Friday, November 7, 2008

Lolita in the strangest places...

I was catching up on the episodes of gossip girl that I have missed today and heard the strangest thing. Chuck Bass, one of the main characters, was helping search for a girl that was on a mission to lose her virginity in a local bar, and as they quickly found out, to a much older man. (she was only 15) When he used his contacts to find Serge's address and referred to him as 'Humbert Humbert.' It is refreshing to know that even the writers of a trashy teen show (that I don't usually admit to watching while in public) have read Lolita, or at least read enough to know who he is and make an appropriate reference. Well done Gossip Girl!

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