Here's a wedding announcement for today's reality TV and internet romances. Regis Philbin tried to hook his producer up and she ends up finding her husband through an online profile her Jewish grandmother forced her to write before she died. It's a sweet story, for sure, and it was definitely my Sunday pick me up.
However, my question here is: how did this great story trump Ivanka's wedding? Could it be that the New York Times has realized that the story of a real person (albeit one who works on a TV show) is much more appealing to readers than the headline of two real estate mogul children who have lived a life most of us can't comprehend? There's something accessible about "Schully's" journey to the altar; a human element that Ivanka and her New York Post publishing hubby just don't have (yeah, he's 28). Ivanka doesn't even get a traditional post headline, which is, I guess, her consolation prize for not holding down the Vows column this week (she's probably been a shoe-in since birth). Here's their tale, if you're interested, but I'm sticking with those with a bit more accessibility this week.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Ah, young love and the Great Depression
Since my last post was about videos, I'll keep up the trend and discuss the heartwarming story of two Harvard nerds from New Jersey who found love in a summer program for really smart people. It's actually very cute.
Usually, when I watch the video I'm intrigued enough to read the announcement hidden among the masses. This time was no exception and drew me to a very interesting historical tidbit I didn't know about. Check out this paragraph about the bride keeping her name:
?Her decision to keep her surname is something of a break with family tradition. A paternal great-grandfather, Abraham Ochs, changed his name to Abraham Rosen. Her paternal grandfather, the late Emanuel Rosen, transformed himself into Robert Manners while looking for a job during the Depression."
I'm guessing Emanuel Rosen in the '30s was much more a burden than it is today. An interesting reminder of the anti-semitism that was rampant not only in Europe during the period and a fascinating historical tidbit. Thank you, New York Times, and Jessica Manners for giving me a little something more to chew on with this Harvard love story.
You can check out the full announcement here.
Usually, when I watch the video I'm intrigued enough to read the announcement hidden among the masses. This time was no exception and drew me to a very interesting historical tidbit I didn't know about. Check out this paragraph about the bride keeping her name:
?Her decision to keep her surname is something of a break with family tradition. A paternal great-grandfather, Abraham Ochs, changed his name to Abraham Rosen. Her paternal grandfather, the late Emanuel Rosen, transformed himself into Robert Manners while looking for a job during the Depression."
I'm guessing Emanuel Rosen in the '30s was much more a burden than it is today. An interesting reminder of the anti-semitism that was rampant not only in Europe during the period and a fascinating historical tidbit. Thank you, New York Times, and Jessica Manners for giving me a little something more to chew on with this Harvard love story.
You can check out the full announcement here.
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I think I've got a couple of posts up my sleeve this week, as this week's announcements are chock full of interesting stuff. Considering there are about half as many as there have been in the height of the summer, that's a pretty big accomplishment. Thank god Ivanka Trump got married to keep us all interested!
Before I dive into this week's vows, the headline below it, and Jews changing their names to get jobs during the depression (yes, really), I'd like to bring up a little something that popped up just as I opened my blog screen to hash this out. As I tried to make sense of real estate moguls, Regis & Kelly, and happy endings, I started to hear the music that opens every video for the Weddings & Celebrations section. Wow, I thought to myself, I really have crossed the line: I hear this music in my head when I'm just thinking about weddings. But lo and behold, I've maintained some degree of separation between reality and the Sunday Styles (difficult thought it has been all these years) and it was just the Estee Lauder sponsored replay of the past five or six State of the Union videos.
Apparently, "Beautiful" by Estee Lauder is the scent of marriages that lasted beyond the pages of the original wedding announcement. Nowhere, in the Estee Lauder Sponsored Archive is the "beautiful story" that I wrote about last week. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that (I mean the love story of Susan & William definitely made me cry) but it just goes to show you what happens when a perfume sponsors an archive: divorce just doesn't sell, even if it was a legitimate, touching, and sad video worth watching. I'm still not sure how I feel about this new trend, but with newspapers in trouble all over the place, it's probably better to sponsor State of the Union videos than say the "Raytheon Sponsored Iraq War Update" to keep them afloat. Right now, I'm thinking sponsoring a wedding video archive is either genius or sad, but what do you think?
Before I dive into this week's vows, the headline below it, and Jews changing their names to get jobs during the depression (yes, really), I'd like to bring up a little something that popped up just as I opened my blog screen to hash this out. As I tried to make sense of real estate moguls, Regis & Kelly, and happy endings, I started to hear the music that opens every video for the Weddings & Celebrations section. Wow, I thought to myself, I really have crossed the line: I hear this music in my head when I'm just thinking about weddings. But lo and behold, I've maintained some degree of separation between reality and the Sunday Styles (difficult thought it has been all these years) and it was just the Estee Lauder sponsored replay of the past five or six State of the Union videos.
Apparently, "Beautiful" by Estee Lauder is the scent of marriages that lasted beyond the pages of the original wedding announcement. Nowhere, in the Estee Lauder Sponsored Archive is the "beautiful story" that I wrote about last week. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that (I mean the love story of Susan & William definitely made me cry) but it just goes to show you what happens when a perfume sponsors an archive: divorce just doesn't sell, even if it was a legitimate, touching, and sad video worth watching. I'm still not sure how I feel about this new trend, but with newspapers in trouble all over the place, it's probably better to sponsor State of the Union videos than say the "Raytheon Sponsored Iraq War Update" to keep them afloat. Right now, I'm thinking sponsoring a wedding video archive is either genius or sad, but what do you think?
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