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Collette. Zelda Fitzgerald. Eve Babitz. Elaine Dundy. Cookie Mueller (though her writing makes me seasick!!!!). Honorable mention to Nora Ephron for being a great, though neurotic, time.
Jun 28, 2023
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Chronicles an impoverished girl's descent into tragedy as she attempts to fit in with 19th century NYC high society. One of my favorite books from this era! Read if you're into Fitzgerald or Tolstoy.
Jun 13, 2024
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Society’s punitive cruelties are meted out by women in Jacques Doucet gowns and condemnation is served over terrapin with a Roman Punch chaser, but don’t let Edith Wharton’s antique references distract from what is really being offered here: a soul-crushing buffet of confessional gossip more contemporary in texture than one might think. Masterpieces like The Age of Innocence and The House of Mirth often get shunted over to the retirement village section of the bookstore (those shitty rotating racks of classics that are tucked discreetly in a corner so they don’t offend culture’s youthful sensibilities), but if you can’t find them there, don’t be afraid to march right up to the counter and ask in your loudest and most self-righteous voice what kind of establishment doesn’t carry Edith Wharton. Read The Custom of The Country for Edith’s eviscerating portrait of Gilded Age venality and follow it up with a couple of her ghost stories.
Feb 28, 2023
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Mother!!!!! I’ve orbited Edith for years (trusted friends love her work and I’ve been too lazy to read) but never committed. A friend sent me her short story, "Roman Fever" this weekend and I finally acquiesced because it was only 11 pages. The TWIST! I was genuinely left mouth agape. She nails interpersonal relationships and the inner workings of the female mind with precision. I’m reading House of Mirth now and having a grand ole time.
Jan 23, 2024
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Listen to me. I have spent years looking for the perfect 501 type light wash denim. I have dumped money down the drain. I've texted ex-boyfriends begging them for their cast-offs. And then? These Thalo jeans. The girlies behind Thalo remade 501s with more butt/thigh room, giving that perfect straight leg but perky butt situation. I have two pairs and since I got them I've worn them every single damn day without fail. I love you perfect Thalo jeans. I LOVE YOU!
Nov 25, 2024
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When I work I listen to Rufus and only Rufus and only the genius albums Poses and Want One.
Jun 28, 2023
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My dentist’s office is in midtown between On Stage Dancewear (a tiny bitchy ballet store) and the Morgan Library (the best museum in NY after the Neue Galerie). After the dentist I treat myself to a visit to Morgan Library and a new flimsy Bullet Point Skirt. They come in colorways like Cappucino, Meadow and Cloud. I wear them with my Hommegirl’s tube socks and Tods.
Jun 28, 2023