dumbing it all down

[P]ublishers say they print garbage so that real literature, which seldom makes any money, can find its way into print. True, to a point. But some of them print garbage so they can buy more garbage.

There was a time when I wanted to be like Sting, the singer, belting out, “Roxanne …” I guess that’s why we have karaoke, for fantasy night. If only there was such a thing for failed plumbers, politicians or celebrities who think they can write.

[From Guest Columnist - Typing Without a Clue - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com]

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2 Responses to dumbing it all down

  1. Marcos says:

    The last time a true writer occupied the White House was a hundred years ago, with Teddy Roosevelt

    So, what was Profiles in Courage, chopped liver?

  2. paul says:

    JFK wasn’t the sole author and compare TR having written more than a dozen books before he was 40.

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