The Morning After: Model Behavior
Elizabeth Carrillo/The CW
I've been unfaithful to America's Next Top Model this season. For four or five seasons it was a never-miss for me, and then I burned out on it. Maybe it was the bulimia modeling competition, but at some point the challenges started seeming more and more contrived, and the Tyra-worship more and more blatant. Last night, reruns pushed me back into the arms of ANTM (also a rerun) and it was like I never left. It all came rushing back to me:
* How easy it is to talk your way out of almost any screw-up by selling Tyra some hoo-hah about "finding yourself" or your sad childhood or something
* The incomparable, inarticulate confessional interviews ("I can't just bring it. I got to bring it bring it.")
* And of course, Miss Jay, dressed up at the judges' round in Beijing like a Chinese Angela Davis
The finale airs tonight. Anybody going to work it?
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I will be working it! I am sad that one my fave reality shows has its finale tonight. Fortunately - I stumbled onto some greatness on Youtube this weekend: Britain's Next Top Model, Australia's Next Top Model and Project Runway Canada with Iman as the hostess! How awesome is that?
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God help me, I love this show.
- poniewozik Loved the season. Mrs Tuned In wd have put u on the main list RT @boredtodeath Thank u for incl us in Time's Top 10. We'll take hon mention. - 2 hours ago
- poniewozik @carr2n Virgin is the best, LAX-JFK - 3 hours ago
- poniewozik Did NPR interview abt multiscreen multitasking. After, automatically reached for iPhone in pocket. Like don draper wd have for cigarettes. - 4 hours ago
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