Post #318423 by Martiki-bird on Fri, Jul 13, 2007 9:29 AM

Man, what people are allowed to write these days as professionals. It's sickening. I think she wants Howard Stern's job. The shock journalist of "art" and "culture."

Heh, more like the Camille Paglia of recreational activities.

This type of snarky, sarcastic journalism where the author seeks to hammer their insights via sneering innuendo and grandstanding is usually seen in the Village Voice, NY Free Press, Time Out, etc. Ms. g-- seems to feel that it is her moral duty as a journalist to ensure that her audience participate exclusively in deeply motivated activities, and anything not fraught with meaning or having social impact is deemed frivolous.

Yawn.

It’s unfortunate that she chose to target the Carters (as well as tiki, retro, collecting) as somehow responsible for distracting the general public from "issues of national import", but I suppose that everyone needs a windmill to tilt at. Since her writing style is pretty unremarkable, perhaps she’ll tilt herself back into anonymity. Well, I’m off to continue the frivolous, non-politically-motivated activity of housecleaning.

-M-bird

An aside: did any one else catch the "actual journalists" phrase Ms. g-- used in "Father of fireside chat honored" segment? M’ dear, your insecurity is showing...