I'm afraid to read the article, because it probably quotes my brother.
It was about Brattleboro, VT - is that where your brother is? If not, it's probably not an issue.
I hate to break it to you, oh impotent one, but you're not the big bad anymore, you're not even the kind of naughty.
Xander ,'Showtime'
Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 23, 2006 10:49:27 am PDT #4217 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Jesse - Aug 23, 2006 11:22:06 am PDT #4218 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Aw, Xtina gets the Fug No More: [link]
Seriously, who would have thought that she would end up being the stable and classy one? NOT ME.
P.M. Marc - Aug 23, 2006 11:30:50 am PDT #4219 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Jesse, I KNOW!
I even have one of her recent pictures as my laptop's wallpaper, for cryin' out loud, because it was just so pretty and classy!
Tom Scola - Aug 23, 2006 11:32:48 am PDT #4220 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I'm now picturing Christina as a vampire who went and sucked away whatever class Brittney had.
DavidS - Aug 23, 2006 11:33:01 am PDT #4221 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
That is the great thing about the Fug girls. They acknowledge and encourage as well as reprimand.
Jesse - Aug 23, 2006 11:38:02 am PDT #4222 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm now picturing Christina as a vampire who went and sucked away whatever class Brittney had.
Ha! If only I believed that Britney ever had class.
Also, Gawker continues their surprisingly amusing coverage of that offensive Forbes article Jess linked to about how you shouldn' marry a woman who makes a lot of money: [link]
Strega - Aug 23, 2006 11:42:28 am PDT #4223 of 10001
It's gotten mushy-headed, right?
I've never read it regularly. I've always like they got attention through wild misrepresentations and deliberately outrageous opinion pieces. Which is probably unfair, but I never saw anything that made me want to delve into it.
But lately the basic quality of the writing pains me. Maybe that's just Kevin Berger, though. Or his editor. I think when he's done there will be no commas left for anyone else.
sarameg - Aug 23, 2006 11:45:45 am PDT #4224 of 10001
A friend of mine worked as an editor for Salon ages ago. There was a mass exodus of what sounded like bitter editorial staff at one point, and that's when she left. I don't recall what prompted it. For all I know, the dot-com crash.
Vortex - Aug 23, 2006 11:51:59 am PDT #4225 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Well, at least there's SOME thought here:
In 2005, two University of Michigan scientists concluded that if your wife has a job earning more than $15 an hour (roughly $30,000 a year), she will do 1.9 hours less housework a week. Of course, this can be solved if the husband picks up a broom.
Jesse - Aug 23, 2006 11:54:56 am PDT #4226 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.