Clive Thompson (of Slate and Wired News fame) :
The October issue of Vanity Fair included a profile of Paris Hilton, and at one point in the article the reporter spoke to Paris’ younger sister Nicky. Nicky asked the following question:
“I just want to say to these writers, ‘I’m 21 years old, I run two multi-million-dollar companies, I work my ass off. Like, what were you doing that was so fucking important at that age?’ I feel very accomplished for my age.”
The current issue of the magazine has several letters commenting on the Hilton story, including this one, which I’ve typed in full:
Nicky Hilton asked, “I’m 21 years old, I run to multi-million-dollar companies, I work my ass off. Like, what were you doing that was so fucking important at that age?” I would like to repond to that. When I was 21, I was busy working toward my Ph.D. in organic chemistry at the University of Minnesota. I was the first to synthesize the compound okadaic acid — shown to be the leading cause of breast cancer.
– Steven F. Sabes
Wayzata, Minnesota
Best. Letter. Ever.
