There's something very un-Times about this article (the original). It appears to have been written by someone who doesn't quite grasp the concept of what a blog is (Goop isn't one, to my mind), and is trying VERY hard to avoid the actually popular, in favour of appearing cool.
I don't know, the list looks like bullshit mongering to me.
@hortense: That's exactly what I was going to say. One can't just casually pull up GOOP and get fashion tips and lifestyle advice. One must sign up and wait for the "Goop" to arrive in the inbox. Definitely not a blog.
@saintbernadette: thats what I thought too, but I checked it out and now you go there and click on one of the icons and a blog-like list of postings come up.
@hortense: Not a blog at all, really. I'd say it's more of a "bleerg," as in the sound many people involuntarily emit when they see another issue has come out.
@cuteasabutton will cut fb trolls: yeah. whats that all about? she's an incredibly marketable actress who's been promoting her blog all over the mainstream media. whats so "cult" about it?
@cuteasabutton will cut fb trolls: Someone probably doesn't realise the ire behind all the Gywneth jokes here and thinks it the blog has achieved cult status when they Googled it and got all the Jezebel links...
@cuteasabutton will cut fb trolls: It's the frittata. I am telling you, there is a cult made up of me my family and friends who are all slavishly devoted to this frittata.
I hate GOOP and its pretentiousness, but I will always have a tiny little soft spot in my heart for Gwyneth's SNL character who belted out "rainforests are the DEVIL! we've got to kill the DEVIL!"
You guys are all just HATERS who don't get her SELF-ACTUALIZATION and how she lives her life ACTIVELY by being ACTIVE and ACTIVATED. You guys just don't UNDERSTAND. Haters.
whatever, its awesome! where else would I get the idea to pair jeans a tank top and an overcoat??? without goop i'd very likely wear the jeans as a top, the top as pants and the overcoat on my head as a hat. its invaluable.
Having bored a host of interviewers with her macrobiotic credentials, Gwyneth Paltrow has styled herself as the detoxified Martha Stewart. Her all-encompassing lifestyle site places tips on how you, too, can accelerate your bowel eliminations beside her treatise on creating the perfect family gathering, which includes getting everyone to rummage through your cupboards to help you donate to the local food bank, should you happen to be wondering.
Don't feel bad Jezebel. She made the list, but they don't seem very friendly about it.
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I don't know, the list looks like bullshit mongering to me.
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Also, passiveagressivenotes is HILARIOUS.
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For a nominal fee, you can undergo audit counseling to rid yourselves of your internal demons.
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Tee hee!
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Afterall, we've seen the effect Gwyneth Paltrow has had on some of our beloved Jezzies.
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Don't feel bad Jezebel. She made the list, but they don't seem very friendly about it.
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