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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Books / Media Introducing the Willamette Week's New Arts and Culture Editor

Posted by Alison Hallett on Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 5:19 PM

I just opened my mail to find a book called Chubster: A Hipster's Guide to Losing Weight While Staying Cool. It is a weight loss guide for hipsters. The author, Martin Cizmar, is "now the arts and culture editor at Willamette Week in Portland, Oregon."

From the press release:


"'There's no cool way to lose weight.' That's what Martin Cizmar's girlfriend said when he committed to shedding some extra pounds but refused to submit to the horrors of Organized Dieting (i.e. joining a gym or enrolling in any kind of weight loss program). As a self-identifying hipster who plays adult kickball, wears KangaRoo sneakers, and shops for used Little League t-shirts at Goodwill, Martin could neither risk his hip reputation, nor was he willing to give up certain elements of his lifestyle. So, he set out to create his own plan. 240 days later, he was 100 pounds lighter and had proven his girlfriend wrong in the process. Losing weight can be cool."

The More You Know.

 

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1
FUCK. IRRELEVANCE AHOY!
Posted by Graham on October 18, 2011 at 6:09 PM · Report
2
Assuming he is now, say, 130 lbs, I must imagine he had some trouble locating "used Little League t-shirts" for the 230+ lb. set.
Posted by Melogna on October 18, 2011 at 7:22 PM · Report
3
So he was a fat dork and now he is a skinny dork? Epic win, eh?
Posted by The Showstopper on October 18, 2011 at 7:45 PM · Report
4
Jesus that paragraph was embarrassing in so many ways
Posted by jfk on October 18, 2011 at 8:03 PM · Report
5
I could go with a Gary Glitter joke, as I've been known to do—but, just to show I can control myself, I won't. Besides, I might want to write for them someday, y'know?
Posted by Todd Mecklem on October 18, 2011 at 8:10 PM · Report
6
Looks like he's bounced around a bit. This would be Newspaper #3 this year:
http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/…
Posted by geoffk on October 18, 2011 at 10:01 PM · Report
7
anyone who "self-identifies" as a hipster and tries really hard to be cool will be PERFECT for the WW.
Posted by eric cantona on October 19, 2011 at 7:51 AM · Report
8
no amazon 'see inside?'

for shame.
Posted by jd on October 19, 2011 at 8:12 AM · Report
9
IF YOU DIG AROUND ON THE AMAZON SITE, YOU'LL FIND AN EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK.

"Sure, I lost 100 pounds in eight months for the express purpose of not being fat (I’m 5'11" and weighed 290 when I started)."

WHICH MEANS HE'S STILL OVERWEIGHT. THIS IS A DIETING BOOK FROM SOMEONE WHO'S STILL FAT.
Posted by Graham on October 19, 2011 at 8:46 AM · Report
10
Great. Another newbie. Which means we have to endure yet another few years of wide-eyed wow-Portland-is-so-wacky arts reporting. Way to hire local.
Posted by ohdeargodno on October 19, 2011 at 9:47 AM · Report
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AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Posted by Zed on October 19, 2011 at 1:15 PM · Report

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