My final thoughts on this book: Things That Matter: Final Thoughts - Books I've InheritedForgot to post this a few days ago. A collection of old columns from one of my favorite journalists.
Things That Matter - Books I've Inherited
A personal view of the true, the good, and the beautiful, from the late Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer.booksiveinherited.com
It's great that Moore leaves it open like that. There is the possibility that Rorschach's journal, coming off the crank pile, will be dismissed. But there are green shoots of hope scattered through the book, like Dan and Laurie's happy ending. I suppose it doesn't matter whether Rorschach's journal is believed or not, I suppose, because we already got the ending of Veidt's arc through the Tales of the Black Freighter story - the soul of the mad, damned sailor is claimed by the Black Freighter. Likewise, Adrian Veidt has let his soul be damned, and he knows it.
I'm not sure if the taboo thing is true. I don't know from experience but all the comedians I met reckon there are most definitely taboos, and they constantly change. Seemingly some big name acts can push them a bit but for most they are to be avoided. Don't know if you heard of him but Dave McSavage pushes taboos -his shows often veer from the uncomfortable into the flat out hostile; John (who sometimes generously jumps into some of the daft skits I stick up here) has the scars to prove it!I did a guest post elsewhere on humour
Fair play @The Big Peat , don't know how you keep it all going -impressive stuff.
I'm not sure if the taboo thing is true. I don't know from experience but all the comedians I met reckon there are most definitely taboos, and they constantly change. Seemingly some big name acts can push them a bit but for most they are to be avoided. Don't know if you heard of him but Dave McSavage pushes taboos -his shows often veer from the uncomfortable into the flat out hostile; John (who sometimes generously jumps into some of the daft skits I stick up here) has the scars to prove it!
Racism and sectarianism were the topics that come to mind, but there were more -seemingly it varies from time to time and to a greater and lesser degree; it just struck me how taboo was a very real fluid thing.did they say what things they reckoned were taboos
One man's taboo is another's edgy humour. I suppose that's why it's so difficult (and dangerous?) to start policing comedians; what one finds funny is extremely personal.it just struck me how taboo was a very real fluid thing.
That's very true, I saw John do two shows recently -he had this thing where he picked an audience member and did a bit of banter 'where are ya from?', 'Dublin', blah blah, night one the victim was in stitches laughing, night two the victim was visibly upset and spent the rest of the show ranting about it ...reminds me of watching the Spike Lee film 'Clockers' years back, one lad was crying laughing through the whole thing, we tried explaining that it was no comedy but he wasn't having it 'if that's not comedy then why is yer man always drinking milk and trying not to puke!'is extremely personal.
.reminds me of watching the Spike Lee film 'Clockers' years back, one lad was crying laughing through the whole thing, we tried explaining that it was no comedy but he wasn't having it 'if that's not comedy then why is yer man always drinking milk and trying not to puke!'
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