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I came here to say that this line "Underneath the braggadocio and evisceration of professional nemeses in Antonio García Martinez’s book lies the beating heart
by dsugarman 10y ago
I came here to say that this line
"Underneath the braggadocio and evisceration of professional nemeses in Antonio García Martinez’s book lies the beating heart of a formidable teacher."
is everything that is wrong with journalism. It is hard to read a single sentence after that, your brain just shuts off.
...but to copy that line I couldn't just select and paste because of the NYT's weird website, so I viewed the source. And then it hit even harder...
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- Asooka 10y agoThe word you're looking for is "purple prose".