Sorry I was MIA, been so busy and the site was down...but my BFF
and webrynth master Matt Lum hooked me up!!! KatyOliver.com is back!

KO has been a fan of The New Yorker magazine for as long as we can remember.
In fact, years ago we were so inspired by our friend Kayt's parents' artful and clever
bathroom tribute to The New Yorker (they wallpapered the whole bathroom with covers
from the 70s) that we began collecting covers in hopes of someday following suit in a
room in our very own home. Well, we're sad to say we are so very disappointed with the
publication that we are actually considering boycotting it hence forth...Sad! But valid!The first sign of trouble was Anthony Lane's loathsome and misogynistic review of the
Sex and The City movie (as well as the accompanying artwork by David Hughes). The
bitter, brutal and blatantly hateful review was just beyond justification. It reeked of
rage and forced me to question the integrity of the editor(s). And now, to make matters
worse, the pub. has lowered itself to put a horrific and hateful cover on the stands
featuring an illustration by Barry Blitt. His artistic vision features a very distorted Barack
Obama in full-on Osama Bin Laden mode, American flag burning in the fireplace (of the
Oval Office?) and his wife, complicit with machine gun. WTF??? What's the argument "for"
you ask? Something along the lines of addressing the misrepresentation of Obama in
the press, the "politics of fear," blah blah blah. Sorry, not falling for it. No reasonable,
rational thinking person has gone there, and certainly not a reader of The New Yorker.
So what, what, WHAT is the deal with inciting this kind of fear, hatred, racism?
Seriously?! I could go on, but truthfully, I'm too disgusted and ultimately just too
disappointed. I no longer trust The New Yorker. I no longer respect The New Yorker.
Sad, sad, sad. Disappointment.

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David Hughes artwork for Sex and the City review on left, above;
Barry Blitt's cover art of Barack for the new issue of The New Yorker, on right

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Oh, and p.s. please don't try to tell me I have no sense of / for satire. I do.

Last night KO joined RGO, BCO, rad bro Rob, beaming beauty Ace, baby Liam
& Bishop Rosazza for dinner, good conversation and some great pictures! Thanks!Fair Haven, July 14, 2008

Sorry to put it this way, but KO can't seem to find the words, so...
we are letting Michael K from DListed do the dirty work for us regarding
Drew's breakup from CT native Justin Long. We thought this one would stick,
as they say, and we aren't capable (in this capacity) of the kind of profanity that
so appropriately adds comedic relief to such a significant (to KO...yes, I know..)
celeb-relationship-conclusion as, er, important (oh we mentioned it mattered?
and yes it does to KO, somehow, for epic reasons) as this...Prepare for profanity:source: DListed

Did you catch AFI's tribute to Warren Beatty Tuesday night?Beatty got a Lifetime Achievement Award from AFI, and the show
(on USA) was absolutely awesome! KO is gonna try and dig up some clips...

Have fun today and throughout the weekend!Don't drive drunk!

KATYOLIVER.COM LOVES YOU!!!

Last Monday night KO and rad bro RCO met up for dinner. It was a blast.
The cheese and jamon were highlights. Yum. Thanks again, Rob. To boot,
Beth~ in from Brooklyn for the night!~ joined us for a drink. Such pleasure!KO, RCO & BP (MC! MC!), Barcelona, New Haven, 6.23.08