Jessica Coen's discussions

@amowls: Fair point. Is that a result however, of Patti's own abilities/skills — or is it simply the nature of what she's trying to do? Matching women to horrifyingly picky and hard-to-please clients is a recipe for disaster. (Why anyone would choose that career path is beyond me, but hey.) Read more

@mipsy6: Some of the things that come out of Patti's mouth when she deals with the women are pretty unkind. BUT, what most people in this thread are missing when they make this case against Patti (and it's a valid criticism), is the fact that Patti is ostensibly doing a job here. The show is predicated on this catty… Read more

@pschlarm: I never said she was someone to be admired, I said she was a strong element in a show I find compelling. If that's disgusting, I'd hate to see what you think of R-rated movies. Read more

@HerdingCats: Not directly, no, but I have heard some grapevine chatter: I was commiserating with my hairdresser, and she said her male friend, who's a flight attendant, says that he (and most attendants) wears his uniform a size or two larger because the bloating — imagine being on and off planes all day, every day —… Read more

@ElviraGooch: It's amazing that you're saying this, because I had a Fiber One bar this morning...and now I'm a noisy lady. Read more

@HerdingCats: I think a big part of the cause (besides psychological stuff or basic dietary changes that happen when you're breaking the daily routine) is "jet bloat." As I understand it, it's like what occurs when you land and happen to open a bottle of whatever liquid that you had on the plane — and it's all messy… Read more

@regenerator: You guys are totally right, apologies for the oversight. It's been changed. Read more

@badly drawn girl: Not yet. Part of me thinks he's better left in the dark; the other part of me thinks I'll have two drinks tonight and call him to brag about how beautiful I am when I can't poop. Read more

@marks-alot: To be fair, since writing that original post I've gotten a lot of emails with similar subject lines. And I opened each and every one with the same sense of wonder and dread. Read more

@KatieTwoHands: I've not heard this one! Innnnneresting... Read more

@orale_odelet: Ha. Noted, thanks. Read more

@twileen: Nope, I'm an alum of the late, great DHS — may the mighty Oaks rest in peace. Read more

This is great. I'm reblogging it on my Tumblr right now. Read more

@Freddie DeBoer: Hardly. I'm tired and starving, and you went there. (Side thought: Isn't that how every messy Friday night begins?) Now let's move on and enjoy our weekends! Bye! Read more

@Freddie DeBoer: Carla, is that you? I don't know who else would call anything in n+1 essential... Read more

@Uncle_Billy_Slumming: For a free trip to Israel, you'd do some weird stuff too. Read more

@alotlikelo: If it's an Old Navy number where the buttons fall off every five minutes, then yes! You do! Read more

@Choire: I'm just following the pattern you created, yknow? Read more

@la.donna.pietra: Hey there - I'm an ed at nymag.com. To answer your question, the diaries are occasionally edited for mind-bendingly filthy language (and hats off to those diarists, really — if we have to tone down a turn of phrase, you've written something truly special). They may also be lightly edited for… Read more

So basically what we need is a scientific analysis of hate-fucking. Read more