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Saturday, June 9, 2007 12:00 AM

Paris isn't free -- and neither are we

Paris Hilton's strange celebrity hits a new nadir after Friday's chaotic perp walk. Will we ever be free from her now?
By Heather Havrilesky and Rebecca Traister

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  • Saturday, June 9, 2007 08:48 AM

    narrow world

    Hey Salon--

    I've been busy reading 18th century Spanish literature and this is the first I've heard of any of this nonsense (I only read the first paragraph, because it all seemed so absurdly inane). It's not Paris who needs to put down the metaphorical apple martini--it is you. Polluting your mind with stupidity is a personal choice. You are not powerless--au contraire.

    Why man, he doth bestride the narrow world

    Like a Colossus, and we petty men

    Walk under his huge legs and peep about

    To find ourselves dishonorable graves...

    —mcytron Read mcytron's other letters

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