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      1. Me: To understand a certain song, you have to know that New York was a mess in the 70s/early 80s -- even though today it is one of the safest and most functional big cities. Younger son: Was it Batman?
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      Me: *Actually* Batman's Gotham City was basically a stand-in for Chicago; New York is more like Superman's Metropolis. you gotta educate your kids about the important things in culture
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    Maybe I'm too influenced by Christopher Nolan's trilogy in thinking of Gotham as Chicago-esque