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    • Christina Applegate and Chole Sevigny
      at the BWE 100th episode party. They are both so blonde. That color blonde that does not exist in real life but only with chemical enhancement. They're beautiful though.
    • Melba Moore
      in the airport in Nairobi, Kenya! We smiled at each other over Nescafe (aka coffee).
    • Parker Posey
      at Murray's Bagels. She looked really punk rock.
    • Jessica Lange and Sam Shephard
      at A History of Violence at Cinema Village. They were so cute and followed us everywhere from the movies to Cedar Tavern and back to the movies. They probably thought we were following them.
    • Nicole Ari Parker and Boris Kodjoe
      pushing their baby down 13th Street. I was having a meeting at Cosi around the corner from my overcrowded office. I looked out the window and there they were. They stopped in front of my window and were doing the, who should take the baby conversation. I was trying to listen to the person talking to me but I could not and she was not the type of person who would understand my distraction by these celebs. They are both really attractive but almost too much so. His sneakers were new. His jeans were new. It was weird. I like imperfection.
    • Joshua Redman
      running on 18th Street. I realized that I've seen him many times before and just did not realize it. He was smaller than I thought he's be but I guess most people are.
    • Patti Smith
      which was not a big deal to me but my friend Marina apparently sees her all the time. This was her fourth sighting. I said she should say something like, "I see you everywhere. We should hang out." Marina wouldn't take the bait.
    • Leonardo DiCaprio
      with Isha on our way to the PATH station on 9th Street and 6th Ave. He is very tall but as my friend says, one cheeseburger away from being fat. His bodyguard "subtely" was wearing a jogging suit next to him. I guess they exercise together. He wasn't so hot to me but another girl flipped out when she saw him so what do I know.
    • Sam Rockwell and Liev Schreiber
      on New Year's Eve but you gotta buy me a few drinks to hear that story.
    • John Turturro
      in Union Square looking tall and handsome. I’ve always had a strange little crush on him.
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    August 12, 2004

    Sex, Lies And Death

    The Village Voice has a fantastic article by a black girl. (Her name is Ta-Nehisi Coates. You do the math.)

    The first section is about the down low phenomena. I have always thought the whole "down low" phrasing was a racist one. Why are white men closeted and black men hiding in shadows? My favorite quote from this funny and insightful article is:

    "If only to verify our existence, every so often media announce that the sky has fallen on black America. The latest cause célèbre for acolytes of Chicken Little is a reported rise in the "down low" lifestyle. Media outlets as diverse as The Advocate, USA Today, and The Oprah Winfrey Show have gathered their crack reporters to bring you the latest on this grave and gathering threat."

    Somehow in the same section she also writes a great bit about how reporters try to convince themselves that Barack Obama is not black and though it is oversimplifying things a bit, it's good for a laugh.

    Posted at 04:22 PM in Barack Obama, Race |

    Comments

    George

    I think Ta-Nehisi Coates is a guy.

    Posted by: George | August 15, 2004 at 04:55 PM

    tuckergurl

    OK, maybe I was wrong about the girl thing but at least I got the black thing right! Ta-Nehisi wherever you are. I hope I haven't scarred your masculinity.

    Posted by: tuckergurl | August 16, 2004 at 06:59 PM

    Lester Spence

    Yep. Coates is big too. Like 6'4 and about 250.

    Posted by: Lester Spence | August 18, 2004 at 08:09 PM

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