quiddities and agonies of the ruling class - a rolling new york times thread

my aunt could be considered NE "old money", I guess ... ancestor invented some goofy Yale tradition, last living heiress of an old family worth tons o money. waspy nickname as everyday name. she's pretty cool, lives and acts pretty humbly, you'd never tell.

i come from an old waspy new england family but the money was long gone by the time i was born. and i didn't grow up like that. my grandfather did. and my father and his sisters to some extent. i always enjoyed meeting cousins and great aunts and uncles who had edith wharton accents. my grandmother talked like that. they were from another world. kinda hard to relate to them in a lot of ways. but i think whatever manners i have come from those people. and, of course, my natural sense of superiority.

Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild

she married into that name. and made her fortune in the 90s!

my father theorizes our surname is an assumed one, as we were probably horse thieves in the old world and went into hiding

you guys missed a great one!
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/17/fashion/the-midwife-becomes-a-status-symbol-for-the-hip.html?_r=2

It was linked above.

oh :( i opened the whole thread and ctrl-f'd "midwife"

i apologize

I just didn't want you think that we'd missed a gem like that. :)

"Crunchy types". "The women in the red-bottom shoes". Is there a phrasebook for this stuff? The closed circle of examples (models, actresses) and interviewees (stylists, magazine editors) brings this story close to NYT Style perfection.

never heard of these Brant kids before, but some people posted that story on FB and I could tell I didn't need to click on it from looking at the photo.

Yeah I was disappointed there wasn't more discussion about the midwife link, especially with that classic "hey look at me" quote from the author.

Richard Chen, 23, grew up in a building on Guernsey Street with cream-color siding and an awning that looked as if it was white once upon a time. Mr. Chen said he was also pro-awning, for practical reasons and because they seemed in keeping with the old character of the neighborhood, before houses started selling for over $1 million.

“I miss the good old days,” he said.

Richard Chen, 23, misses the good old days.

yeah, let's talk about them shits

^gets it

i wish i could go back in time to every single fiction workshop i've ever taken and change every criticism to "ok just apply to NYT"

http://www.jessandruss.us/
didn't know where else to put this

I feel like I'm overdosing on twee.

on the one hand: it's cute and I love stories about how people meet

but even in my own circle of friends, I know there's maybe 1 or 2 people who wouldn't just scroll to the bottom to rsvp for the invitation, you know? like it seems a tiny bit tone-deaf to think that everyone basks in your story as much as you do that they will sit for what feels like a long time awwing at the minutiae of your story.

but I feel bad for feeling that way because I don't want to be cynical internetperson #5,568,098

lolllllll @ the ring pic

i want them dead

She went on her second Match.com date, but sparks were nowhere to be found.
He celebrated Obama's election victory with the good people of Lawrence, Kansas.

she calls new zealand "down under-ish". i'd like to know what new zealanders would think about that.

none of the pictures work for me (IE 8). do not hire for Web design.

She got her hair did and sang an Etta James song at the AIGA Holiday party

i can't guess the password, i want to rsvp

someone pls pls post the ring pic!

she made this
http://www.dailydropcap.com/

I don't think the ring pic can be hotlinked?

I really did like the image w/ the falling chairs in front of the French restaurant that followed the ring pic!

(VG inspired me to look for something positive)

<3

I've never seen a wedding invitation that looks so much like an effort to get people to see your portfolio

http://i.imgur.com/lcjvZ.png

story needs a lil editing

http://www.linkedin.com/in/russmaschmeyer

Band-mate at The XYZ Affair

February 2007
She packed her bags and her bike, waved 'farewell' to Philly and 'hello' to Brooklyn

classic girl moves to brooklyn story

plus you're like halfway down the timeline before they even meet

Even the mere fact of moving to Brooklyn means someone is special.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/28/garden/luxury-doghouses-and-the-dogs-that-couldnt-care-less.html

DOGHOUSE design tends to be popular with architects and home builders, who sometimes refer to it as “barkitecture”

oh ffs

Hugo, a French bulldog in California, has little use for his eco-doghouse, which has a succulent garden. But his owners like it.

The supermodel Rachel Hunter commissioned this replica of her Mediterranean-style house in the Los Angeles area from La Petite Maison, which built it more than a decade ago and charged more than $16,000.

It has handmade roof tiles, a terra cotta floor, wrought-iron details and dog-themed artwork on the walls.

“I’ve got all kinds of really great ideas that I want to do for doghouses,” said Ms. Thulin-Joyce, who runs a pet décor boutique called Decadent Digs.

Like?

“Music that comes on when the dog walks in,” she said. “And windmills on top.”

now would be a good time for aliens to send down the signal that makes dogs turn on their owners

Music that comes on when the dog walks in,” she said. “And windmills on top," said Ms. Thulin-Joyce, who suffers from bipolar disorder

bitching about barkitecture is like blubbering about blogging

bowwowhaus

lol there was a charity auction here called "barkitecture" probably five years ago, with local architects having designed doghouses

hahah brownie