The rest of the world is at war
Everything's ok in America as long as we have our celebrity journalism
Newsweek has a great story on how we are now losing not only in Iraq, but in Afganistan, too. It's the cover story on their international edition.
Here in America, though, we're more interested in someone who photographs Angelina Jolie for a living.
And, bad news for Jesus Fans in the Strib today. The headline read: Wisconsin cheese workers rubbed Buddha statue prior to Powerball win.
It's NewsWEAK!
Annie, when not photographing Suri Cruise, sometimes does portraits of world leaders. God you are an idiot.
Bartel pointed out that Newsweek, not he, thinks less of Americans when it markets itself by putting celebs on its cover instead of a serious story that we're losing the war in Afganistan.
I guess Newsweek is right. If you represent America, we're in trouble.
I am smarter and more worldly than the average American.
So let me get this straight. You've cancelled your subscription to Newsweek b/c it isn't what it used to be. But you still think enough of their editorial judgement to make it the basis of a blog posting? Why bother? Is there something I'm missing here?
And for that matter, perhaps there's something you're missing: like the fact that Annie Leibovitz also photographs Nelson Mandela and Norman Shwarzkopf - as evidenced by the images displayed on Newsweek's cover.
Why don't you just come out and say what you really want to say, which seems to be some variation on "I am smarter and more worldly than the average American."
What I should have said was, Newsweek figures that Americans are more interested in celebrity journalism than the war in Afganistan. I think that's a reasonable inferrence, don't you.
As to the Rake, we're not Newsweek. It seems Newsweek isn't Newsweek any more either is what I'm saying. I cancelled my subscription several months ago. If I want to read about celebrities, I'll subscribe to People.
Since when does the cover of Newsweek - chosen by its editors and publishers, presumably - reflect the interests of people "in America," as you put it? Or, for that matter, the rest of the world?
And this from the publisher of a magazine with yet another tired variation on the old "Minneapolis Music Scene" cover story that has been done over and over and over. Gee, there's nothing more serious going on in Minnesota this month, is there?