Culturebox: Pretty Boys

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culturebox Pretty Boys A few thoughts on Anthony Weiner's lack of chest hair. By Troy Patterson Posted Friday, June 10, 2011, at 4:01 PM ET The matter of Anthony Weiner provides a chance to discuss many aspects of contemporary life--to talk about technology and infidelity, about the postmodern ego and the atavistic id, about retail realpolitik and wholesale Schadenfreude. But let us take a moment to flap onto the accident scene like pop-culture vultures feasting on the carcass of a reputation. Let us consider the photo evidence--not the bulge portrait, please, and especially not the explicit portrait of the schmuck, thank you--but what we might call Exhibit B, the shirtless self-portrait that perhaps looked best on the front of Tuesday's New York Post. The congressman is flourishing pectorals distinguished by their impressive development and smooth texture. We are, in short, wondering if Weiner waxes his chest. To continue reading, click here. Troy Patterson is Slate's television critic. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate The Reform of "Swipe Fees" Is a Victory for Small Business but Not Consumers Tracy Morgan Apologizes for Violent Anti-Gay Jokes: "This Went Too Far" Super 8: Elle Fanning Is Now Officially My Favorite Fanning	Advertisement
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