Somewhere, Someone's Buying

Two reasons why it is hard not to spend money in New York.

First, in the “micro” category: the keycard to my room, one side of which is an advert for a musical playing in the hotel’s theatres.

Second, in the “macro” category: the entire ten-story edifice of a building facing the Square is a giant video screen, which blazes with ads. It’s really mindbending to watch, like a dozen Jumbotrons without the sports scores.