two-twenty

sunday styles make for monday smiles

Two-twenty loves to gripe, and it is becoming increasingly clear that few things provide more instantaneously gripe-ready material than the Times' Sunday Styles section. In fact, two-twenty hereby resolves(!) to make it a Monday morn tradition to deconstruct at least one or two items from the section that tries so earnestly to maintain relevance in an increasingly uncaring world.

Firstly, we have Warren St. John's adorable little piece about sex (parties) in the city. Covered by the Post and referenced by two-twenty, oh, let's see, over a month ago, the article did contain one surprise: Mr. St. John declined to interview Chris London for it!

Page three actually offered a nifty tidbit: a Greenwich Village eatery called Wallse (Austrian cuisine... hmm. Call us close-minded but the phrase is not kicking our salivary glands into overdrive) offers its smokers cashmere wraps for their butt breaks, thereby eliminating at a stroke both the shivers and the shakes. Two-twenty knew it was only a matter of time before smoking became fashionable again. Our momentarily higher interest level was soon beaten down by several dull columns about a 34 year-old professor who thinks strangers should let down their guards and talk more. We suspect that his lack of "attitude" has resulted in precious few dates, and he thus has elected to (ab)use his academic position as a platform from which to launch his attempt at rewriting the rules of social intercourse in Manhattan.

Moving on, apparently fur isn't only for ass-uggly Australian boots anymore. They make jackets out of it! And people wear them when it is cold outside! Okay. Lastly, Jennifer Beals has ended up in the only logical place her career arc could have landed her: playing a lesbian in a "racy" (read: boob-laden) cable-only series. Go figure.

So there you have it. The one question two-twenty is left asking itself is: what Internet- or drug- fueled sex/dating phenom will Sunday Styles report on next? The Love Lump (thanks, Fleshbot)?

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