Much like Marshall McLuhan, Winnie Greco understands that the medium is indeed the message; in this case a bag of sour cream and onion potato chips. Because when dealing with cash, most ordinary people are perfectly fine stuffing it into envelopes, briefcases and nondescript duffels.
But that’s a pedestrian and uninspired act, lacking the delicious panache that goes with running the greatest city in the world. While Greco allegedly only gave one journalist a small cash snack-smelling gift, her modest gesture was a gift to us all.