Inside the Little Plastic Castle

This shouldn’t surprise me, since her fun SF thriller novels Persona and Icon posit a world where the United Nations has morphed into a celebrity reality show. Every Persona is managed by a crew of fashion, romance, and (er, yes, well) political advisors. ( more about her books )

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Valentine’s commentary begins in January 2009 and comes right up to last week’s Oscars. Each post is heavily illustrated, and yet this may be a case where image descriptions aren’t really necessary, as Valentine’s snark is actually the point.

For example, the last item in her first post, https://www.genevievevalentine.com/2009/01/golden-globes-totally-random-red-carpet-rundown

However, the outfit I was happiest with was Renee Zellweger’s, because I think she sucks mightily, and now when people ask, “What has she done that’s so bad?” and I don’t have a clip of her acting available, I can just show them this and say, “This is what her soul looks like.”

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