Mona Lisa and J.C. Penney Both Receive a Few Harsh Blows

This writer heads out of town for a few days and suddenly it’s total bedlam out there. First, there was the incident in Paris which found a woman throwing a ceramic cup at the Mona Lisa, we assume because she was missing this writer’s lazy, hastily-written stories and that was the direction her anger took her in. Fortunately, the Mona Lisa (standing in for yours truly) was not damaged, thanks to the protective glass separating the world from its delicate canvas. Second, the NY Times apparently noticed the world’s lack of hurtful snark while this writer was away and decided to pounce with Cintra Wilson‘s review of the new J.C. Penney store in Manhattan. The piece alternates between sarcastic-mean and pitying-mean and is a really funny joy to read, assuming you like snark. But now we can put the world at ease, with no more tea cup throwing or poisoning the gray lady with vileness, and say onto you, “Relax dear readers. We are back at full strength.”

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