New York, November 27, 2007 – On Tuesday we stopped by a labor rally in Greenwich Village because we’d heard that presidential candidate John Edwards would attend.  And while it’s reasonable that a Democratic politician would make uplifting speeches to union members, we didn’t expect a rally in Washington Square Park to be full of celebrities.  But the union in question was the Writers Guild of America, and actors Tim Robbins, Danny Glover, Edie Falco, Anthony Edwards and the very pregnant Julianna Margulies all carried placards and made impassioned speeches. 

After the labor rally waned, we wondered why Sex and the City’s Kristin Davis stuck around in the park.   It turned out that an enterprising NYU professor had brought students for a class on celebrity culture.  Davis addressed the students, explaining, among other things, the day-to-day workflow on the SATC movie.  Maybe there’s a teaching role in Davis’ future - she really got into it, and spoke quite passionately about her work.