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Getting Ugly

This morning in First Amendment my friends and I were discussing the phenomenon of beautiful actresses making themselves ugly and winning awards. Renee Zellwegger puts on a little weight, looks normal, and suddenly this means she can act? Nicole Kidman had that whole nose thing, and now it's Charlize Theron who won the Golden Globe for Monster. She made herself ugly--on purpose! How courageous! Don't get me wrong; I'm not doubting that Charlize did a good job in Monster. I'm pretty excited to see the movie. It looks like Christina Ricci has a mullet, which is reason enough for me to give it a shot. I just think that maybe the big Hollywood people should let some naturally not-so-attractive women get a few major roles for once. There is, of course, a flip side, namely that from Charlize's point of view it's probably nice to be able to get a role that's based on her acting ability instead of her beauty. But I still find it offensive that we're supposed to be so awed by her decision to make herself ugly for a few months of her life when lots of other people do it without trying at all.

Inside Hot Topic (don't ask)

[Costa and I are standing at the counter in Hot Topic, in plain view of the employees. Costa is wearing a pink cardigan and a collared shirt. I am wearing a black skirt and a jean jacket. Neither of us is wearing fishnet stockings or socks on our arms. We are not wearing hair product. We are not sporting chains of any sort. We do not belong.]

Costa: (to me) Um, do you think we could get some service here? I mean, I know that would be really conformist and everything, but...

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