Saturday, August 25, 2007
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Sometimes seventeen ain't so sweet
There's an article in Newsweek about how Seventeen Magazine's new editor Ann Shoket is trying to turn "an era when being bad is the teen-girl rage" by paying less attention to "bad girls" Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, etc etc etc, and more attention to "good girls" a la Ashlee Simpson, the magazine's back-to-school cover girl. Okay, I respect that, I guess, even though I don't think most teenage girls want to emulate tabloid party girls, because they're all such hot messes.
My problem is that Seventeen seems to have difficulty differentiating between what is "bad girl" behavior-- say, doing 100 on the wrong side of the highway, blowing coke, throwing phones at people's heads-- and behavior that just illustrates heightened sexual confidence, because God Forbid a woman have that to her name. A "...pantyless drive down Sunset Boulevard"? If going commando taints a girl's goodness, then I am the female Charles Manson. Hey, by age seventeen, girls are well into the sexuality experimentation phase, so why is Seventeen holding a "good girl" standard code of conduct that leaves little room for anything beyond "how to break the ice with that cute guy in your english class"? Isn't that just going to make the girls who are discovering their sexuality feel guilty and isolated?
not like it even applies to me, anyway; yesterday was my 18th birthday!
My problem is that Seventeen seems to have difficulty differentiating between what is "bad girl" behavior-- say, doing 100 on the wrong side of the highway, blowing coke, throwing phones at people's heads-- and behavior that just illustrates heightened sexual confidence, because God Forbid a woman have that to her name. A "...pantyless drive down Sunset Boulevard"? If going commando taints a girl's goodness, then I am the female Charles Manson. Hey, by age seventeen, girls are well into the sexuality experimentation phase, so why is Seventeen holding a "good girl" standard code of conduct that leaves little room for anything beyond "how to break the ice with that cute guy in your english class"? Isn't that just going to make the girls who are discovering their sexuality feel guilty and isolated?
not like it even applies to me, anyway; yesterday was my 18th birthday!
Friday, August 10, 2007
Be Yourselves, Girls, Order the Rib-Eye
“Being a vegetarian puts you at a disadvantage,” Ms. Crosley said. “You’re in the most basic category of finicky. Even women who order chicken, it isn’t enough.” She said she has thought of ordering shots of Jägermeister, famous for its frat boy associations, to prove that she is “a guy’s girl.”
Oh my god, I'm going to spend the rest of my life alone.
“Being a vegetarian puts you at a disadvantage,” Ms. Crosley said. “You’re in the most basic category of finicky. Even women who order chicken, it isn’t enough.” She said she has thought of ordering shots of Jägermeister, famous for its frat boy associations, to prove that she is “a guy’s girl.”
Oh my god, I'm going to spend the rest of my life alone.
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Just something to ponder.
I wonder if Matthew Broderick is ever embarrassed of his beardwife Sarah Jessica Parker. I bet her new perfume smells like burning hair.
Lily: I can't believe U.S. has banned me
it really sucks that Lily Allen had her work visa stripped. Honestly people, if we're going to kick out one up-and-coming British chanteuse let's get rid of that methface Amy Winehouse. But I really hope everything works out for Lil because:
"Lily, 22, had flown from Australia to LA for the MTV video music awards nominations party today and film a music video with rapper Kanye West."
Yes! What a shockingly ill-matched couple! I'm going to fucking love it.
it really sucks that Lily Allen had her work visa stripped. Honestly people, if we're going to kick out one up-and-coming British chanteuse let's get rid of that methface Amy Winehouse. But I really hope everything works out for Lil because:
"Lily, 22, had flown from Australia to LA for the MTV video music awards nominations party today and film a music video with rapper Kanye West."
Yes! What a shockingly ill-matched couple! I'm going to fucking love it.
Monday, August 6, 2007
I hate cancer, but...
Listen, it's not an entirely irrational equation: woman's torso + violent language + the advertisement's actual message being virtually microscopic (in tee-shirt terms) = at first glance this will make people think of domestic violence.
Breast cancer, domestic violence. Do we need to accompany one with the other? It's enough to get you real bummed out.
Mia Farrow is nuts!
Mia Farrow offers freedom to save Darfur rebel
This is undoubtedly an admirable thing to do, but if Mia Farrow is stuck in a prison in Darfur, who will take care of her forty-two kids? Oh wait, a lot of them are old enough to be self-sufficient, right? Well not the one that's married to Woody Allen, for sure. She's like fourteen.
This is undoubtedly an admirable thing to do, but if Mia Farrow is stuck in a prison in Darfur, who will take care of her forty-two kids? Oh wait, a lot of them are old enough to be self-sufficient, right? Well not the one that's married to Woody Allen, for sure. She's like fourteen.
Can't wait to enter the world of journalism.
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/33229/108/
"...Defcon founder Jeff Moss walked up to the microphone and told the audience that he wanted to make a new game of “Spot the Lame Reporter”. As he was talking, the blonde-haired Madigan bolted from her seat and ran for the exit. She pushed a Goon and kicked open the door.
Seeing the commotion, several dozen journalists, attendees and Defcon security Goons gave chase. With camcorders rolling and cameras flashing, Madigan briskly walked through the casino and into the parking. As she reached her car, the mob had grown to an estimated 150 people, according to Defcon officials..."
When I heard about this story, I thought there might have been an actual legit chase with, you know, running. Walking briskly is for journalists with no moxie.
"...Defcon founder Jeff Moss walked up to the microphone and told the audience that he wanted to make a new game of “Spot the Lame Reporter”. As he was talking, the blonde-haired Madigan bolted from her seat and ran for the exit. She pushed a Goon and kicked open the door.
Seeing the commotion, several dozen journalists, attendees and Defcon security Goons gave chase. With camcorders rolling and cameras flashing, Madigan briskly walked through the casino and into the parking. As she reached her car, the mob had grown to an estimated 150 people, according to Defcon officials..."
When I heard about this story, I thought there might have been an actual legit chase with, you know, running. Walking briskly is for journalists with no moxie.
I wanna go to rehab.
For a mere kilobuck a night, you can stay in the Cirque Lodge rehabilitation center in Utah (currently accomodating Lindsay Lohan's ginger ass). Amenities include private fireplaces, jacuzzis, and "spectacular views". You know, for that much money, I would damn well expect alcohol if I wanted it.
I know this is going to make me sound like a total recluse, but I kind of see the appeal of going on vacation alone. Or maybe just holding up somewhere for a week. I would totally check myself into one of these celebrity rehab spots if I could get a discount due to the fact that I'm not an alcoholic or drug addict.
I know this is going to make me sound like a total recluse, but I kind of see the appeal of going on vacation alone. Or maybe just holding up somewhere for a week. I would totally check myself into one of these celebrity rehab spots if I could get a discount due to the fact that I'm not an alcoholic or drug addict.
Saturday, August 4, 2007
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