Sam Ferris 'New York Times'

'The air was thick with expectation and performance: Trump loyalists descending upon Madison Square Garden, protesters penned behind lines of cops screaming themselves hoarse, cyclists at Bike Kill tearing through Brooklyn in a joyous carnival of anarchy, the Village turning itself inside out on Halloween night with demons and prophets staggering through the smoke, Midtown swarming with gladiators and superheroes at Comic Con-each one as convincing, as absurd, as the candidates vying for office. Democracy was theatre, chaos was ritual, and the streets of New York were the stage."
- Sam Ferris