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Is itwinter,when Nancy Meyers bundles all of her characters in adorable sweaters?
Is itspring,when both the ice and Tom Hankss cold corporate heart start melting?
Is itsummer, when everyone is confused about whether to marry Julia Roberts or Cameron Diaz?
Or is itfall,when Taylor Swift, who thinks she is in a rom-com, drinks maple lattes?
Read on for Nate Joness defense of fall.
There are times I envy my co-workers at Vulture, especially when they aredoing great interviewsorwriting funny posts.
This is a task at which they are all destined to fail.
Lets try a thought experiment.
Ill tell you mine.
Winter in New York.4:30 p.m. sunsets.
Dead-eyed office workers who get 15 minutes of sun a day.
A C train jam-packed with red-nosed commuters in down jackets.
Spring in New York.Rose blossoms.
That first warm day.
Moving the clock one blessed hour forward.
Summer in New York.Sweat.
Waterfalls of sweat.Ecosystemsof sweat.
Autumn in New York.Foliage in Central Park.Maple lattes.
Thats all admittedly anecdotal.
Do you want data?
Now, it is possible that this is all small sample-size noise.
Meg Ryans pulling off that fantastic hat, and the jacket-sweater combo is working for Billy Crystal, too.
Dont you love New York in the fall?Tom Hanksasks in voice-over.
It makes me want to buy school supplies.
Are you sick of New York movies yet?
Thats okay, lots of places have a fall.
Even Texas, whereWes AndersonsRushmorewas filmed.
You know where else has a nice fall?
Rhode Island, which provided a seasonal backdrop to 2007sDan in Real Life.
Non-Philadelphians, dont read this part.
The fall of 2008 was a wonderful one, wasnt it?
(This was the McNabb didnt know you could tie season.)
Im sure at leastone famous Academy voterwas swayed.
Im just saying: Game recognize game, all too well.
