Looks like Women are the new Men
**UPDATE** I received a comment from the Fiddler himself: Spencer Sloane, the brains behind www.Goldenfiddle.com. It was, not surprisingly, his genius (with a little help from photoshop) that generated the Vanity Fair mock up of Jennifer Anniston below. Again, if you don't already do it, hit his sight daily for some of the best, concise, and amusing content out there.
As the year winds down, semi-esteemed culture wonks hunker down and begin to review the year that was in preparation for all those year end shows/magazines, etc that we all love so much. But today a couple of articles have emerged and somehow, women have become the new men.
Let me 'splain (no, there is too much. Let me sum up*). Yesterday in Manhattan there convened a panel over at the Time Life building on 6th Ave and 49th Street. This panel was composed of the luminaries Brian Williams of NBC, CNN's Anderson Cooper, Democratic consultant Donna Brazile and conservative think tank head Grover Norquist and was brought together to opine on whom Time Magazine should name as its annual Man of the Year. I'm sure this, for some, provided a lively and fast moving afternoon of fun.
Any-yawn, it appears that the early front runner for Time's Man of the Year is none other than Mother Nature herself. Truly, her considerable gifts have been on full display this year, what with the natural disasters and freak occurrences occuring around the globe since the Tsunami rolled through last December, well, you'll get no argument from me. Furthermore, as far as I can tell, there's no actual proof that "Mother" Nature is a woman - I'm not saying She's a Man Baby, but simply there's no proof of her having a double X chromosome formation. It
was even suggested that Bea Arthur accept the award on Mother Nature's behalf, which I find hilarious (via Page Six). But then I saw an article wherein it was disclosed that none other than New Jersey's favorite daughter, Jennifer Aniston, was named GQs Man of the Year, and my interest was peaked. I mean, with Mau-Dow running around town complaining (via Gawker and CNN) that since she can't get any, men are becoming irrelevant and that the Y chromosome is deteriorating, it's been on our minds. But now with this, we here at Pedro's wondered: if Jenny is Man of the Year, are we becoming irrelevant (of course this suggests that we have, at one time or another, been relevant which is another debate entirely)?
[Note: Does anyone know who the brains are behind this VF mock up at right? I can't remember and would like to give credit. Thx - Pedro]
Really what I really find fascinating, beyond my personal questions of relevance, is that J-An received this award. Perhaps there's something there. Perhaps the editorial staff at GQ is so much more culturally hip or foresighted than us here at Pedro's NYC, that perhaps men are becoming unnecessary and Jenny truly has done or accomplished or impacted life as we know it more than any other man this year. So let's look back at the year that was for Ms. Aniston in 2005. What grand achievements, exactly, did she accomplish this year to merit such a high honor? A quick google news search yielded the following:
Professional Accomplishments
1. Derailed (NY Post review: "Train Wreck", half a star)
2. Rumor Has It (slated for 12/25 release, opposite K. Costner and uber-wuss Mark Ruffalo)
Personal Achievements
1. Separated from Brad Pitt after she stupidly let him do a movie with arguably the hottest woman on the planet
2. Reconciled with her mother, who she'd stopped talking to because Mommy Dearest tattled to the tabs
3. Hooked up with the most bloated man in Hollywood, Vince Vaughn.
And really, that's about all I came up with - not that there's anything wrong with that. So let's recap: 1 poorly reviewed film with one in the pipeline, and a failed marriage... BUT she did reconcile with Mom, which is nice.
Apparently that equals Man of the Year for the "men" over at GQ, which, in my humble opinion, renders GQ irrelevant and entirely lacking any Buzz.
*Westley: Who are you? Are we enemies? Why am I on this wall? Where is Buttercup?
Inigo Montoya: Let me 'splain. [pause] No, there is too much. Let me sum up. Buttercup is marry' Humperdinck in a little less than half an hour. So all we have to do is get in, break up the wedding, steal the princess, make our escape... after I kill Count Rugen.
-- The Princess Bride, obviously
As the year winds down, semi-esteemed culture wonks hunker down and begin to review the year that was in preparation for all those year end shows/magazines, etc that we all love so much. But today a couple of articles have emerged and somehow, women have become the new men.
Let me 'splain (no, there is too much. Let me sum up*). Yesterday in Manhattan there convened a panel over at the Time Life building on 6th Ave and 49th Street. This panel was composed of the luminaries Brian Williams of NBC, CNN's Anderson Cooper, Democratic consultant Donna Brazile and conservative think tank head Grover Norquist and was brought together to opine on whom Time Magazine should name as its annual Man of the Year. I'm sure this, for some, provided a lively and fast moving afternoon of fun.
Any-yawn, it appears that the early front runner for Time's Man of the Year is none other than Mother Nature herself. Truly, her considerable gifts have been on full display this year, what with the natural disasters and freak occurrences occuring around the globe since the Tsunami rolled through last December, well, you'll get no argument from me. Furthermore, as far as I can tell, there's no actual proof that "Mother" Nature is a woman - I'm not saying She's a Man Baby, but simply there's no proof of her having a double X chromosome formation. It
was even suggested that Bea Arthur accept the award on Mother Nature's behalf, which I find hilarious (via Page Six). But then I saw an article wherein it was disclosed that none other than New Jersey's favorite daughter, Jennifer Aniston, was named GQs Man of the Year, and my interest was peaked. I mean, with Mau-Dow running around town complaining (via Gawker and CNN) that since she can't get any, men are becoming irrelevant and that the Y chromosome is deteriorating, it's been on our minds. But now with this, we here at Pedro's wondered: if Jenny is Man of the Year, are we becoming irrelevant (of course this suggests that we have, at one time or another, been relevant which is another debate entirely)?[Note: Does anyone know who the brains are behind this VF mock up at right? I can't remember and would like to give credit. Thx - Pedro]
Really what I really find fascinating, beyond my personal questions of relevance, is that J-An received this award. Perhaps there's something there. Perhaps the editorial staff at GQ is so much more culturally hip or foresighted than us here at Pedro's NYC, that perhaps men are becoming unnecessary and Jenny truly has done or accomplished or impacted life as we know it more than any other man this year. So let's look back at the year that was for Ms. Aniston in 2005. What grand achievements, exactly, did she accomplish this year to merit such a high honor? A quick google news search yielded the following:
Professional Accomplishments
1. Derailed (NY Post review: "Train Wreck", half a star)
2. Rumor Has It (slated for 12/25 release, opposite K. Costner and uber-wuss Mark Ruffalo)
Personal Achievements
1. Separated from Brad Pitt after she stupidly let him do a movie with arguably the hottest woman on the planet
2. Reconciled with her mother, who she'd stopped talking to because Mommy Dearest tattled to the tabs
3. Hooked up with the most bloated man in Hollywood, Vince Vaughn.
And really, that's about all I came up with - not that there's anything wrong with that. So let's recap: 1 poorly reviewed film with one in the pipeline, and a failed marriage... BUT she did reconcile with Mom, which is nice.
Apparently that equals Man of the Year for the "men" over at GQ, which, in my humble opinion, renders GQ irrelevant and entirely lacking any Buzz.
*Westley: Who are you? Are we enemies? Why am I on this wall? Where is Buttercup?
Inigo Montoya: Let me 'splain. [pause] No, there is too much. Let me sum up. Buttercup is marry' Humperdinck in a little less than half an hour. So all we have to do is get in, break up the wedding, steal the princess, make our escape... after I kill Count Rugen.
-- The Princess Bride, obviously
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