Check it out! MTV is casting for a new reality show that’s the (alleged) “antidote to online dating.” That description kinda cracks me up, because I just don’t think it’s fair or nuanced enough to capture the problems with actual online dating (as opposed to the MTV-style Catfish view of online dating, which is so not the same thing!). The article …
A different kind of catfish
Sorry I’ve been a little absent, lovebirds! Grant and I have relatives coming to stay with us this week, so I’ve been running around cleaning and organizing and laundering and scented candling (as you do). I believe I can call my efforts triumphant, but I’ve still got a bit of work ahead of me. So instead of a huge deep …
Thoughts on MTV’s Catfish
I didn’t even know about Catfish (the show) until I saw the SNL parody. Catfish feels like it’s stuck in 1999, back when the Internet was younger, our technology was simpler, and it was much harder to figure out a complete picture of a stranger you met online. In 2013, it feels like a retro joke. (Even the pretend-retro logo seems …