In August, 1929, fourteen-year-old Florence Wolfson got a red leather diary where she could summarize each day in four lines of longhand.
For five years, she did just that.
In July, 2006, the New York Times transforms now ninety-year-old Florence into a public figure, with a feature article on her (dumpster-dived) diary, putting much emphasis on “male and female lovers” including her unrequited crush at fifteen on Eva Le Gallienne, whom the NYT breathlessly sums up as “the openly lesbian actress.”
Oh well, the good news is that Florence (and her ninety-five-year-old husband) seem to be perfectly OK with this situation. But I’m wondering how many MySpace bloggers would feel the same, even ten years from now, seeing their naughtiest bits all condensed and made public…