Let's say you're seeing someone's apartment for the first time. Let's say that person seems completely normal, but you don't know him or her that well, so it's entirely possible that s/he has a taxidermy collection or a cabinet filled with rifles. Would that be so terrible? Wouldn't it?
What are the things that would give you pause, if you were to spot them? Stuffed animals piled on the bed? The Footprints poem hanging on the wall? An inflatable doll? A witchcraft bible? The Kenny G boxed set? What?
Do you make fun of things because you truly have contempt for them, or to make yourself feel cooler? It's both, isn't it?
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People We Like. I've got a new photo in The Morning News: the co-owners of Frank White, an unusual coffee shop in my neighborhood. — 07.17.08 Charles Atlas will make a man of you! "Against Atlas' better judgment, I declined performing all of my exercises in the nude." (accompanying shirtless photo of the author taken by me.) — 07.17.08 Cat on a Leash. I am totally buying a leash for Coleman asap. — 06.25.08 The Brooklynites. Great photos of a wide range of people from my favorite borough. (Thanks to Kurt [a talented photographer himself] for passing this on.) — 12.19.07 Killer Boob. My childhood (and current!) friend Sarah talks about her experience with breast cancer on her well written and charming blog. She's an American living in Belgium and happens to be one of the best people I know. — 12.19.07 |
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