January 2008 Archives

These have no story yet; they are too new. And they are too simple to come with anything built in; they don't look like refugees from a disco on Ibiza, nor are they self-possessed, black, red-soled socialites-in-training. I admit that they aren't as interesting as say, Pair #20- but someday, if I wear them as much as I expect to, they will be. They'll get scratched and worn, and look as though they need the shoe version of Botox. Their shine will fade from a spotless glisten to a dull sheen. But they'll have lived- and that's all we can really ask of our shoes, isn't it? 

Am I missing something, or does this article seem like a literal waste of space? Do people really need advice on how to buy books for their country houses? Is this newsworthy? Or even advice-worthy? For real? Sometimes, when I feel bad about myself as a writer, I see an article like this and I think: "These assholes will pay anyone to write about anything." And then I feel much better. If you understand basic grammar, you too can be published in The New York Times.