Letters to the Editor
Published Letters: 2
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What the hell happened to Salon?
[Read the article: I was conned by JT Leroy]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]When I first began subscribing to Salon, I did so because the content was informative and engaging. It covered a whole range of viewpoints and complex topics. It was my primary source for news, and I wanted to support an upstart organization I considered valuable to the culture.
But by god, things have changed. There are probably one or two decent political articles per day, which almost always convey a non-compromising left-leaning point-of-view. Columnists like Ayelet Waldman are published frequently. Sure, her style and topics can be perceived as entertaining, but if I wanted entertainment I'd turn on the TV or pick up US Weekly. But a lead article on JT Leroy! Who cares about some fraudulent sensationalist? What about the Supreme Court confirmation hearings? What about Iraq?
Listen to NPR or the BBC and maybe you'll get a better idea of what news should be.
Also, Stephanie Zacharek's reviews are consistently negative. She pans almost every movie with any substance whatsoever -- like Brokeback Mountain -- and praises stuff like King Kong and Hellboy, for Christ sake! (I'll never forgive her for that.) Maybe she thinks she should hold better movies to higher standards, but if I based my movie choices on her columns I'd never go to the theater. Or I'd only see movies like Hellboy.
Come on, Salon! Wake up!
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Pretty Little Head
[Read the article: I say my son is stupid, but my wife says he's lazy]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Cary was being ironic. It was a joke.