Yes, that's the Metropolitan Opera doing Madama Butterfly, simulcast on the jumbotron screens in Times Square. Gotta say, that's some pretty impressive cultural outreach.

A bit closer to home (and with fewer giant TVs), Julie Powell will be doing a reading this Friday. Sarah's read Julie and Julia. I haven't gotten around to it yet, altho I did read bits of the blog when she was still doing that. We might go to that, or perhaps to AV Geeks. This time it's movies for "the modern housewife" and (bonus!) they're showing in a Masonic lodge in Hillsborough.

These pics of the grand opening of the Providence, RI Apple Store reminded me of the rainy Saturday morning we all went out and stood in line for the Durham store opening.

good times...