As outdated ads linger a hundred days later, a city feels like an apocalyptic St. Patrick's Day
In WALL-E, the robot hero roams past posters for running shoes and hamburgers, sports drink and suitcases, being promoted to an empty world. Peter J. Thompson/National PostIt’s in the nature of ads in public spaces to show us the latest thing. But at the end of the world, with no one around to attend to the mundane, the whole process suddenly freezes. So, there is something distinctly apocalyptic about this neverending St. Patrick’s Day celebration. And lockdown might be remembered as the time when St. Patrick’s Day never happened, and when St. Patrick’s Day seemed to last forever.
Source: National Post June 27, 2020 13:52 UTC
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