“[Australia is] sunny and slow, a throwback, which is why you go there for throwback people,” Cohen writes. Vanity Fair has published a cover story that says the actor Margot Robbie grew up in a place where “a dingo really will eat your baby” and refers to Australians as “throwback people”. @richcohen2003 @VanityFair— Josephine Tovey (@Jo_Tovey) Tip for Vanity Fair: not all women are either Jacqui, Marilyn or Audrey. In the August profile, written by Rich Cohen, Australia is described as being America 50 years ago (apparently the Beatles are touring, Australia is at war with Vietnam and Bob Dylan’s Blonde on Blonde has just been released). That makes me feel more uncomfortable than any day-to-day interactions I have.”Cohen wrote how difficult it was to “peg” Robbie.

Source: The Guardian July 07, 2016 01:47 UTC