“I understand the people-watching, but I've never done it where people have to race to three different shows, from here to there. I mean, the biggest zoo I ever faced was Comic Con, and Comic Con takes place in one big hangar.” PeopleMeanDifferentDoneShowsBigsThreeRaceComicZoosComic Con Author:James Wolcott
“It isn't that NPR is matriarchal but that it has dedicated itself to not being patriarchal in its outlook and presentation, stipulating from the outset that its headline voices would not resound across the fruited plains from big male bags of air sent from Mount Olympus.” BigsVoiceAirMalesBagsDedicatedOutlookPresentationHeadlinesOlympusNpr Author:James Wolcott
“Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian would have left little more than lipstick stains in their passing had it not been for the sex videos that lofted them into reality-TV notoriety. Once notoriety has warmed into familiarity, celebrity itself becomes one big 'Brady Bunch' reunion, or a therapy session with Dr. Drew.” LittlesBigsRealityLeftSexTvsVideoBunchPassingPassingsTherapyParisDrsSessionFamiliarityLipstickStainsReunionKimReality TvNotorietyBradyBrady Bunch Author:James Wolcott
“I root for hurricanes. When, courtesy of the Weather Channel, I see one forming in the ocean off the coast of Africa, I find myself longing for it to become big and strong--Mother Nature's fist of fury, Gaia's stern rebuke. Considering the havoc mankind has wreaked upon nature with deforesting, stripmining, and the destruction of animal habitat, it only seems fair that nature get some of its own back and teach us that there are forces greater than our own.” BigsSeemsMotherStrongForceAnimalTeachGreaterMankindStupidOceanFairsRootsDestructionLongingWeatherConsideringCoastFistsCourtesyFuryHurricanesMother NatureHabitatHavocRebukeGaia Author:James Wolcott
