Posted in paterfamilias, reseña on August 21, 2007| Leave a Comment »
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You can tell a lot about the readership a men’s magazine is trying to reach by scanning the first three car ads. In the issue in front of me, they flog the Lincoln MKZ, Range Rover Sport, and Audi A6. (more…)
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In this most famous of biblical passages, it seems on an early morning like this one that a reader could almost substitute the word ‘God’ for the apostle’s ‘love’ and that the poem would still turn out right. This is no accident. (more…)
Posted in clarity, denkschrift, paterfamilias, reseña on August 20, 2007| Leave a Comment »
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Question: Is there a better American English-language daily anywhere?
Answer: no. (more…)
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For lovers of language and epic drama, Homer and the Bible brook few competitors. For readers up for a slightly higher degree of difficulty, William Cowper’s eighteenth-century English translation of the Odyssey provides a second layer of beauty. Not only do you get Homer’s genius. You also soak in the resonant and ironic tones of an English dialect that is familiar enough to be almost completely understood but also different enough from modern American dialect to bring astonishing and pleasing insight into the language we speak. (more…)
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As your grandfather told you, you can’t always judge a book by its cover. Nor, these days, does the title of a magazine always clue you into the content that begins on page three. (more…)
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Not for those in search of deeply searching dramatic moments, Paris When It Sizzles pits the inimitable Audrey Hepburn over against William Holden, who proves his mettle more convincingly than, say, George Peppard in the better of the two films, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. (more…)
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While living for 16 years in Costa Rica, my family and I noticed an ever-increasing flow of bronzed surfers through the country’s main airport. Then my sons started to surf.
I figured I’d better pay attention. (more…)
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If you’re just a tad cynical, you might expect that the new MEN’S VOGUE might concentrate on self-possessed metrosexuals covered with Armani, leering at the camera, and wishing they had a life. (more…)
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This self-described ‘Handbook of the American Entrepeneur’ is one fine piece of work. I read it cover to cover upon arrival. (more…)
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Fast Company is a good magazine for the inquisitive entrepeneur, don’t get me wrong.
But it poses a little too much for my tastes. The semi-gloss paper, the unconventional size sheets, the avant-garde graphics, the just slightly off-the-wall article selection … it’s all a convincing fashion statement. (more…)
