
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