Why? Upbeat is a perfect description for a singer/dancer/entertainer known as "The King of Pop." It is a bit long, though.
Head(line) hunting: I've heard some great and some cruel headlines when famous people died. People always joked that, when Mickey Mantle died, the headline would be "Mantle Traded To The Angels." The best I've seen was "Good Night, Sweet Prince" when two Shakespearean actors, Lawrence Olivier and John Gielgud, died.
Perhaps the best headline came from the N.Y. Times. It's long — "A Star Idolized and Haunted, Michael Jackson Dies at 50".
Can you do something better?
Today's quote:
You write with ease to show your breeding,What does it mean? It seems to mean that you need to work harder to make the reading easier for the reader.
But easy writing’s curst hard reading.
By Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816)
Web sighting: This isn't really about editing or proofreading, but it does involve writing (putting smartaleck captions on pictures). Check out Pundit Kitchen, which features a lot of interesting political photos and your opportunity to put big wheels in their place (behind their backs, of course).
Wrong word: "White has the lightening speed and athleticism." I think the writer was looking for lightning.
Contact: I can be reached at tgilli52@gmail.com or nc3022@yahoo.com. Also, my Twitter handle is EDITORatWORK.
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