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09/28/09
i knew him and his wife heidi while they were here in delhii. he's a true american hipster, and she's a twit who tried to be a journalist but couldn't get anything published despite being married to a sulzburger.
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08/21/09
As fashionable as it is to sneer at anyone who gets a job because of inside connections, is there anyone here who is too proud to use them?
I didn't think so.
To be honest, I think it's a good sign for the NYT that the younger generation is getting involved with the business. You know how Ford has managed to struggle through the last couple of years? Smart/lucky financial management, and strong involvement from the folks whose name is on the building. Had GM and Chrysler not been playthings for financiers for so long, they might have been in better shape to weather this crisis.
The reason Hearst was able to take over its hereditary enemy (the SF Chronicle) is because the deYoung-Therriot heirs wanted to cash out, like now. And now Hearst is threatening to shut down the paper, because its real estate in SoMa is worth more than the business.
In other words, if you care about the future of the Times, you'd better pray that young Sulzbergers and their cousins want to work there. Otherwise, it's just another asset to be liquidated when convenient or necessary.
08/21/09
08/21/09
I don't have a trust fund either, should I be putting that I my resume? Being someone who "really needs a job" isn't reason enough to get hired, as I can tell you from first-hand experience.
Why do I fear that making the Times "fresh" is not good for the quality of journalism? Just a hunch, maybe?
08/21/09
08/21/09
Pinch
Punk'd
Prepped
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05/28/09
In addition people tend to socialize in their own socioeconomic strata, so what is normal to to someone in the upper class is abnormal or abhorrent to someone in the middle class.
But here's the kicker, most of us complain within our own strata. So if everyone around you is used to sending their kids to expensive summer camp and suddenly you have a hard time doing so, mentioning this to your peers and looking for sympathy is reasonable. Tone deafness comes when you complain about your situation to someone who has it worse off than you.
And there is always someone worse off than you.
You might find it difficult or painful to find you can't buy as many name brand items at the supermarket, but then there are people who need food stamps who would gladly trade places with you.
You might hate that you had to go on food stamps, but there are a billion people in other countries who would find the program lavish compared to what they have.
And here we come to the crux of the issue. Those profiled in the article were speaking to a reporter. Someone whose job it is and who has been trained to elicit detailed and personal information from others. They want you to feel comfortable with them. Like you are speaking to a peer. They are not interested in painting you in the best light, they are interested in getting quotes for a predetermined story. So otherwise nice, normal people who would never complain in front of someone who had it worse than them, comes across as though they are speaking to the public as a whole and not a single reporter. Could some of those quoted in these articles be as tone deaf as they come across? I suppose so. They could be like the Real Housewives who must know they are being mocked, but don't seem to care.
But the NYT is the one pushing these stories it seems. And I can't figure out why. Is their target demographic those being profiled? That might explain it. If so, then it is good marketing but poor journalism.
05/28/09
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05/28/09
I think that picture up there is not entirely safe for work.
And I think the woman-as-platter thing started with the Yakuza.
05/28/09
05/28/09
It's not a staycation if you have a fucking beach house!
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05/28/09
if you're generous, maybe the occasional bailout for unforeseen circumstances. but that is it.
05/28/09
Paul Allen: They're OK.
Bateman: Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83,I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humour.
Paul Allen: Hey Halberstram.
Bateman: Yes, Allen?
Paul Allen: Why are there copies of the New York Times all over the place, d-do you have a dog? A little chow or something?
Bateman: No, Allen.
Paul Allen: Is that a rain coat?
Bateman: Yes it is! In '87, Huey released this, Fore!, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is Hip to be Square, a song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. [rapidly, as if agitated] But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself. [raises axe above head] Hey Paul!
[he bashes Allen in the head with the axe, and blood splatters over him]
Bateman: TRY GETTING A RESERVATION AT PER SE NOW YOU FUCKING STUPID BASTARD! YOU FUCKING BASTARD!
05/28/09
righteous
05/28/09
ARGHHHH wheres my pitchfork
05/28/09
05/28/09
Note to kids: don't go on about your "volunteering" in Costa Rica during the summers in high school. It makes you look like a pretentious ass. Although, I would throw a mention in if I was applying to NYU. It might help. [gawker.com]
05/28/09
05/28/09
The problem with essays is that you can spot a coached essay or an unoriginal essay or even a plagiarized one from the jump. I finish the file and have no clue what they would add to campus because I have no fucking idea who this kid is. These are the sort of people who are shocked they were dinged despite having decent numbers on paper. I wanted to include a line in the rejection letters basically saying this. But was vetoed.