{"id":521,"date":"2004-01-16T10:41:56","date_gmt":"2004-01-16T18:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/2004\/01\/frigid_friday\/"},"modified":"2004-01-16T10:41:56","modified_gmt":"2004-01-16T18:41:56","slug":"frigid_friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2004\/01\/frigid_friday.html","title":{"rendered":"FRIGID FRIDAY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P>This fisherman has come in from the cold. It&#8217;s so frigid outside there&#8217;s no point in dangling<br \/>\nbait through a hole in the ice. The fish are frozen, too. But it&#8217;s not much warmer indoors, and<br \/>\nthere&#8217;s even the risk of an <A\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2004\/WEATHER\/01\/16\/cold.snap\/index.html\"><B><EM><FONT\ncolor=#003399>energy blackout<\/FONT><\/EM><\/B><\/A> here in the Northeast. <\/P><br \/>\n<P>If the electricity stays on, I may warm myself by the heat of London call girl Belle de Jour&#8217;s<br \/>\nweblog, and frankly I don&#8217;t care whether she&#8217;s really Martin <BR>Amis in drag. I&#8217;ve been enjoying<br \/>\nher recent postings about her <A\nhref=\"http:\/\/belledejour-uk.blogspot.com\/2004_01_01_belledejour-uk_archive.html#1073759456\n37749403\"><B><EM><FONT color=#003399>favorite sexual kinks<\/FONT><\/EM><\/B><\/A>,<br \/>\nher <A\nhref=\"http:\/\/belledejour-uk.blogspot.com\/2004_01_01_belledejour-uk_archive.html#1073658136\n69215976\"><B><EM><FONT color=#003399>fondness for anal sex<\/FONT><\/EM><\/B><\/A><br \/>\nand her <A\nhref=\"http:\/\/belledejour-uk.blogspot.com\/2004_01_01_belledejour-uk_archive.html#1073907217\n93576550\"><B><EM><FONT color=#003399>first real date<\/FONT><\/EM><\/B><\/A> since<br \/>\nbecoming a call girl. You might enjoy them. She&#8217;s very entertaining, even if her French is lousy.<br \/>\nAnd she sets a standard of sexual candor&nbsp;that <A\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.sho.com\/site\/lword\/home.do\"><B><EM><FONT color=#003399>&#8220;The L<br \/>\nWord&#8221;<\/FONT><\/EM><\/B><\/A> is unlikely to match in its premiere Sunday night.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>If Belle is too lowbrow for you, try The Talk bulletin board at the Guardian. It&#8217;s brimming<br \/>\nwith hot topics like <A\nhref=\"http:\/\/talk.guardian.co.uk\/WebX?50@@.685eef69\"><B><EM><FONT\ncolor=#003399>the Parthenon marbles &#8212; should they be returned to Greece in time for Athens<br \/>\n2004 Olympics?<\/FONT><\/EM><\/B><\/A> and <A\nhref=\"http:\/\/talk.guardian.co.uk\/WebX?50@@.685ef126\/0\"><B><EM><FONT\ncolor=#003399>Is John Cage having a laugh?<\/FONT><\/EM><\/B><\/A> If that&#8217;s too highbrow,<br \/>\ntry <A href=\"http:\/\/www.social-stuff.com\/bubblewrap.swf\"><B><EM><FONT\ncolor=#003399>popping some bubble wrap.<\/FONT><\/EM> <\/B><\/A><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This fisherman has come in from the cold. It&#8217;s so frigid outside there&#8217;s no point in dangling bait through a hole in the ice. The fish are frozen, too. But it&#8217;s not much warmer indoors, and there&#8217;s even the risk of an energy blackout here in the Northeast. 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