Showing posts with label journalism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label journalism. Show all posts

Sunday Short: The Suspects Wore Louboutins by Nancy Jo Sales

“Everything’s going to be O.K., Gabby,” said Dunn, who was still dressed for court in a brown suit. A former Playboy Playmate, Dunn—now married to Jerry Dunn, a production designer for television—is a masseuse and holistic health-care practitioner. Their house, which sits on a rolling, manicured street, is decorated with religious talismans and floor-standing statues of Buddha which Dunn said she got at the closing of a Thai restaurant.
With the release of Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring, Nancy Jo Sales' article The Suspects Wore Louboutins is getting a lot of traction again. I read it first years ago after having watched 'Pretty Wild' with my sister. It's a pretty awesome piece of journalism, exposing a sort of vapid, materialistic life pretty far removed from me in sunny Brisbane. All the kids in it are just so unreal it almost reads like a fantasy, like an MTV soap. It's pretty amazing. 

Friday Finds

- This post on planning your own writing retreat is sure to be handy for anyone wanting to go down that path.

- QANTAS airline is publishing short books for flights! This is a pretty awesome initiative, one that I hope goes off.

- Things said to lady journos is a pretty eyeopening look at sexism, misogyny and gender stereotypes still so prevalent in journalism.

- On a much lighter note, 44 reasons why you're Chandler Bing!

- I'm entirely obsessed with these armor-style leggings from Balenciaga's new collection. They're just excellent

- And because it's great, cat beards! I really doubt I'll be able to successfully wrangle my cat into doing this.