Ok, we’re not supposed to judge the proverbial book by its cover, but would you have the faintest idea what these real-life titles of magazines are all about without flipping through the pages? 1. Alarming Crya. Trade publication for home alarm systemsb. Magazine about illnesses that strike newbornsc. Right-wing news-magazine for the Evangelical community 2.… Read More »
I was trying to read more about the recent coup attempt in the Philippines at BBC’s news website today when I realised that the site is also blocked in China. Not a big deal really, but you’ll have to wonder why because one can receive BBC World on cable TV here in Shenzhen.
Good editors make composing coverlines look deceptively easy, but sometimes the operating word is deceptive. Here are a few examples: “Bachelors: They’re young, they’re male, they’re… single!”Albemarle “How to shoot kids”Popular Photography “Get a job, you lazy slacker”Sassy Related posts:Writing headlinesSpot the mistakes
Can you tell what’s wrong with these notices, signs and extracts taken from newspapers, magazines and TV programmes? “The police have been urged to stop drinking at football matches.”“A piano is being sold by a lady with carved legs.”“Warning Guard Dogs Patrolling”“Apologies Work In Progress”“Ronaldo unleashed his left foot and it hit the back of… Read More »
With information delivered via various mechanisms all fighting for our attention now, it’s no surprise that reading has become our least favourite waste of time. According to a just released Associated Press-Ipsos poll, one in four adults in the United States didn’t read any books in the past year. Well, that probably explains George Bush.… Read More »
For my own part, I have never had a thought which I could not set down in words with even more distinctness than that with which I conceived it. There is, however, a class of fancies of exquisite delicacy which are not thoughts and to which as yet I have found it absolutely impossible to… Read More »