I promised Sasha Grey last weekend, but getting handsy with this New Yorker-exposé kinda scratched the porn-itch. Plus: Sasha's theatrical release is next Friday, so we'll have her next weekend and it'll be mad timely.
If you've seen the movie Adaptation you know Susan Orlean
will mimic dial-tones
does not play around. So I asked the New Yorker staff writer if she had more thoughts not-fit-for-tweeting. She did!
You know that New Yorker twit-storm Dan Baum is still blogging about? Well, Susan Orlean's here to comment on all of that, with more than 140 characters! Can I get an invisible hi-five on that!
These tweets are made for venting. Joanna Pearlstein, Susan Orlean, Jim Louderback, and other media twits found plenty to complain about on Twitter:
Our dreams have come true! New Yorker contributor and Twitterati regular Susan Orlean is whaling away on whiny, blogorrheic ex-staff writer Dan Baum on Twitter. Grab some popcorn, follow @susanorlean and @danielsbaum, and enjoy!
Yesterday we told you about ex-New Yorker scribe Dan Baum using Twitter to tell the story of his hiring and firing at the magazine. On Monday he filed the second chapter of his Tweet-narrative.
Julia Allison thinks she has something to prove, Zillow CEO Rich Barton thinks he personally brought down AT&T, and MSNBC anchor Tamron Hall think she's a neutral vessel for news. Other delusions of the Twitterati:
A proud lot, journalists — and yet so often they drown their sorrows in PB&J martinis. Or the sweet liqueur of Twitter. Jason Pontin, Ana Marie Cox, Susan Orlean and others shared their secret shames:
A Today anchorlady thinks her cohost is higher than a kite, a New Yorker aims to get drunk, Alex Balk perks up his ears, and everyone else pretends to work. The latest from Twitteronia:
Who knew New Yorker writers used Facebook enough to hate its new look, as Susan Orlean does? In other trivia, Tricia Romano got sauced, Olivier Knox developed a crush, and Jon Fine revealed his ignorance:
Careful what you Twitter! Blogger Ben Leventhal savaged Julia Allison for a brainless tweet. George Stephanopoulos denied inhaling at a White House dinner. And Kurt Andersen just shouldn't have typed anything. Today's 140-character mistakes:
From the mailbag: "Susan Orlean just crapped her pants." [AP]
The Transom risked smelling like Tom Ford's darkest fantasies to attend the launch party for his new perfume, Tom Ford Black Orchid. Ford himself claims to have cultivated the "blackest orchid in history." Why a black orchid? "It's so elusive and mysterious and sensual," Ford said, later adding that the new fragrance…
1. Hear Susan Orlean (The Orchid Thief/Adaptation), Michael Cunningham (The Hours), and Louis Begley (About Schmidt) discuss the realities of adapting books for the big screen, with writer Jonathan Lethem moderating.
2. Swipe chocolate and green tea fortune cookies from 66.
3. Check out the Italian fashion exhibit at…
