‘Sex and the City’ creator Candace Bushnell dishes on media, modern dating and her latest project
17.08.2023 - 20:05
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Candace Bushnell authored a popular sex column for The New York Observer that eventually became “Sex and the City”. In an interview with On The Money, she weighs in on the state of the media industry, how the economics of marriage have changed and her own luck with dating apps.Lydia: The media industry has changed a lot since the 90s. Could Carrie Bradshaw support herself with a column in this day and age?Candace: A lot of these online, digital platforms are going out of business.
Everything is changing — including the TV landscape. Insiders are saying network and cable will go away and that streaming isn’t working either. So who knows.
There are still people who make a lot of money writing books. Hopefully there is always room to make money in a creative field. It might not be books or media but it might be something else.
In terms of media, people always want to know what’s going on. As a species, we’re obsessed with knowing what is happening. Lydia: How has New York changed since the pandemic?Candace: The big difference is the cell phone and social media.
And there are the dating apps. When they first came out, no one would go on them. Lydia: There was a stigma.Candace: There was definitely a stigma.
I’m on a couple of apps, including Bumble and Hinge, but I still meet more people now in real life than I do on dating apps. I see a lot of people I already know on dating apps, including ex-boyfriends. It’s still possible to meet people by going out because New York and the Hamptons are very social.Lydia: Do you like the direction “And Just Like That…” has taken?Candace: I’m enjoying it.
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