links for 2008-12-16

" In L.A., the money is on the surface level. When you meet someone, it’s like, “Hi. I’m this person. I’m rich,” or “Hi, I’m this person. I wish I was rich.” It shows up everywhere. How tan you are, what jewelry you’re wearing. Girls have $3000 book bags just for school. It doesn’t stop in high school—what car you drive, where you work, what kind of suit you are wearing. It’s a whole image thing that Hollywood forces you to fit into."