Catherine Seipp
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| Born | Catherine Seipp November 17, 1957 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Died | March 21, 2007 (aged 49) Los Angeles, California, USA |
Catherine Seipp (November 17, 1957 – March 21, 2007) was a Los Angeles freelance writer and media critic. She is best known for writing the weekly "From the Left Coast" column for National Review Online and a monthly column for the Independent Women's Forum and for her early recognition of the potential significance of the blogosphere.[1][2]
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[edit] Personal life
Cathy Seipp was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in November 1957. Her family moved to Los Alamitos, California when she was three years old. When she was 16, she enrolled at UCLA and earned a bachelor's degree in English.
Seipp married Jerry Lazar in 1986; their daughter, Maia, was born in 1989. Seipp and Lazar divorced in 1990, and Seipp never remarried.
Seipp, a non-smoker, died of lung cancer on March 21, 2007. She is survived by her parents, daughter, and sister.
[edit] Media
[edit] Writings
In addition to her regular columns, Seipp wrote for a variety of publications and websites, including Buzz, Mediaweek, UPI, New York Press, TV Guide, Reason, Forbes, Salon, Penthouse, Pages, Canada's National Post, and The Wall Street Journal.
In the 1980s, Seipp wrote a column for the Los Angeles Daily News[3] titled "Miss Hot Tips" in which she gave helpful household hints, and tips for goings-on around the city. Her advice ranged from telling the reader not to eat frozen grapes at night, to how to live it up inexpensively and with class.
[edit] TV appearances
She was also a regular guest on CNBC's The Dennis Miller Show until the show's cancellation in May 2005.
[edit] Quotes
- "I just want to let everyone know having cancer hasn't made me a better person."[4]
- "And to all those proper feminists asking how I could work for a mag [Penthouse] that exploits women like that, I would suggest: Go write for a woman's mag if you want to experience an institution that exploits women."[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Brian Carroll, Berry College. "Culture Clash: Journalism and the Communal Ethos of the Blogosphere". Into the blogosphere. http://blog.lib.umn.edu/blogosphere/culture_clash_journalism_and_the_communal_ethos_of_the_blogosphere.html.
- ^ Barbara K. Kaye (Fee). doi:10.1207/s15456889ajc1302_2. http://www.leaonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s15456889ajc1302_2.Atlantic Journal of Communication, Volume 13, Issue 2 January 2005 , pages 73 - 95
- ^ Los Angeles Daily News clippings
- ^ Amy Alkon (March 21, 2007). "Cathy Siepp". Advice Goddess Blog. http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2007/03/cathy_seipp_1.html.
- ^ Cathy Siepp (January 13, 2004). "Living with Playboy". National Review Online. http://www.nationalreview.com/seipp/seipp200401130854.asp.
[edit] External links
- Cathy's World created to honor Siepp's memory by her daughter
- An NRO Symposium: Friends remember Cathy Seipp
- Independent Women's Forum
- Profile by Luke Ford
- Los Angeles Times obituary
- New York Times obituary
- Miss Seipp: a tribute by Rip Rense
- Remembering Cathy: Nancy Rommelmann for LA Observed
- NRO Archive
- Article on Health Insurance
- Standing room only
- Asthma Attack in Reason
- Reason archive
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