preposterous jobs
PAGE A1 COLUMN 4 OF THE WALL STREET JOURNAL is where the WSJ lets it all hang out. That’s their “human interest” column, where you can read about the pig farmer in Iowa who dabbles in hydrogen fuel cells, or the wackiness of C-list celebs. The stories are too consistently offbeat to not inspire suspicion that they are fabricated for the good of the order. But today, A1c4’s title is “Forget Standing Tall, Female Models Make Slouching Look Good,” which suggests the barnburning nature of the content. Great extract, near the bottom of the page:
The message: “Come buy this $2,000 blouse, but wear it like you don’t care,” says Patti Wood, a body-language expert who performs celebrity posture analysis for magazines including Us Weekly and Cosmopolitan.
Talk about burying the lede! This is the real story, people! Slouching may be hip, but body-language experts specializing in celebrity posture analysis are where it’s at!