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December 22, 2018

The figurative and literal rabbit hole.

Inside the wonderful apartment of Amy Sedaris:

42 comments:

J. Farmer said...: She’s always been my favorite Sedaris. Try as I might, I could never get into her brother’s work.; 12/22/18, 4:03 PM
BJM said...: While I can appreciate the thought and love that she's put into her space...it's way too twee and cluttered for me.; 12/22/18, 4:11 PM
Sebastian said...: I knew about crazy cat women. I didn't know about crazy rabbit women.; 12/22/18, 4:12 PM
Danno said...: Who are the Sedarises and should we care?; 12/22/18, 4:24 PM
Darrell said...: $25 for Japanese fake American beer cans.
Friends should tell friends.; 12/22/18, 4:31 PM
tcrosse said...: Loved Strangers with Candy.; 12/22/18, 4:42 PM
Wince said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 12/22/18, 4:46 PM
Wince said...: Danno said...
Who are the Sedarises and should we care?

Even the lady at the end hurling a fusillade of superlatives seemingly could not in the end articulate a noun to describe what the hell it is Sedaris actually does.

Not even a perfunctory "artist", "woman" or "person".

Watch final seconds here.

Plus, the supposedly peppy, retro and amusing background music detracted from the piece. Real amateur stuff by NYM.; 12/22/18, 4:56 PM
BUMBLE BEE said...: Drugs have certainly changed HER life.; 12/22/18, 5:57 PM
Rabel said...: Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous ain't what it used to be.; 12/22/18, 6:02 PM
walter said...: There is that wiki thing to look her up.
Yeah..it's laborious clicks away but...; 12/22/18, 7:11 PM
Robert Cook said...: "Loved Strangers with Candy."

If you'll pardon the expression: DITTO!!!!

Stephen Colbert was good on that, too.; 12/22/18, 7:25 PM
Danno said...: Blogger walter said...There is that wiki thing to look her up.Yeah..it's laborious clicks away but...

Wiki would be fine I really cared. Why are so many Americans hung up on celebrity and the name-dropping of such people?

Like who the fuck cares about the Kardashians/Jenners?; 12/22/18, 7:29 PM
Danno said...: S/b ...if I cared.; 12/22/18, 7:29 PM
Henry said...: Fairy godmother seeks Cinderella.; 12/22/18, 7:40 PM
rehajm said...: Amy Sedaris is Deb in Elf. Glad I could help...; 12/22/18, 7:51 PM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: Please tell us again, progs, how hard wimin have it here in the mean old USA?; 12/22/18, 8:02 PM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: I like some of the ideas. Like random patches where the pets ruined the upholstery. I'm stealing that one. Rebellious.; 12/22/18, 8:03 PM
walter said...: That rabbit is kinda trans due to its owner.; 12/22/18, 8:12 PM
J. Farmer said...: While Amy's apartment is not exactly my taste, it is still a wonderful representation of her spirit. It's exactly what I would have imagined her apartment to be like after reading books like I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence and Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People. So many Manhattan apartments are styled in that cold, sterile contemporary style, it's nice to see a change of pace.

Also, fun fact, while Sedaris was promoting I Like You at Book Expo, during which she discussed how to alter a Land O' Lakes butter carton to make it look like the Native American woman is flashing her breasts or a quick discursion into washing your labia, she was on a panel with John Updike and Barack Obama, who was promoting The Audacity of Hope at the time.; 12/22/18, 8:57 PM
Laslo Spatula said...: She is prepared in care Wes Anderson wants to drop by her place to do some filming.

I am Laslo.; 12/22/18, 9:21 PM
Curious George said...: "J. Farmer said...
She’s always been my favorite Sedaris. Try as I might, I could never get into her brother’s work."

Why would you try to get into someone's work?; 12/22/18, 9:26 PM
Darrell said...: I saw a show talking about Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital. One of its long-term residents made loads of stuff for her cell, made from materials at hand. Like her own feces and dead mouse parts. This video reminded me of that.; 12/22/18, 9:31 PM
J. Farmer said...: @Curious George:

Why would you try to get into someone's work?

I am not sure if this is a joke or not, but you know that "to be into" something means to enjoy it or be a fan of it, right?; 12/22/18, 9:33 PM
Bob Boyd said...: I just have 2 words about that apartment: Steakhouse Baby.; 12/22/18, 9:44 PM
eddie willers said...: she discussed how to alter a Land O' Lakes butter carton to make it look like the Native American woman is flashing her breasts

After all these years, Land O' Lakes has put a stop to it.

New packaging; 12/22/18, 10:25 PM
Guildofcannonballs said...: the limitations of the terms you've un-conspired.; 12/22/18, 10:26 PM
Guildofcannonballs said...: Guild reSons never valid werd.; 12/22/18, 10:27 PM
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okay we'll just geg you workred up nonetheless.; 12/22/18, 10:30 PM
walter said...: Danno,
This isn't a subscription based forum.
Don't care? Move/scroll on.
Amazing power in yer hands beyond pissing on a post.; 12/22/18, 10:37 PM
J. Farmer said...: @eddie willers:

After all these years, Land O' Lakes has put a stop to it.

Sadly, yes. I'm a regular purchaser of Land O' Lakes Butter. Here is an example for those unaware of the old classic.; 12/22/18, 10:47 PM
Qwerty Smith said...: Is she agoraphobic or was the "rent is too damn high" guy understating New York's problems? I had a kitchen three times that size when I was a mostly-broke graduate student.; 12/22/18, 11:06 PM
J. Farmer said...: @Qwerty Smith:

Places in the West Village typically go for over $2,000 a square foot.; 12/22/18, 11:13 PM
Jaq said...: That's why I gave up renting out properties.; 12/22/18, 11:13 PM
Jaq said...: It would be fun to have a girlfriend with an apartment like that, not so sure I would ever want to move in.; 12/22/18, 11:19 PM
walter said...: Qwerty,
It's big enough to chop that onion in..when she figures out how.; 12/23/18, 12:22 AM
walter said...: "Tina..help me out.."; 12/23/18, 12:51 AM
Earnest Prole said...: "This is my bedroom where I sleep alone."; 12/23/18, 5:03 AM
Biotrekker said...: It's a hideous nightmare on multiple aesthetic and cultural levels.; 12/23/18, 8:16 AM
MountainMan said...: That apartment would drive me insane.; 12/23/18, 8:44 AM
MacMacConnell said...: Amy Sedaris is funny and adorable, her apartment is a wonderland and a hoot. That said, I couldn't live in a place like that, but it would be fun to visit.; 12/23/18, 10:35 AM
Bilwick said...: "she discussed how to alter a Land O' Lakes butter carton to make it look like the Native American woman is flashing her breasts."

"After all these years, Land O' Lakes has put a stop to it."

Instead they have altered the carton so that now, Elizabeth Warren is flashing her breasts. Yowza!; 12/23/18, 2:57 PM