Some things are too awkward to witness. White men talking jive or soul. Or attempting to dance. Another is watching the NYT's David Carr attempt to do hip, snarky blogging about the movie industry. Carr is a fine, traditional reporter. He does not come naturally to the informal nature of a blog post. The results are embarrassing.
Carpetbagger - David Carr - New York Times Blog:
As regular readers already know, the Bagger is always wondering about whether the Academy is Sending a Message. And they are, although it may be blowing a whistle heard only by the Bagger and his erstwhile source, another in a series of people who would not be quoted by name even if it would end world hunger. Apparently, putting your name next to an opinion in Hollywood is a sign of feeble-mindedness, sort of like in Washington, another fear-based, single-industry small town writ large. Let’s call him Cynical Heretic About Really Large Issues in Entertainment, or CHARLIE for short.
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Posted by: Andy James | July 17, 2007 at 11:48 PM