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."
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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The Spinners--It's a Shame
I saw the movie The Holiday again recently, and one of the main characters had this song as his cell phone ringtone. I grew up with this mu...
