Beyond The Ordinary

Fran Lebowitz writes sardonic, witty social commentary and cultural criticism, primarily focused on American life through a distinct New York City lens. Her biting essays skewer everyday pet peeves, modern technology, tourists, and the absurdities of metropolitan culture.

Her best-selling essay collections, Metropolitan Life and Social Studies, cover highly specific, relatable, and opinionated themes.

Urban Life: The daily frustrations of living in New York, including apartment hunting, navigating crowds, and dealing with tourists.

Everyday Pet Peeves: Irritations with modern conveniences, bad manners, after-shave lotion, baggage-claim areas, and people who are unduly tan.

Human Behavior: Sharp critiques of specific groups like adults who roller skate, children who speak French, and the generally irritating nature of other people.

Pop Culture & Creativity: Candid thoughts on art, books, laziness, and the artistic process.

Because of her notorious writer's block, she has spent recent decades cementing her status as an off-the-cuff public speaker and television personality. This was heavily featured in the hit Netflix series Pretend It's a City, where she dispensed her signature opinions on everything from vacations to public transit.

Beyond The Ordinary

Me in my younger days and a black, leather jacket at an airshow.

I was Noel Gallagher before he was. Interestingly, I'm the only one here not wearing sunglasses. Maybe, they are switched to 'invisible 2 camera' because, on this occasion, I didn't want anything spoiling the image of my face.