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Paul You’re joking, mate. around the same time, Ruth Handler noticed that
5 2D)) R ob No, I’m not. I’ll even buy the ticket. her pre-teen daughter was playing with paper
P art 3 dolls, giving them adult roles such as actresses
Host OK, so imagine you all did the experiment. 5 23))) or secretaries. On a trip to Europe, Ruth saw an
What would you miss the most? Sally? R ob Hi, Jenny adult-figured doll in Germany and brought several
Sally' Well, 1 already live without the internet many Jenny Rob. ofthem back to the US. Handler had the idea that
weekends because we have a house in the country R ob Paul told me what he said to you, and it’s not girls could expand their imagination and play-acting
in the middle of nowhere where there’s no true. I’m not planning to leave New York. roles with a doll that looked like an adult. So she and
Internet service. So I know that what I would miss Jenny Oh, really? Could you tell me why Paul is still engineer Jack Ryan redesigned the doll for the US
most is being able to google information, like in your apartment? market and called her Barbie after Ruth’s daughter,
the phone number of a restaurant, or what time R ob Well, he couldn’t get a ticket to Boston. Barbara. The first Barbie dolls were produced in
a movie starts. Or even, dare I say it, the sports Jenny But you told me he was going a few days ago. 1959 and sold over 350,000 in the first year.
scores. I don’t have a TV, so I wouldn’t miss that, Or was that another lie? Barbie is still popular today, and billions have
but I would miss not having the Internet. R ob No, o f course it wasn’t! He couldn’t get a been sold around the world since 1959. Mattel, Inc.
H ost Andrew? ticket. The buses to Boston were all full. the company that produces Barbie, reports that 90
Andrew' Well, I just couldn’t live without a Jenny So do you know if he’s got one now? percent o f American girls between the ages of three
computer or a laptop because 1 work from R ob I bought it! He’s leaving this evening. But that and ten have a Barbie doll.
home so I don’t have an office to go to, and I isn’t really the issue here, is it? You have to believe T h e C hrysler Building
absolutely need the Internet, too. I couldn’t do me - 1 don’t want to leave New York!
The Chrysler Building has been one of the most
the experiment - 1 just wouldn’t be prepared to Jenny How can I believe you? I know you’re
iconic New York City landmarks since it was
go to an Interent cafe all day to work. Susan, the missing London because you said the same thing completed in 1930. Architect William Van Alen
journalist who did the experiment, only had to to Kerri at the restaurant. Look Rob, I’d like to designed the Art Deco building for Walter P.
write one column a week, but I work from home know what yon really want. Chrysler, who owned the automobile company
eight hours a day. R ob What do you mean? Chyrsler Corporation. In fact, Van Alen modeled
H ost Jeremy. Jenny When you and Paul were together, it was like
many o f the building’s decorative features using
Jerem y 1 think I could do it. I think I could easily you were a different person. Chrysler car parts as inspiration. For example, the
live without any o f these electrical gadgets at R ob You know what Paul’s like. What was I decorations on the outside o f the building for the
home. I mean, I have my office, so I could use the meant to do? But that isn’t the kind of life I want thirty-first floor are fashioned after engine parts
Internet there. I don’t use an iPod; I still prefer to anymore. I’m not like that. from a 1929 Chrysler car.
listen to CD s... Jenny I know you’re not, but I wonder if you really Today, the Chrysler Building is still considered
C hloe You old dinosaur. want to be here, i wonder if... one o f the best examples o f Art Deco architecture
Jerem y Yes, yes I know... and I don’t watch much R ob Jenny, what is it? in the US. In fact, it was voted New York City’s
TV. I am very attached to my Blackberry, but Jenny Forget it. favorite building in 2005 by Skyscraper Museum. In
I wouldn't mind using a regular phone for six R ob Jenny... what are you worrying about? addition, the building appears regularly in movies
months. 1 don’t think there’s anything I’d miss too Jenny I don’t know if this is going to work out. and TV shows that film in New York City.
much... R ob You’re not serious.
H ost And finally Chloe, our only digital native. Jenny I’m just not sure ifwe want the same things T h e “L O V E ” Sculpture
C hloe Well, I'm sorry, but 1 just wouldn't be anymore. In 1965, artist Robert Indiana had an idea for a
prepared to even try the experiment, not even R ob That’s crazy... painting with the word “LOVE” as the main focus.
for a week let alone six months. I wouldn't be D on Jenny-oh, good morning, Rob. He decided to break the word up into two lines,
prepared to live without my phone. I use it for R ob Don. putting the “LO” on top of the “ VE.” He then tilted
everything, calling, music, the Internet. So, no, I D on I need a word. Can you tell me what you the “O” a little, and an iconic American design was
wouldn’t do it. decided at the last meeting? born, in fact, it became so popular that the Museum
H ost Not even if you were offered money? Jenny Right away, Don. Rob was just leaving. o f Modern Art and the United States Postal Service
C hloe It would have to be a huge amount of money. asked Indiana to create versions of his “LOVE”
No, I’m definitely not going to do it! 5 26))) painting for cards and stamps, in the early 1970s,
R ob But what can I do, jenny? What can I say to Indiana made a series o f “LOVE” sculptures for
5 22))) convince you I’m serious? display in public parks. The first of these “LOVE”
Paul Yeah? Jenny I don’t know, Rob. sculptures was placed in New York City, on the
Jenny Hi, there. It's me. Should 1 come up? R ob Wait! What Paul said just isn’t true. corner of Sixth Avenue and Fifty-fifth Street.
Additional “LOVE” sculptures were placed in
Jenny Paul! Jenny It isn’t just what Paul said. It’s obvious you New Orleans, Philadelphia, Vancouver,Tokyo, and
Paul That’s right. want to go back. Singapore, as well as many other cities.
Jenny Uh... hi. R ob O f course I miss London, but I love my life Unfortunately, Indiana didn’t make much money
Paul Hi. Are you OK? here. What proof do you want of my commitment from his “LOVE" paintins and sculptures. He never
Jenny Yes, fine. Thanks. It's just that 1 um... to New York, to you, to everything! signed his paintings or applied for copyright, so
Paul What? Jenny I don’t know. he didn’t have legal protection against the many
Jenny I wasn’t expecting to see you. R ob There must be something 1 can do. imitations o f his work.
Paul Really? Well, as you can see, 1 'm still here. It Jenny Look, we're going to see my parents later. I
seems Rob just can't live without me. Yeah, lie’s don't want us to be late. A ir Jordan Sneakers
going to miss me when I’m gone. But not for long. R ob We won’t be late. And 1 won't forget the When Michael Jordon started playing basketball for
We’ll meet up again when he goes back to London. chocolates this time either. the Chicago Bulls in 1984, he had special Nike sneakers
Jenny Goes back...? Jenny Well, that's a start, I guess. designed for him by Peter Moore. These sneakers were
Paul Yeah, he told me last night that he was R ob But Jenny-w e need to talk about this. called the Air Jordan 1, or more simply-Air Jordans.
planning to leave New York pretty soon. Jenny We don’t have time to discuss it now. They were red and black - the Chicago Bulls’s colors.
Jenny He what? R ob Jenny! Because the sneakers did not have any white on them,
R ob Hi, Jenny. Do you want some breakfast? I’ve Jenny What is it? Jordan was fined $5,000 by the National Basketball
got bagels. R ob What if I proposed to you? Association each time lie wore them for a game.
Jenny ‘Proposed’? Every year since then, Nike has created a new
Jenny No thank you, Rob. Why don’t you two enjoy
R ob That’s right. Proposed. pair ofAirjordans to sell. In 1987, Tinker Hatfield
them?!
R ob W hat's wrong? Jenny Like, ‘Will you marry me?’ took over the design responsibilites for these
Paul No idea. I just said you were planning to leave R ob Exactly. sneakers, and he as been associated with them ever
New York soon, and she ... Jenny On one knee? since. Hatfield introduced the Jumpman logo on the
R ob You what? I didn’t say that! R ob I can do that. So what would you say? sneakers, which is a silhouette o f Michael Jordan
Paul You didn’t have to. This New York life isn’t Jenny Rob, stop it. It’s embarrassing. dunking a basketball with his legs spread wide.
you, Rob, and you know it. R ob Tell me. In 2010, Hatfield designed the Jordan 2010s to
R ob No, I don’t! 1 like New York and Jenny’s here. Jenny Are you for real? celebrate the sneakers’ twenty-fifth anniversary.
Paul Oh, come on! What’s the big deal? it’s not like R ob Yes, i am actually. What about you?
Jenny Yes! 5 35)))
you want to marry her.
R ob Well... 5 3D)) Interview er Good morning and thank you for
Paul What? You do?! coming, Mr. Ryan - or should it be Detective
Barbie Ryan -you were a detective with the Los Angeles
R ob Look Paul. I’m serious about New York, and
I’m serious about Jenny. And I want you to leave. Until the late 1950s, most American girls Police Department, weren’t you?
Today. played with baby dolls, which often limited their D etective Ryan Yes, that's right. For twenty-five
imaginations to mother or caregiver roles. At years. 1 retired last year.
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