Recently in Service Journalism Category
Our hero Amanda Lorber, star of MTV's surprisingly almost-completely-awesome The Paper has written an open letter taking on one of her critics: Alexandria Symonds, who penned this outrageous micharacterization of Lorbie for Columbia University's "The Eye."
Here's the highlight:
OMG, how I love that "(national television)" bit. The rest can be found here.I'm not saying I don't have enemies, obviously I do. You seem to be one of them, but as I write now, I'm starting to see where it's coming from. It's a different kind of jealousy. The type spewed from young women who resent teenage girls that get their names out there. You,
Ms. Symonds, are obviously a fundamentally bitter woman. You degrade the work ethic and academic values of a 17-year-old in order to cure your self-consciousness and upset at perhaps never being recognized for your work when you're through with "The Specator." In fact, if my staff hadn't been excitedly 'googling' every article written about our (national television) show, I would never had come across your disgusting piece.You should be ashamed, sincerely (and I do mean that), Amanda Lorber
postscript: I might have been "too young to subject" myself to doing this television show, but apparently, I'm not too young to be disparaged and intensely criticized by you.
...in front of the FLDS polygamous ladies! Did she really ask them to explain the significance of their hair?!!??!
In case this is the only website you read (that is, in case you are my mother) I thought I should break the news here that The McCain Girls were, indeed, just messing around. According to HuffPo, they are the products of comedy site 23/6 and are in no way actual John McCain supporters. Now that the truth is out, it's kinda funny how little funny there is leftover.
Oh well. Maybe La Pequena is working on something right now.
Australian father and daughter John and Jenny Deaves have gone public with the fact that they are a couple, and that they've made babies together, Appalachia-style. Their first attempt at an incest-baby died of congenital heart disease days after birth. I'm so glad they didn't give up. Second try Baby Celeste (pictured above, apparently healthy) is a li'l charmer.
More details at The Australian.
