what i've been up to lately

"On the day of our interview, Britney took another photograph for this magazine wearing only panties and pearls, and she pulled down the elastic of her underwear with her thumbs; if she would have pulled two inches more, Esquire would have become Hustler. But that reality does not affect her reality, which is that this picture has nothing to do with sex.
Britney: Haven't you ever seen girls on the cover of magazines before? Did you see the J-Lo cover? She was wearing a bikini. Did you see the cover with Cameron Diaz on it? CK: Yes I did. And why do you think those women did those photo shoots? Britney: Because it's the freaking cover of Esquire magazine! Why not? You get to look beautiful. It's not that deep. CK: So why exactly do you think the magazine puts women like that on its cover? Britney: I don't know. Maybe because those people are pretty and appealing, and they work their asses off, and they believe in themselves. CK: Do you honestly believe that? Britney: Well, some people might say it's just to make money off of them and to sell magazines. But another reason--a better reason, and the one I choose--is that they do it to inspire people.
Britney is like the little kid who freaks out Keanu Reeves in The Matrix: You say you want to bend a spoon? Well, the first thing you need to realize is that there is no spoon."
(--Chuck Klosterman IV)

also this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fuQL50_IPY

...i'm moving to east harlem real soon. come visit me on the 6 train!