Monthly Archives: June 2012

the celebrity’s relationship to the celebrity’s celebrity in the celebrity relationship of celebrities: the case of pete campbell and rory gilmore


rory gilmore is dating pete campbell. well, maybe not DATING him but, at the very least, making out with him on cross-country flights. Continue reading

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on a totally unrelated note, a brief spell of self-promotion


i’ve another blog. did you know this? are you reading it? you maybe should be, because it will solve all of your problems… through beverly hills, 90210. no, really. abstinence, condom distribution in schools, school districting, gang violence, kidnapping, custodial issues … Continue reading

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an open letter to lindsay lohan re: the unstoppable trainwreck that is “liz and dick” (and the [inevitable] EPIC fur hat)


dear lindsay lohan, i mean, we knew this day would come. not to sound smug but it was quite obvious from that get-go that somewhere in the never-ending saga of you filming the unstoppable trainwreck that is the lifetime movie “liz … Continue reading

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biography has sex problems. true story. (+ assorted ramblings re: the awesomeness of 1960s celebrity 2nd wedding dresses)


i started writing about jackie because i deplored the way she was written about. shoddy writing, shoddy scholarship, shoddy story-telling. when you read 97 books about someone, certain trends begin to emerge.

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in totally frivolous things that needed to happen: jackie bouvier kennedy onassis, a review


come on. admit it. you, like me, have been patiently awaiting the dvd release of the made-for-tv movie jackie bouvier kennedy onassis since september 1999, when you were in your first month of college and didn’t know how to work your roommate’s … Continue reading

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two things… maybe three


the paper in paris- which wound up being about jackie and an ice cream cone- went well. and, after carrying this poster on two international flights and through a host of arrondissements, there is precisely one thing i want to write … Continue reading

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an open letter to lindsay lohan on the 2nd day of principle shooting for the unstoppable trainwreck that is the lifetime movie “liz and dick”


dear lindsay lohan, so i was just sitting here thinking: hmmm… li.lo’s been awful quiet lately. what the eff is up? and then i google and god giveth. turns out today you started principle photography on your forthcoming historical masterpiece, … Continue reading

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