People’s Republic of Berkeley x High WASP, Redux
I have two sisters. And a brother. I love my siblings. I see my middle sister most often. She lives very close to Berkeley. Also
May 12, 2009
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Category: Culture of Origin
The Sin Of Sparkly Things
I am about to make a truly egregious High WASP comment. Jewelry, when made of precious stones and precious metals, is never in absolute bad
May 10, 2009
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High = Aesthetics
If money is the dark god of the High WASP, good taste is the priestess performing temple rites. High WASPs love to talk about good
May 4, 2009
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High WASP = Money
flickr Was I High WASP with my children about money? In how much I had? In my attitude towards it? In what I tried to
April 21, 2009
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Culture of Origin
My Family’s Houses
My several grandparents lived in several places. In a 12-room apartment in a Park Avenue building that’s oddly famous for having had an actual book
April 14, 2009
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Food Continued
For my generation there is no longer any such thing as High WASP food per se. The dispersion of the original New England, New York,
April 10, 2009
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High WASPs And Food
In the olden days High WASPs had servants. My mother’s family’s cook was named Willie Mae. She was from the South. As a result, at
April 8, 2009
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Where Did You Go To School? Part 1
Photo of the Princeton Tiger, sitting in the square now surrounded by J. Crew, Banana Republic, and their ilk…. While, were you me, you would
March 26, 2009
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Impunity
There’s another key concept to all of this. Impunity. Along with the focus on good behaviour, there’s a parallel and seemingly contradictory assumption that if
March 25, 2009
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A Little Break – What Is A WASP Again?
I’ve now been asked this question, “But what is a WASP?” several times. In comments. In emails. And since I have the dadgum word all
March 18, 2009
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Ironic Wedding Invitations
MBM asked me a very good question. What is an ironic wedding invitation? Well, in the world of High WASPs, emotions are a very tricky
March 17, 2009
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What The Mother Of The Bride Cares About
Bride: Claire Pettibone. Images, clockwise from upper left hand corner: Camilla Flowers, In the Now, Flickr, WeddingBee, Jerusalem Tallit, Dempsey and Carroll Right off the
March 16, 2009
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