What The F*ck Is Going On At The New York Times?!

You know, I was just sitting here, trying to have A WEEKEND, catching up on what I thought would be "news," when I read this seriously infuriating shit from New York Times writer Jan Hoffman's piece on Elizabeth Edwards, who, as I am sure you know, died this week after a long battle with breast cancer. Writes Hoffman:

With her warm smile, left-leaning advocacy, generous hips and personal tragedies, this political spouse — wife of a one-term senator who failed twice in bids for national office — became an extraordinary canvas upon which many different public constituencies projected their narratives.

GENEROUS HIPS? What the FUCK (yeah, I said it) is WRONG with you, Hoffman? And what is wrong with The Times? It was only two weeks ago when Dance Critic Alastair Macaulay accused New York City Ballet star Jenifer Ringer of looking "as if she'd eaten one sugar plum too many." Who is managing the newspaper these days? QuickTrim? What's next? "How The Women Of Kandahar Lose Weight After Losing Their Husbands"? Hey, editors, put down the Christmas cookies and do your f*cking job!

Grrrrrrrrrrr.

P.S. If you want some REAL news, click on the "Kandahar" link above.

Wherein I Consider Letter-Bombing This Dude's Office

"This didn't feel, however, like an opening night. Jenifer Ringer, as the Sugar Plum Fairy, looked as if she'd eaten one sugar plum too many..." - New York Times chief dance critic Alastair Macaulay in his review of the New York City Ballet's performance of The Nutcracker. That's cool. Because ballet dancers never have body image issues, and, plus, as you can see in her picture here, Jenifer Ringer is a revolting heifer who deserves to have her weight criticized in a national newspaper. Oh wait -- did I mention that Jenifer has admitted to struggling with anorexia and bulimia? Oh yeah. Macaulay's review should help. I think it's time to retire, Alistair. I'm sure there's an assisted living community somewhere that specializes in housing insensitive assholes.

In the meantime, if you want to tell Mr. Macaulay how you feel about his "review," you can do so here.