New York City
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| + | The writer [[Tom Wolfe]] said of New York that "Culture just seems to be in the air, like part of the weather." Many major American cultural movements began in the city. The [[Harlem Renaissance]] established the African-American literary canon in the United States. The city was the epicenter of [[jazz]] in the 1940s, [[abstract expressionism]] in the 1950s, and the birthplace of [[Hip hop culture|hip hop]] in the 1970s. The city's [[punk rock]] scene was influential in the 1970s and 1980s, and the city has long had a flourishing scene for [[Jewish American literature]]. Prominent [[indie rock]] bands coming out of New York in recent years include [[The Strokes]], [[The Mooney Suzuki]] and [[Interpol (band)|Interpol]]. | ||
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[1] [May 2007] The writer Tom Wolfe said of New York that "Culture just seems to be in the air, like part of the weather." Many major American cultural movements began in the city. The Harlem Renaissance established the African-American literary canon in the United States. The city was the epicenter of jazz in the 1940s, abstract expressionism in the 1950s, and the birthplace of hip hop in the 1970s. The city's punk rock scene was influential in the 1970s and 1980s, and the city has long had a flourishing scene for Jewish American literature. Prominent indie rock bands coming out of New York in recent years include The Strokes, The Mooney Suzuki and Interpol.
