Anna: http://jewssansfrontieres.blogspot.com/2009/02/joel-kovel-fired-for-crime-of-anti.html me: you should be blacklisted, you commie Anna: yes it is me: sure it is Anna: so it's not really funny. Anna: it is total blacklisting Anna: that's hilarious. Anna: how do you know everything? Anna: beat you to it, i'm reading it now me: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alger_Hiss me: HOW DARE YOU Anna: you are a liar Anna: hahahaha me: for serious Anna: shut up! Anna: no me: Alger Hiss was a communist spy Anna: is it a person's name? Anna: what does that even mean? me: lol, Alger Hiss Chair of Social Studies me: http://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/bios/michael_wolff/search?contributorName=Michael%20Wolff me: I'm disgusted and depressed by the top tier here Anna: and now me: that used to be the problem me: no, no Anna: won't be too hard for you Anna: you just have to become one of them! Anna: no, i think i get it. me: sorry, hard to explain me: I've spent the day reading up on all of these douchy NYC writers like Michael Wolff and whatnot and God, what a terrible world this is Anna: i'm lucky i work in furniture. and that's sad. Anna: art world sucks Anna: i'm no commie, but i am for people's rights me: man, I hate New York now me: you're lucky you work in art Anna: you gotta play their game if you want to be in it. Anna: woah, the internet me: this guy writes terribly but he's a sort of celebrity journalist Anna: that's cute me: hmm, some random female is harassing me on facebook... Anna: so than raise the bar Anna: but writers less than others. Anna: to some degree. Anna: everyone is pretending. Anna: it's like that in any "world", art world, music, it's all shitty. Anna: just have fun with it me: right Anna: photographer Anna: i love annie liebowitz me: no, I think the magazine is fine Anna: hahaha Anna: and maire claire Anna: and zines Anna: and cosmo Anna: but i also like the new yorker Anna: i think it's a good magazine Anna: i like it me: just the whole vibe of it depresses me for some reason Anna: but it's not, specifically. Anna: and it's fairly liberal me: it sort of is Anna: it's not proclaiming to be some sort of political journal Anna: i think you need to look at it within that context Anna: for a fashion mag Anna: they actually have good articles Anna: well, vanity fair is one of the better magazines out there me: I know, I'm just down in general, looking at that Vanity Fair blog Anna: you can vent Anna: do you have a deadline or something? Anna: hey, i'm the jew Anna: so raise the bar and show them what you got. me: I like to complain Anna: you are good. Anna: well, shut up. me: well, my real objection is that I hate all of this writing crap Anna: it's not trying to be Harper's or anything Anna: magazine Anna: it is a magazine Anna: it's a good magazine! me: yeah, it iis Anna: that's horrible. Anna: smack! me: none whatsoever me: THAT'S ABUSE Anna: none?! Anna: shut up me: no museums or anything Anna: what?! me: nah, never been to any of these things Anna: ha Anna: have you been there? me: well, the important thing is to try Anna: i don't know about that... me: perhaps Anna: really? me: we can get a bagel at the met Anna: and eat it Anna: we can get a bagel Anna: ahahaha Anna: or opera me: alright Anna: like go to the met? Anna: ok Anna: life is too short me: I don't know, something New Yorky Anna: don't be Anna: i know! me: sorry, I'm just down lately Anna: what are we going to go do me: thanks Anna: vanity fair is awesome and you are too and you should write for them. Anna: ok me: let's go do something soon me: I have been meaning to get back into all of those things Anna: situations Anna: ideas Anna: discussion Anna: politics, Anna: they are the essence of culture and people Anna: you would lOVE them Anna: nite me: nighty-nite Anna: alright, well it's way past my bedtime me: ! Anna: ;) Anna: yeah, it was great fun. let's do it again sometime me: thanks for going with me Anna: ok me: either one Anna: ? Anna: maybe sat or sun Anna: ok me: well, let's go, then Anna: from different civilizations and time periods, you would love it