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In the New Yorker...
Jeff Wrangler:
Even though I'm not that far from New York, I never go there to see a show or a play. Nevertheless, one thing I really enjoy about The New Yorker is being able to read about what's going on in the theater world. I don't mean just the reviews; I mean the stuff at the front of each issue, too. For example, I enjoy reading that Lincoln Center is mounting a revival of The King and I, and that Dame Helen Mirren is on stage playing Queen Elizabeth II--again. I don't know why this is, I just know that it is.
serious crayons:
I have a few of those words. Some I actually look up and then, by the next time I see them, I've forgotten them.
Latin terms are the worst. I misused "in medias res" not long ago and my 20-year-old son corrected me. :-\
It was fortuitous, though, because once it was brought to my attention I started mulling over the concept more deeply than I had before, and I could see its value. I later added an in medias res scene to a piece I was writing and having trouble with. It was the perfect solution!
I bet John McPhee never did that in any of his writing because he couldn't find anyone who knew what "in medias res" meant. ;D
serious crayons:
FRiend Lee, did you see the piece in the Feb. 2 Talk of the Town about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar going to an annual Baker Street Irregulars gathering? Apparently he's a big Sherlock Holmes fan -- he used Holmesian techniques to get advantages on the court -- and has recently written a novel about Mycroft Holmes!
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on March 13, 2015, 08:50:07 am ---FRiend Lee, did you see the piece in the Feb. 2 Talk of the Town about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar going to an annual Baker Street Irregulars gathering? Apparently he's a big Sherlock Holmes fan -- he used Holmesian techniques to get advantages on the court -- and has recently written a novel about Mycroft Holmes!
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I read that. It was fun and interesting. :)
Front-Ranger:
Yes, I definitely did read that piece! Love the New Yorker. They've got me pegged.
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