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"Attack on the pentagon" ...aaaand the guardian has lowered themselves to buzzfeed's standards.
by laverick 11y ago
"Attack on the pentagon" ...aaaand the guardian has lowered themselves to buzzfeed's standards.
- mahouse 11y agoAs you can see, it's some kind of column.
- Dylan16807 11y agoIsn't that every newspaper that has ever existed?
- matt4077 11y agoNot at all. Witty headline have a long history which was unfortunately cut short by google which, at least for a while, only rewarded the most boring, literal drivel. It's good to see the tradition making a comeback. This headline is also completely unlike the buzzfeed-clickbait headlines. Buzzfeed tries to exploit psychological weaknesses (Mathematicians attack the pentagon – you won't believe what happened next). Headlines like the Guardian's are much better in that they're still entertaining after you've read the story. Sometimes I think they're written more for the amusement of the editor than anything else. Other guardian headline I saved: "Blight in Italy leaves pine nut nuts pining for more"
- unfamiliar 11y agoIts a joke, I found it pretty funny.
- CPLX 11y agoI think it's more that they have raised themselves to The Economist standards.