David Patrick Columbia, who narrates the goings on of New York society, has a theory about the ladies of Real Housewives of New York City, the Bravo reality show in which five idiots wander around New York, destroying everything. These women are not Society, Columbia insists: "Socialites, yes maybe; Society, no. But then, it could be argued successfully that there is no Society anymore. Socialites go out at night. Society stays home." It's just like that movie I Am Legend, where the hero holes up in his gorgeous townhouse on Washington Square Park, while hideous zombie vampire creatures roam Manhattan. Society is aged and weak, as the socialites will be someday. This will continue until society has died and everything has been devoured. It's pretty grim. Though Columbia does demonstrate some appreciation for the socialite menace: "The Countess de Lesseps, off-camera is a very nice woman, and is also a Native American." Oh. Well, there you have it. [NY Social Diary]

4:59 PM on Mon Mar 17 2008
By Richard
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TedSez at 05:10 PM on 03/17/08
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Whit Stillman's Metropolitan Diary
mathnet at 05:30 PM on 03/17/08
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Oh, I am high society.
mikedell at 05:32 PM on 03/17/08
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Now I connect Lord Cruise to The Countess de Lesseps via the fresh prince when playing six degrees.
GothamTomato at 05:42 PM on 03/17/08
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But I still want to know where Bravo got those pathetic idiotwomen from. Of all the fabulous women in this city that they could have chosen from, and they scraped the barrel with those clueless losers?

Unbelieveable.
LolCait at 05:44 PM on 03/17/08
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@GothamTomato: Methinks only the awful ones would want to be on a reality show in the first place.
Koreanish at 05:44 PM on 03/17/08
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"It's just like that movie I Am Legend, where the hero holes up in his gorgeous townhouse on Washington Square Park, while hideous zombie vampire creatures roam Manhattan." Genius. I think this is my favorite post of yours.
unamusedtodeath at 05:45 PM on 03/17/08
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Only clueless losers would be on a reality show. The redhead with no lips scares me.
laura_pinkstone at 07:09 PM on 03/17/08
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David Patrick Columbia should be Obama's running mate - he's got the looks, the connections and that uncanny ability to judge character...
Don Logan at 07:56 PM on 03/17/08
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@laura_pinkstone: ....and DPC also considers Jeremiah Wright his "uncle"!
Carol Gardens at 08:06 PM on 03/17/08
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We really should have a captions contest using only New York Social Diary photos.
richardmarxhatesmyhair at 08:44 PM on 03/17/08
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@Carol Gardens: brilliant!!
cassandra at 09:14 PM on 03/17/08
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Well, if she's Native American, ok then. Classist, yes. Racist, never!

One of these alleged housewives was a hot mess as a contestant on The Apprentice: Martha, which tells you all you need to know.
VirusWithShoes at 09:30 PM on 03/17/08
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@Carol Gardens: We really should have executions using only those shown in the New York Social Diary photos.
maevemealone at 02:31 AM on 03/18/08
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I saw the Brooklyn wench at Fairway yesterday, shopping with her husband and kids. The husband was not as awful looking in person. She however... shiver... eww...wretched. Too skinny, hair's a ratted anorexic, brittle, over processed, mess. Two kids, at least one was cute, blond curly haired and doomed. They seemed to be discussing crackers, in the cracker aisle. (ha ha). I refused to give her the satisfaction of a gawker stalker email. She will only ever aspire to blog fame with me.