Book Cases: "Blast Kills People Again"

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Vote for your favorite Ruby Zaga headline! (or any other)

Ben said...: "Kooks with nukes!"; 7:50 AM, February 16, 2011
cl said...: Definitely "Blast kills people again." I love the futility behind that effort. It sort of makes its own point, writes its own story. (Ruby must not have had access to brief kickers, either.); 1:39 PM, February 16, 2011
kc said...: "Kooks with nukes" is funny, I agree, but seems a little too over the top to actually get in a reputable newspaper.

"Blast kills people again" made me and Susan giggle uncontrollably because it's so easy to imagine writing that! It's along the lines of "War dims hopes for peace" and "Something went wrong in plane crash, experts say." Only, in addition to the no-shitness of it, there's also that wonderful sense of futility and world-weariness, as cl notes. Its cleverness relies entirely on it tired, hopeless matter-of-factness.; 11:08 AM, February 17, 2011
kc said...: And Clint Oakley's response to it: "What retard wrote that?" A copy editor's worst fear (well, one of them).; 11:13 AM, February 17, 2011
Erin said...: I love "Blast Kills People Again." Any wire editor could relate to the feelings behind that headline.

I can't imagine "Kooks with Nukes" as a real headline, even with the addition of a kicker or deck head. I would think "Kooks" would elicit the same response from the slot that "Blast" did.; 2:20 PM, February 17, 2011

Tuesday, February 15, 2011