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HuffPo Blogger Wonders Where the Ladies Are

tete rouge — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:59:21 EDT

I'm going to be catty and judge her for "there's several." Just because I can la la la judge judge judge.

HuffPo Blogger Wonders Where the Ladies Are

Phamos — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:19:42 EDT

If she's still basing her perception of New York on Ani lyrics from 15 years ago, she lives in a very different New York than I do.

Phamos

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Kois — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:15:44 EDT

@The2ndMrsDeWinter: On her junk mail, was her name spelled with all lower-case letters?

Kois

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Hipp — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:35:47 EDT

Her profile and blog posts read like a how-to manual for self-absorbed LOLjournalism. The "most crushing disappointment" of her life was not getting a job at Elle. OH NOEZ. Since I don't feel that her "bio" accurately represents the Wakeman experience, I've created a list from the post snippits that I feel do her justice:

"Super-preposterous"
"A cartoon image of a woman"
"A little girl in NYC"
"Obscene devices"
"Positively giddy"

I restrained myself for using "fat punching bag," but only barely. The Huffington Post is a questionable media outlet to begin with, but Wakeman adds an unmistakable air of boring nubile wonderment that only casts the hardened cynicism of the rest of the site in sharper relief.

She is--to make a sports analogy--a piece of bubblegum in a pack of baseball cards.

Hipp

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collegecallgirl — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:28:05 EDT

I find her to be only partially adorable. I won't tell you which part.

collegecallgirl

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Lycosidae — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:14:00 EDT

No Anne Waldman love, from either New York or Rod? Is she too obscure? (If so--sad!)

Lycosidae

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rod — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:24:53 EDT

Jessica Wakeman:
(Or would you prefer Wakemyn?)

Your ignorance of the history of New York glows like a shiny star on a balmy summer's eve. Until the late 90's, this was town of testosterone. The progestorogeny of the present occurred largely as a result of the dropping of crime rates and the feminization of the city's cultural representation. The women you see on the cover represent the strength and power of the New York women of their time. The women you seek were softer and not part of the larger cultural vibe in the entire forty year period from which New York is pulling. Perhaps if they did a special issue on the previous decade of the feminization of the city, you you get the images you seek.
[i92.photobucket.com]

rod

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Moff — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:21:28 EDT

The headline reminds me of a song I once wrote part of, called "Where All the Ladies At?"

Where all the ladies in North Dakota?
Where all the ladies in Minnesota?
Where all the ladies in California?
Don't try to say that I didn't warn ya!

[Chorus]
Where all the ladies at?
Oof, oof, oof, oof!
[Female vocals]
We right here!

Oof, oof, oof, oof!
We right here!

Moff

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BK_KT — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:19:46 EDT

For a second there thought this was about the Sweet Valley High Twins, but then I remembered that it's Jessica WakeFIELD. Also, Elizabeth was the smart twin, shoulda tipped me off!

BK_KT

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The2ndMrsDeWinter — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:07:23 EDT

@higgs_bosom:

Ani DiFranco lived in Brooklyn, in Caroll Gardens.
I know this because I moved into the same apartment a few years later and we got junk mail addressed to her CONSTANTLY.
Sadly, this is my closest brush with fame.

The2ndMrsDeWinter

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higgs_bosom — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:47:57 EDT

Ani DiFranco: Buffalo. Please. Or was the article just about people who mentioned New York City in their creative work? In which case? Least selective criterion ever?

i moved there from buffalo
but that's nothing
the trico plant moved to mexico
left my uncle standing out in the cold
said here's your last paycheck
have fun growing old

Also, thank God I am over chasing any straight[-acting] woman who likes Ani DiFranco.

higgs_bosom

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cassandra — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:43:16 EDT

Ani DiFranco? Spike Lee? Susan Sontag? Is it 1992 already?

cassandra

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Catfish_Jones — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:40:55 EDT

I had a dream last night.

That Atoosa had her own HufPost-style blog.

It was called cruisinwiththetooz.com.

Then I dreamed that just when her blog was about to out-hit Arianna's and she was talking about selling it (as opposed to actually selling it) for a coupla hundred mil, Atoosa shot up too many steroids and died.

Then I woke up.

And shed a tear for the original Tooz.

Catfish_Jones

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PickleTitsTurner — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:32:33 EDT

I love it when New York Magazine and "important cultural things" appear in the same paragraph. Besides who took a dump at the Waverly Inn last night, or Manhattan real estate, what exactly is an important cultural thing to New York Magazine.

PickleTitsTurner

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McCheeburger — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:30:34 EDT

I don't blame her, I blame her parents, who were probably still applauding each of her bowel movements until she was thirteen.

Also, posting this nauseating stuff during lunchtime is excellent for my diet, although some may see it as an argument for the legalization of marijuana.

McCheeburger

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Knucklehead Babylon — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:28:12 EDT

I was disappointed that the cover did not feature more double amputees, Kreepy Kats.

Knucklehead Babylon

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SchmatSchmaymon — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:27:21 EDT

I prefer Chiclets to Sklarlets, but Pareene's puns always taste sweet.

SchmatSchmaymon