Sorry, Newsweek.
A city that can produce a lipdub deemed "the greatest music video ever made" by Roger Ebert can't be one of "America's dying cities." A dying city isn't just a matter of population losses; a dying city is one that has lost its spirit.
A dying city is one in which the civic culture has unraveled and no one is his brother's keeper.
A dying city has no answer to the question "Why try harder?"
IF THIS LIPDUB is any indication of Grand Rapids' mettle as a metropolis -- albeit a small metropolis -- it's a lot healthier city than Newsweek is a magazine. Is what I am submitting for your approval, as Rod Serling might have said.
Now, I'm not qualified to judge whether Ebert is correct in Grand Rapids having produced the best music video ever, but I'd say this one is at least in the ballpark.
Experience Grand Rapids, indeed!
HAT TIP: The non-profit media conglomerate formerly known as National Public Radio.
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