Which is funnier: fact or fiction?
For a long time now I've said that CNN headlines often read like they should be in The Onion.
This morning I found this article on cnn.com. It is true:
Right City, Wrong State
Even The Onion wouldn't stoop so low as to even make-up an event as appalling as this one.
Thankfully there is this:
The Onion Feature
Might I also recommend picking up a copy of this week's New Yorker... gorgeous, as could be expected.
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Just a side thought:
I find the media's response to events like this quite fascinating. Not the coverage and all that, but the... I don't know what to call it. But having worked in editorial I know that the New Yorker editors, for example, were just going about their daily business, working on lay-out, finishing final copy edits and moving towards issues way in the future when the hurricane hit. Then all of a sudden they scramble up 5 or so of their best writers, send them off, have them write touching pieces, edit them, re-lay it out, and get the bugger on the stands ASAP. Same with The Onion. Can you imagine the staff meeting? "What will be offensive, but not too offensive...? Levee jokes, dead body jokes, Bush jokes...?" Also, it will be a long time before Hollywood produces a movie about a natural disaster. I can guarantee there were at least two or three films that were shelved this week because they were deemed un-makeable, which means they wont gross any income because people will be too traumatized to watch a movie about a hurricane or the like for a long time. Also, have their been massive downloads of Zeppelin's "When the Levee Breaks" or Citizen Cope's "Hurricane Waters"? According to itunes, today's top download was Kanye West's "Gold Digger" so I guess we're still in good shape somewhere... I think... I don't really know where to go from here.... does anyone?
This morning I found this article on cnn.com. It is true:
Right City, Wrong State
Even The Onion wouldn't stoop so low as to even make-up an event as appalling as this one.
Thankfully there is this:
The Onion Feature
Might I also recommend picking up a copy of this week's New Yorker... gorgeous, as could be expected.
***
Just a side thought:
I find the media's response to events like this quite fascinating. Not the coverage and all that, but the... I don't know what to call it. But having worked in editorial I know that the New Yorker editors, for example, were just going about their daily business, working on lay-out, finishing final copy edits and moving towards issues way in the future when the hurricane hit. Then all of a sudden they scramble up 5 or so of their best writers, send them off, have them write touching pieces, edit them, re-lay it out, and get the bugger on the stands ASAP. Same with The Onion. Can you imagine the staff meeting? "What will be offensive, but not too offensive...? Levee jokes, dead body jokes, Bush jokes...?" Also, it will be a long time before Hollywood produces a movie about a natural disaster. I can guarantee there were at least two or three films that were shelved this week because they were deemed un-makeable, which means they wont gross any income because people will be too traumatized to watch a movie about a hurricane or the like for a long time. Also, have their been massive downloads of Zeppelin's "When the Levee Breaks" or Citizen Cope's "Hurricane Waters"? According to itunes, today's top download was Kanye West's "Gold Digger" so I guess we're still in good shape somewhere... I think... I don't really know where to go from here.... does anyone?
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