As the great newspapers begin their slow decline into mediocrity, I am becoming more sensitive to flabby news stories and the proliferation of clichés as a substitute for fresh, meaningful, relevant language. My least favorite are skyrocket, slash, spiral, plummet, and unrest.
Newspapers are searching for their economic place in the era of the Internet, and [...]
Archive for June 4th, 2008
Journalists’ use of clichés skyrockets.
Posted in In the News, tagged clichés, journalism on June 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I wish I’d said that!
Posted in In the News, tagged gay marriage, Joel Stein on June 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I enjoy Joel Stein’s column in the Los Angeles Times. Today’s column, titled Make it a gay-old time, is an appeal to old people to vote against the proposed amendment to California’s Constitution that would ban gay marriage in the state. Voters will have the opportunity to express their preferences in November.
I agree with him all [...]
Stop me if you’ve heard this one already
Posted in In the News, tagged General Motors, Hummer on June 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
News flash: General Motors might sell the Hummer brand, or just close it down because nobody wants it at any price. The bad news is that the people who assemble them are most likely going to be out of a job. This was a cover story in all the big newspapers today. GM CEO Rick Wagoner was [...]
The Cats of Mirikitani
Posted in Art, Books, Blogs & Films, Inspiration, tagged Hattendorf, homelessness, Mirikitani on June 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Jimmy Mirikitani lived on the streets of New York. He painted pictures. He held himself in high esteem as a master artist and teacher–while living on the streets of New York. More than 50 years before the film was made, he was a prisoner of the United States for the crime of being of Japanese ancestry. That experience [...]
