tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080534819403935272.post4581906321347949151..comments2023-10-29T03:05:15.785-05:00Comments on gilbert, jim: Faithful (2004)Gilbert Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13289543375872961678noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080534819403935272.post-52814872205094862452005-09-22T10:51:00.000-05:002005-09-22T10:51:00.000-05:00I've always envied sports writers in general, ...I've always envied sports writers in general, especially when I worked at a newspaper. A guy writing up some account of a football game tends to get away with more descriptive language--because it's based on observable action--that isn't usable in other types of reporting. Even if a county commissioner's body language is strong after taking offense at a citizen's remark, it's never considered a good thing to describe it. But if a linebacker grabs another player and slams his face into the turf, a sports writer is remiss if he doesn't bring that action to life. There's also the freedom sports writers and copy editors for sports stories have in writing their headlines; imagine how gauche it would be to see "Smith Pulverizes Hayes 3,098-120 for Ward 3 City Council Seat." But headlines like tht are just expected from sports writers. (I guess it's because the audience is so effing dumb.) (Just kidding.)Chicken Sheetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08925210425898711833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080534819403935272.post-18519914363592150412005-09-19T15:38:00.000-05:002005-09-19T15:38:00.000-05:00I'm still waiting to see what Weird Plots thin...I'm still waiting to see what Weird Plots thinks about <i>The Da Vinci Code</i> versus <i>Foucault's Pendulum</i>. But I suppose I never shall know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com