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September 26, 2005
Lesbian Ass vs. the Commuter Class
This past weekend, Manhattan's customarily quiet and genteel neighborhood of Chelsea was overtaken by lesbian rage, as 22nd Street became the site of the LTTR Block Party, in honor of the release of the fourth issue of this largely-unknown feminist art/literature/music journal. (That's one more issue than n+1, in case you're wondering. Collect them now!)
So, what sort of clash ensues when the upper-income brackets of Chelsea's brownstone-residing queers play host to a bunch of art-world dykes? Hmm...phrased like that, the whole situation becomes confusing. Let's sort it out by pitting LTTR versus that beacon of aspirational capitalism, BusinessWeek.
| BusinessWeek |
LTTR |
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| The publication's title pretty
much says it all...you're getting the news of "this week in business".
Concise, but boring. Kind of like your typical V.P. of Development. Not very
gay in the least. |
The publication's title
serves a dual function; first, it's an artful abbreviation of LETTER,
get it? Because the printed word is comprised of letters. Secondly,
it's an acronym of sorts, wherein issue number 1 went by the longhand
variant of LESBIANS TO THE RESCUE, issue number 2 spelled out LISTEN
TRANSLATE TRANSLATE RECORD, and then there's some additional wordplay
with the idea of LESBIANS TEND TO READ. Semi-clever, mostly creative.
And, therefore, very gay. |
| Inserts: Each issue includes subscription
invitation cards that frequently fall out on the floor of the Metro North
train on which its readership rides. |
Inserts: Past issues have included
insert CDs with rare and exclusive tracks by artists such as Le Tigre.
Apparently the group's frontwoman Kathleen
Hanna has some sort of penchant
for lesbianism? |
| Current Cover Story: When
Rita Came Calling, examining how "after Katrina, Gulf Coast outfits like
SBC, Coke, and Texas Instruments prepared extensively for this hurricane."
Informative and matter-of-fact. And, again, boring as all fuck. |
Potential Cover Story: When
Rita Came Calling, examining what happens when an ex-lover
comes by your studio apartment in Williamsburg while you're racing to
hide your new girlfriend's undergarments. Assuming she wears undergarments.
Poetic and beautiful. |
| Packaging: Bound like ninety percent of all other magazines. Three staples straight down the side, gloss on the front, and poker in the rear. (Sorry, we're getting ahead of ourselves. Account Executives are just so goddamned aggressive after happy hour!) |
Packaging: The latest issue comes wrapped in textured paper, bound by a frilly ribbon. Very feminine, but not very durable –– and certainly not built to last in perpetuity. Where are those all-important subscription cards? |
This, then, is why the breeders will always win.
Other Recent Items of Interest:
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Make our "team" part of your "team"
 Jean-Paul
Tremblay written-ed, directed and co-produced a bunch of so-called "comedy" and "video" content, sings better songs than New Zealanders, and preps food for Padma Lakshmi. Repped by John Herndon at Grape Dope Entertainment. Thrill jockey!
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 Matt
Haber has written for The New York Times, Esquire,
and The New York Observer. He is not allergic to pet dander
and can do "ethnic" accents if the part calls for it. He is repped
by Candy Addams at Entertainment 4-Every-1. Feeling
special?
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 Sienna Miller starred in Alfie, Layer Cake, and Factory Girl. So, so hot! And so, so scandalous! She most recently shined in Interview, and she's repped by Dallas Smith at PFD. Damn, she's fine. (Except for her appearance in Casanova...shudder.)
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 Guy Cimbalo is
so cute! Yes, he is. Who's a cute little Guy? You are, you are!
Guy also appears in the upcoming Siberia doc and is repped by Jeff Kwatinetz at
The Firm. Rowr!
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What "They" Say About "Us"
"Humor so black you're afraid to laugh." - Playboy
"Low Culture gets more mileage out of headlines and photo
captions than most blogs get out of endless pages of text." -
The Week
"No irony slips past Low Culture." -
Daniel Radosh
"what's happened to this site? it used to be one of my favorites.
now there are never new posts and when there are it's bloodied
and dismembered dead bodies... grave, indeed." - Some Guy Named
Tim
"I don't get it." - Some Person Calling Him-/Herself "Cubeoid"
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