Currently Watching: "Pretend It's a City" on Netflix

In the new Netflix docuseries titled “Pretend It’s a City,” author and humorist Fran Lebowitz sits down with Martin Scorsese to share her endless opinions, thoughtful reflections, and hilarious (though sometimes controversial) commentary about life in New York City, from tales of her early days spent driving taxis to her thoughts on tourists, modern art, money, wellness, and smoking inside public spaces (as she quips, “Can you imagine if Picasso had to step outside for a cigarette every time he was painting?”). The series is a sort of love/hate letter to NYC and a walk down memory lane as told through Lebowitz’s perspective, highlighting her stories about the gritty yet glorious city in the 1970s.

In listening to Lebowitz, we can’t help but be reminded of the late, great journalist Mary Malouf, our friend and former colleague at Salt Lake Magazine who recently passed away. Both women possess the same gift for story telling and the kind of quick wit and on-the-nose observations that leave you in awe and make you want to pull up a chair, order another drink, and listen to their wonderful rambling for hours. Fortunately, you’ve got a front row seat to Lebowitz from the comfort of your very own couch.