Devoted to media matters, politics, poetry, creativity, the evolution of consciousness, and autobiographical reflections, "The Laverytory" is the blog of David Lavery, literature, film, and television scholar/critic, now teaching at Middle Tennessee State University.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Misreading a Headline
When I saw this headline on Slate . . .
Doctor Who Helped Capture Bin Laden Jailed for Treason
. . . I had to read it twice to realize it was not about "the" Doctor.
"There are only two things I love in this world: everybody and television." --Kenneth the Page on 30 Rock ("Believe in the Stars," 3.2)
“Imagine people who could only think aloud. (As there are people who can only read aloud.)” --Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosophical Investigations
"Ring the bells that still can ring/Forget your perfect offerings/There is a crack in everything/That's how the light gets in."--Leonard Cohen, "Anthem"
1 comment:
I had the exact same response.
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