It was early in the morning when I first ate toilet paper.
August 29, 2022 5:34 PM   Subscribe

In this very strange NYTimes essay by actress Annie Hamilton she has a "terrible case of main character syndrome." This essay about "Leaving Los Angeles and how Hollywood isn't exactly the Hollywood you see in movies" sounds as if it was written by AI based on keywords. Is the future of American letters (GASP) some sort of incoherent namedropping stew?

Leaving Los Angeles, eating toilet paper, main character syndrome, Jonathan Franzen, Great American Novel, RAYA, Erewhon Market, Facetime, Psychics, Dexedrine, WhatsApp, The Hollywood Hills, High School Quarterback, Agatha Christie, Twitter, Target, Instagram, Ottessa Moshfegh, New York, LAX, Adderall, skaters.
posted by Word_Salad (12 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: Hey, a few problems here! Firstly, paywalled link; also it looks like you are reviewing or giving your personal opinion of this article, which is something for a personal blog or Twitter rather than Metafilter. Additionally, there is a field for tags, so they should not be included as a part of the post. Please contact us if you have questions! -- taz



 
epony....
posted by lalochezia at 5:46 PM on August 29, 2022 [14 favorites]


Last night I dreamt that I ate toilet paper at Manderley.
posted by Halloween Jack at 5:50 PM on August 29, 2022 [5 favorites]


Is the future of American letters (GASP) some sort of incoherent namedropping stew?

Only if the future is the 80s.
posted by gwint at 5:55 PM on August 29, 2022 [1 favorite]


If anyone has a non paywalled link, I'd be interested in reading this...thanks!
posted by tiny frying pan at 6:22 PM on August 29, 2022 [1 favorite]


Bypass Paywalls Clean is a useful extension for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, etc.

The Firefox version is the easiest to install.
posted by The Pluto Gangsta at 6:38 PM on August 29, 2022 [2 favorites]


I was born and raised in LA and go back 3 generations born there (that's a weirdly big deal in LA, especially for Jews, but anyway...), and we occasionally shopped at the original (well, there was only one then) erowhon bc my mom forced carob and tofu on us, but also that place was expensive. Until maybe....5 years ago, I really thought it was "nowhere" spelled backwards, and every time I think about it now I get irrationally angry all over again, but I'm not sure if it's at that damn store or at myself.
posted by atomicstone at 6:53 PM on August 29, 2022 [6 favorites]


This went so far beyond the normal NYT "LA is a strange and vapid place" incoherent essay. Was this a test? A joke? Does she have some blackmail fodder on someone? They wrote this love letter to her in January and I am just so confused. I'm hoping that she'll leave LA out of... whatever this is... next time.
posted by queensissy at 7:14 PM on August 29, 2022 [3 favorites]


Didn't mention D**** S***** once, congratulations, Style section! I knew you could do it. Seriously, it's nice that my old friend Style is giving space to (apparently) regular influencers instead of "fascist-adjacent" influencers.
posted by betweenthebars at 7:36 PM on August 29, 2022 [1 favorite]


D**** S*****
Darth Sidious?
posted by 3j0hn at 8:18 PM on August 29, 2022 [3 favorites]


Wow, the framing of this post it super weird, much more so than the essay in my opinion
posted by ShawnStruck at 9:19 PM on August 29, 2022 [1 favorite]


Wow, the framing of this post it super weird

Almost...eponysterical?
posted by Umami Dearest at 9:22 PM on August 29, 2022 [1 favorite]


This is a really puzzling Blue post that sounds like it should be a pitch to another paper (The Cut?) if you want to critique the original essay. Am not sure how to place this post, since it also sounds similar to the original essay it is critiquing.
posted by yueliang at 9:49 PM on August 29, 2022


« Older All your appliances are deliberately designed not...   |   "This started as an April Fool's joke..." Newer »


This thread has been archived and is closed to new comments