Sports fans are made, not born. Most of the time, team devotion is handed down from parents to children. In my case, I learned to love the Seattle Seahawks with the help of some friends, and with the help of a profound sense of loneliness. I became a Seahawks fan … Continue reading Confessions of a non-lifelong Seahawks fan
Category: Editing and writing
Grammar never goes out of style; well, sometimes it does
In 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. So was Robert F. Kennedy. A Viet Cong prisoner was shot in the head by a South Vietnamese security official. Riots broke out in Chicago, as well as Paris. Richard Nixon won the presidency. The Soviets … Continue reading Grammar never goes out of style; well, sometimes it does
The misunderstood copy editor
Do not pity the copy editor. Pity instead the reporter who thinks the copy desk isn't important. A National Post opinion piece earlier this week heaped both pity and scorn on the "lowly copy editor," the newsroom functionary whose job is never romanticized. Our value … Continue reading The misunderstood copy editor
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