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Feel silly but I didn't know what Darker America was. Maybe i'm in the minority but The Road, No Country for Old Men and Blood Meridian seem to be massively mor

Feel silly but I didn't know what Darker America was. Maybe i'm in the minority but The Road, No Country for Old Men and Blood Meridian seem to be massively more popular so it seems a bit odd for the title to mention what I perceive as a lesser known book.

applepizza 3y ago
They are referring to his little known novel “Darker America, Is dead at 89”
ethanbond 3y ago
I believe that’s a descriptor of his works, not a title of one.
- boredumb 3y ago
  Thank you, I just spent 5 minutes trying to find the book anywhere on line and was starting to feel a bit nuts.
nostromo95 3y ago
You might be a non-native speaker, but the title is trying to say his works evoke a darker America rather than that being a work he's written.
- boredumb 3y ago
  I assumed with Darker being capitalized it was a title. Perhaps the NYTimes editors are no longer native english speakers?
  - FemmeAndroid 3y ago
    It’s part of the title of the article, which is in titlecase. That’s why ‘Novelist,’ ‘is,’ and ‘dead’ are capitalized.
  - NotYourLawyer 3y ago
    edit: I’m wrong, disregard. I mean, they capitalized “is” too. Sloppy work, 0/10.
    - rphv 3y ago
      “Is” is a verb, so it should always be capitalized in title case.
      - NotYourLawyer 3y ago
        Huh! I’ve apparently been getting this wrong for years.
        throwaway81523 3y ago
        There are 14 competing standards... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_case https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_case
  - moultano 3y ago
    That's how titles of news articles are typically capitalized. The only lowercase words are those that are grammatical connectors.
    - AA-BA-94-2A-56 3y ago
      This is a culture shock for me because when I studied journalism in Australia I was taught to only capitalise the first letter and proper nouns. Example from ABC News AU: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-14/missing-australian-hiker-found-dead-in-canada-julia-mary-lane/102476534 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-14/missing-australian-hi... > Brisbane woman Julia-Mary Lane found dead in Canadian wilderness in 'unfortunate hiking accident'

applepizza 3y ago

They are referring to his little known novel “Darker America, Is dead at 89”

ethanbond 3y ago

I believe that’s a descriptor of his works, not a title of one.

boredumb 3y ago
Thank you, I just spent 5 minutes trying to find the book anywhere on line and was starting to feel a bit nuts.

nostromo95 3y ago

You might be a non-native speaker, but the title is trying to say his works evoke a darker America rather than that being a work he's written.

boredumb 3y ago
I assumed with Darker being capitalized it was a title. Perhaps the NYTimes editors are no longer native english speakers?
- FemmeAndroid 3y ago
  It’s part of the title of the article, which is in titlecase. That’s why ‘Novelist,’ ‘is,’ and ‘dead’ are capitalized.
- NotYourLawyer 3y ago
  edit: I’m wrong, disregard. I mean, they capitalized “is” too. Sloppy work, 0/10.
  - rphv 3y ago
    “Is” is a verb, so it should always be capitalized in title case.
    - NotYourLawyer 3y ago
      Huh! I’ve apparently been getting this wrong for years.
      - throwaway81523 3y ago
        There are 14 competing standards... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_case https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_case
- moultano 3y ago
  That's how titles of news articles are typically capitalized. The only lowercase words are those that are grammatical connectors.
  - AA-BA-94-2A-56 3y ago
    This is a culture shock for me because when I studied journalism in Australia I was taught to only capitalise the first letter and proper nouns. Example from ABC News AU: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-14/missing-australian-hiker-found-dead-in-canada-julia-mary-lane/102476534 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-14/missing-australian-hi... > Brisbane woman Julia-Mary Lane found dead in Canadian wilderness in 'unfortunate hiking accident'