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Hekate

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31. You're not alone. There's even some kind of Twitter account that rates them...

Tue Nov 17, 2020, 07:07 PM

Nov 2020

We are all intrigued to see glimpses of the private lives of people we know only as talking heads. Dogs and cats get special mention.

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I'm weird. TV interviewees' living quarters fascinate me [View all] XanaDUer2 Nov 2020 OP

I'm fascinated by some of the comentators who look like they live in a hotel room. dhol82 Nov 2020 #1

Me too XanaDUer2 Nov 2020 #3

I think some of the commentators really are zooming in from hotels. spooky3 Nov 2020 #10

Yes, and some busy people live their lives on the run, their Hortensis Nov 2020 #26

agree - and some people just don't care about home decor. nt spooky3 Nov 2020 #27

Check out the Room Rater Twitter feed :) servermsh Nov 2020 #2

LOL, thanks! XanaDUer2 Nov 2020 #5

It's fun, but nearly all of the rooms RR likes are wayyyyy too traditional for me! nt spooky3 Nov 2020 #18

That's funny - I was going to say the dude from PBS (couldn't think of his name)... SMC22307 Nov 2020 #45

Thanks! I defnitely bookmarked this in Chrome. nt LAS14 Nov 2020 #56

You are not alone. cyclonefence Nov 2020 #4

my digs suck XanaDUer2 Nov 2020 #20

Clare McCaskill has the best kitchen ever. Love her hutch in the back. Bootiful n/t monmouth4 Nov 2020 #25

she and Steve Schmidt XanaDUer2 Nov 2020 #28

James Carville's kitchen is amazing. hotdamn00 Nov 2020 #58

Yeah, her kitchen is warm and welcoming DeminPennswoods Nov 2020 #42

I love Claire's kitchen, too! Silver Gaia Nov 2020 #67

Pete Buttigieg has an amazing kitchen. meadowlander Nov 2020 #6

That's what I mean XanaDUer2 Nov 2020 #9

I like seeing what art work they have in the room. nt jalan48 Nov 2020 #7

I'd have to push all my crap out of the way so the camera won't see it XanaDUer2 Nov 2020 #11

LOL. You and me both. Staying home all the time and consuming news has not made me a better house jalan48 Nov 2020 #19

:) And many of them didn't? Just yesterday I saw a Hortensis Nov 2020 #35

And their books' titles XanaDUer2 Nov 2020 #39

And book titles. Books have always said luxurious comfort Hortensis Nov 2020 #66

Me too. There is a doctor that is often interviewed, a white guy with round wire rim glasses, panader0 Nov 2020 #77

Yes, Dr. Peter Hotez . I noticed it too-it has the look of a Kandinsky to me too though I'm not jalan48 Nov 2020 #83

I'll have to look for that nt XanaDUer2 Nov 2020 #84

I get a kick out of it too. marybourg Nov 2020 #8

I do the same thing. procon Nov 2020 #12

if you're weird, I'm weird renate Nov 2020 #13

I crushed on him too! XanaDUer2 Nov 2020 #17

he has tchotchkes! renate Nov 2020 #22

My favorite is Lisa Desjardins on PBS. She has this gorgeous black and white kitty Arkansas Granny Nov 2020 #14

it's funny when the pets get in on the act XanaDUer2 Nov 2020 #23

Judy Woodruff asked about the cat. Lisa said she was afraid he would jump Arkansas Granny Nov 2020 #32

I love that cat, and look for it in the newscasts, Has a special place on the couch Walleye Nov 2020 #51

Nicholle Wallace's dogs once broke in XanaDUer2 Nov 2020 #70

I think that's his couch. Arkansas Granny Nov 2020 #78

Oh, I loved that kitty too! Mountain Mule Nov 2020 #59

Moi aussi! Mme. Defarge Nov 2020 #15

I always look at people's curtains...lol Kittycow Nov 2020 #16

Jonathan Lemire has great curtains XanaDUer2 Nov 2020 #88

I am always trying to figure out what books are on their book cases. avebury Nov 2020 #21

me too XanaDUer2 Nov 2020 #24

Amy Walter has a Gwen Ifill book prominently displayed on her bookshelf. Arkansas Granny Nov 2020 #33

I've seen a good many copies of Taylor Branch's DeminPennswoods Nov 2020 #44

It's a nice slice of life on the other side, that other side of the cameras...sometimes it's great SWBTATTReg Nov 2020 #29

Brian Williams was hilarious during an interview with Steve Schmidt spooky3 Nov 2020 #30

Williams closed one night by giving the "win" to James Carville's ceiling, Hortensis Nov 2020 #38

Carville & Matalin also own a house in Alexandria VA - are you sure they showed the NO one? spooky3 Nov 2020 #40

Pretty sure, but ? Very high and wood paneled, seemed a lot more Hortensis Nov 2020 #54

Very cool! It doesn't appear that he needs to go to the basement there. :-) spooky3 Nov 2020 #55

Lol, my thought: really does not. They reportedly were considering Hortensis Nov 2020 #61

You're not alone. There's even some kind of Twitter account that rates them... Hekate Nov 2020 #31

There's a link up thread. nt LAS14 Nov 2020 #57

I also like this glimpse into where they feel most comfortable. gibraltar72 Nov 2020 #34

Mark Shields' skewed bookshelf. bluedigger Nov 2020 #36

I do too... Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #37

you're not weird BadGimp Nov 2020 #41

I like seeing their books displayed as well. Dagstead Bumwood Nov 2020 #43

I'm noticing more staging behind the cameras now DeminPennswoods Nov 2020 #46

I notice other little personal things (in movies, too) kskiska Nov 2020 #47

I work for a pretty large public company and as a perk JDC Nov 2020 #48

I like when you get a glimpse the outside crud Nov 2020 #49

I've been very entertained by these peeks also. One take away for me... LAS14 Nov 2020 #50

It's been the best part of quarantine!! aeromanKC Nov 2020 #52

I think you will notice there are other weirdoes on here as well. TNNurse Nov 2020 #53

There's a whole website dedicated to exactly what you're talking about! oldsoftie Nov 2020 #60

My favorite is Beschloss' - who always gets kudos on his study sandensea Nov 2020 #62

I could sit in that room, in front of the fireplace colorado_ufo Nov 2020 #63

Isn't that the truth! sandensea Nov 2020 #64

We have a sportscaster on a local channel in San Francisco Mr.Bill Nov 2020 #65

curios cats. so far i like diana ross's daughter place best. love show + tell on the late late show pansypoo53219 Nov 2020 #68

Same here PatSeg Nov 2020 #69

Me, too. I'm obsessed with the white animal figurines (plus a yellow squirrel) behind Vinca Nov 2020 #71

that is a totem pole XanaDUer2 Nov 2020 #72

I think the Morning Joe crew read this thread yesterday mnhtnbb Nov 2020 #73

that's funny! XanaDUer2 Nov 2020 #75

I got the impression that Lemire himself created the silhouettes. Loved the dog ones. Vinca Nov 2020 #76

Me too Meowmee Nov 2020 #74

yup Lamire has a new interview spot. Now there's a fireplace XanaDUer2 Nov 2020 #79

Books on display. Tracer Nov 2020 #80

I saw the Glaude display XanaDUer2 Nov 2020 #81

Me too kcr Nov 2020 #82

Except Chuck Todd XanaDUer2 Nov 2020 #85

TV is kitchen cabinet XanaDUer2 Nov 2020 #86

Jonathan Lamire XanaDUer2 Nov 2020 #87