Tuesday, August 31, 2010

What William Shawn Said

William Shawn (1907-1992) was an editor at The New Yorker magazine for thirty-five years.

"Amid chaos of images, we value coherence. We believe in the printed word. And we believe in clarity. And we believe in immaculate syntax. And in the beauty of the English language."

Power and control

Some of the lyrics from the song Människobarn (Human Child) by Dina Ögon keep running through my head, especially in these weird politically...