godDAMNit. It's YOU'RE. I couldn't get past the first damn word of Frances Bean's "open letter" and won't read any more. Sorry, but the use of your for you're makes me a little crazy.
@pmarble: their they're - your going to half to give her some credit, cuz irregargless of her age, the letter was actually really like articulate and stuff.
Dear Frances,
I wish I had a famous parent or sibling whose coattails I could ride into D-list celebrity of my own. As you get older, dear, you will come to appreciate the fine arts of slacking, napping, and general derelict--things that only come comfortably with a lifestyle of celebrity. Right now, as I did at your age, you have energy and angst to spare. When you are 38, you will look back fondly on 17, smile, yawn, and then think, "Eh--I could have been sleeping." And only then will you truly appreciate the fact that your life is financed and fancy-free because of your genetic infamy. God bless you, child.
Raphaela
P.S. Love your mom. Tell her I said hi!
i kind of think francis bean is same shit, different package. being angsty is a right of passage in american adolescence, its true, but she is just as blind to her privilege as ms. lohan. her tweets are painfully self-righteous. being the spawn of a rock-god doesnt automatically give her more authenticity.
i say this because i was a lot like that at her age, but im so glad that there arent permanent records of it. or that my angsty outbursts werent national popculture news.
Oh, Jesse Eisenberg. Just watched Adventureland this past week, and I got to say - I like him. But I like him because he seems sort of unlikeable, like a little neurotic and a little annoying and he picks weird movies with integrity and isn't just in it for the fame. Which is awesome, even if I think if we ever sat down and had coffee together, I'd end up being like, "Yeah, I have to take this call." But he's honest, and that's something I can totally respect - it's the fakey people you have to watch out for, even if they charm you at first. Someone who has the guts to be a little obnoxious and real is ten times better than someone who markets themselves as "likeable."
I'm surprised so many here seem to think Frances Bean takes after her mother - does no-one remember what Kurt was like in interviews? He could be (awesomely) vicious and used to like to take down his contemporaries. Frances Bean is just following in his bitchy footsteps. And I kinda like it.
I'm surprised everyone seems to think Frances is taking after her mother, because she sounds just like her dad to me. Kurt Cobain could be (awesomely) vicious in interviews, and loved taking down his contemporaries, like Eddie Vedder. Frances is just following in his footsteps.
Does anyone else think it's almost spooky how Frances Cobain has her dad's eyes exactly? Maybe it's just that I haven't seen many pictures of her, but wow. It's like Kurt's looking out at you.
Edited by sydbarrettsaves, emissary of hell at 10/07/09 11:46 AM
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Frances needs to direct some of the energy and intelligence into something besides starting some sort of twitter feud with someone famous for who they're related to, ie someone just like Frances. I can't hate on the kid I just think she needs a little more direction.
@bluebears: This. IMO someone needs to throw her into a studio, and make her practice, and write, and make her stay there, until she comes out with a record.
'Cause there's a lot of good raw material there, but I'm not sure it should be oozing out all over the sidewalk.
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I wish I had a famous parent or sibling whose coattails I could ride into D-list celebrity of my own. As you get older, dear, you will come to appreciate the fine arts of slacking, napping, and general derelict--things that only come comfortably with a lifestyle of celebrity. Right now, as I did at your age, you have energy and angst to spare. When you are 38, you will look back fondly on 17, smile, yawn, and then think, "Eh--I could have been sleeping." And only then will you truly appreciate the fact that your life is financed and fancy-free because of your genetic infamy. God bless you, child.
Raphaela
P.S. Love your mom. Tell her I said hi!
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i say this because i was a lot like that at her age, but im so glad that there arent permanent records of it. or that my angsty outbursts werent national popculture news.
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Ugh...I really cannot take Jesse Eisenberg in anything. He's so nervous & twitchy I just have to look away.
BTW, I hated The Squid & the Whale. What a pretentious load of a film.
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(Maybe it was the photographer who thought it was a good idea?)
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Worse than that time they dressed Hugh Laurie as a lamp.
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EDIT: I think she should move back to Seattle. She would fit in here quite well.
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'Cause there's a lot of good raw material there, but I'm not sure it should be oozing out all over the sidewalk.
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