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The Posthumous Words of Heath Ledger

Started by tomwatson · 11 months ago

In an era of fake memoirs, Esquire now gives us a new variation on masturbatory journalism–the fictional diary.
For “a conceivable chronicle of Heath Ledger’s final days,” the editors explain, “writer Lisa Taddeo visited the actor% ... Continue reading »

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  • oakling

    1 year ago

    OMG the complete assery of this. I can't believe the shallow, clueless assery. Even if it were done well it'd be problematic, but from the quotes (and people's reactions to it) it sounds so incredibly glib and foolish and hackneyed. Can't they at least impose some kind of standards on the quality of the writing, if not on the CONTENT?
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  • tina oiticica

    1 year ago

    I Ihave firends here in Greater Los Angeles who owork for the Industry. They believe there is mors than meets the eye about Heath Ledger's death. Heavier than Heaven was another fictional bio , in this case of Kurt Cobain, whose last days no one can account for.

    I say R.I.P. all of them. Please.
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  • Dan Leo

    1 year ago

    Bob, I got through the first page and quit.

    Remember when Esquire was a pretty good magazine? About forty years ago?
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