Might the recovery be more robust than widely expected? Wall Streets most respected pessimist thinks so.

Looking back on the past year at this blog, one season at a time, one day at a time, for one (4-day) week:

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VANISHING

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From New York to Arkansas and back again, Barbara the rolling art gallery is coming to the sidewalks of Chelsea.

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On a recent second excursion to the Upper East Side to see more holiday windows, my travels took me back to 5th Avenue, across the street from Bergdorf Goodman’s main store, where their men’s store is located. These window displays were drawing the attention of passersby, virtually all of whom were compelled to stop and look with focused and studied attention. And for good reason. Twelve windows are being used to feature these meticulously crafted, very detailed figures which were used in the film The Fantastic Mr. Fox, adapted from the work of Raold Dahl. See my gallery of photos here.
The windows were a collaboration between 20th Century Fox and the Bergdorf design team. From the press release:

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Snowball fight turns Times Square, once an adult playground, into a playground–for children, college kids, and adults expressing their “inner child”–warms the cockles of many a Twitterer. [CR]

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Now is as good a time as any to visit the Russian Souvenirs shop on East 14th Street. They’re having a sale on fabric. 50% off. You need some nice, last-minute Christmas gifts maybe?

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