How to make the Sunday paper more fun
- Movie studio promotional material disguised as news (drink)
- WWII/Nazis/the Holocaust/Fascism (drink)
- Lenny Bruce/Charlie Chaplin/Bob Dylan presented as hippie/red-diaper-baby magic talismans of Culture. (drink, drink, drink!)
- Trend stories (”more and more”/”increasingly”/”anecdotally speaking”) (drink once for every 1,000 words)
- Scientific studies presented to explain/justify why human beings do what they do… (drink)
- … especially in relation to some issue of culture wars, eg- homosexual sheep (chug)
- “How has (X) changed since 9/11?” (finish the fucking bottle)
dave wrote:
At least jouralists are still trying to write clips for the New York Times.
E.B. White would be proud:
“Subsequent fundraisers are in the planning stages to help defray the funeral costs for the families of the five victims.”
-The Chicago Tribune
chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0703260597mar27,1,3423703.story?coll=chi-news-hed
Posted on 27-Mar-07 at 9:18 am | Permalink
dave wrote:
One more, from the Philadelphia Inquirer about a charity worker arrested for selling drugs (the second graph is key):
He led a modest, “squeaky-clean life” over his 25 years in the company, sometimes serving alongside his wife and sons, also VisionQuest employees, said friends and former coworkers.
But federal authorities said Zasa had a darker side as a key member of another organization - one that was wrecking lives.
Posted on 27-Mar-07 at 9:30 am | Permalink
John wrote:
Peter, why don’t you just try to enjoy your Sunday afternoons? All this drinking and shouting and throwing the paper across the room isn’t healthy.
Posted on 27-Mar-07 at 3:11 pm | Permalink
pjk wrote:
I know. I should read a book or something…
Posted on 27-Mar-07 at 3:17 pm | Permalink