sick, slick

20 06 2007

According to Best Week Ever’s blog, there are now two tweenaged boys who are official and high-paid paparazzi. This makes me wonder whether I should have lived in Los Angeles as a child. Would that have started my journalism career? Would I be, right now, sporting a high-tech Canon and taking unauthorized photographs of Keira Knightly drinking a Diet Sprite?

Why are pictures of celebrities so compelling? I guess when you’re a lonely supermarket shopper, celebrities are your best friends and worst enemies. Personally, I like Nicole but hate Paris; love Mary Kate Olsen (Ashley’s aight, but not nearly so compelling) and hate Mischa. I have a love-hate relationship with Angelina, too. I’m lonely. I need cats.

Seriously, though. Aren’t children supposed to, you know, go to school? Learn about arithmetic, reading, etc.? It’s a sick, sad world out there. But Daria could have told us that years ago.





talent, talons

20 06 2007

I found out that this man Amiri Barksdale who works at The Nation creates intensely beautiful works in oil (I assume), and has a great Web site to boot. He has a fantastic show right now (I mean, I haven’t been to it, but I assume it’s fantastic because his work is really great) at a restaurant called Camaje located at 85 MacDougal Street.A lot of this whole “New York” thing is very intimidating. At least some of the best art in the world is here. And art is my number two favorite thing. Of all things. Many would say that “art” is a boring second favorite thing, but at least it’s honest.