Topic: excess

Costume sets from Marie Antoinette is seen onstage during the 79th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre on February 25, 2007 in Hollywood, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Marie Antoinette: Symbol of female glut

Madeleine Pelling - The Conversation
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8 worst NYT trend pieces

Joanna Rothkopf
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Sean Parker's wedding lives!

Andrew Leonard