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i am realizing, somewhat belatedly, that 8 years of latin aren’t all that useful and life stories shouldn’t be mediated by google translate
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biography is personal
it’s a very personal thing, biography. take the question “why jackie?” i don’t know how to answer that without referring to the badly xeroxed women’s history handout from mrs. pavlick’s 6th grade english class. “why tabloids?” leads to a similarly … 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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storytelling
the stories of historical figures fall in and out of fashion. and so it’s possible for marilyn monroe and audrey hepburn and marie antoinette and jackie kennedy to be a vibrant, prevalent part of our culture as images entirely divorced … Continue reading
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allegations
tracy weiner- whose writing biography class constitutes the sole semester of biographical training that comprises the biography concentration of my masters degree in the humanities- once said: the biographer has the power to control perception. that sounds a bit maniacal, … Continue reading
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philosophies
the common thought is this: jackie married onassis for his money. and that was totally ok. because she was scared after the assassination of robert kennedy and so it’s completely understandable and almost commendable that she would be desperate for … Continue reading
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book ‘em
(27 april 2011) i’m sitting in riverside center room 12 listening to this guy wax on about how the male youths of the 60s were pivotally influenced by the depictions of manhood in john wayne’s the sands of iwo jima … Continue reading
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carded
taking a play out of the Lara Ehrlich Playbook of Successfully Gaining Success Now That You’ve Successfully Attained Your Overpriced Liberal Arts Degree, i owned up to the fact that what i want to be is a “writer/editor” and ordered … Continue reading
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pay day
(7 april 2011) wednesday: the day biographically-made money hit my bank account. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. as in, no waiting for checks in the mail. no depositing checks in the bank. there was simply an invoice requesting payment and … Continue reading
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on being oline
(28 march 2011) if i were asked to cite the one major side-effect of note in the process of becoming a biographer, i’d have to go with the identity crisis. because, man, is it ever acute. bear in mind, i’m progressing … Continue reading
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