Comments on: Does sarcasm belong on the editorial page? http://trueslant.com/nathandeuel/2009/11/04/does-sarcasm-belong-on-the-editorial-page/ Notes on Saudi Arabia, the Gulf, and the Middle East Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:11:54 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David DiSalvo http://trueslant.com/nathandeuel/2009/11/04/does-sarcasm-belong-on-the-editorial-page/comment-page-1/#comment-44 David DiSalvo Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:08:13 +0000 http://trueslant.com/nathandeuel/?p=415#comment-44 What this tells me is that even the venerated New York Times is feeling the heat from the popularity of sardonic writers on the net and trying to keep up. I'd rather they not try, because if that's true then they're in the wrong race. What this tells me is that even the venerated New York Times is feeling the heat from the popularity of sardonic writers on the net and trying to keep up. I’d rather they not try, because if that’s true then they’re in the wrong race.

]]> By: Caitlin Kelly http://trueslant.com/nathandeuel/2009/11/04/does-sarcasm-belong-on-the-editorial-page/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Caitlin Kelly Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:47:27 +0000 http://trueslant.com/nathandeuel/?p=415#comment-43 Having been accused many times of being earnest, I'm with you on this one. The New Yorker is not a humor magazine, as any reader knows, but the larger point is well taken. The blogosphere, and many other places, are already soaked with smart-ass ironic and detached amusement. Who needs more of it? Take a risk, be passionate, take a stand. Imagine. Having been accused many times of being earnest, I’m with you on this one. The New Yorker is not a humor magazine, as any reader knows, but the larger point is well taken. The blogosphere, and many other places, are already soaked with smart-ass ironic and detached amusement. Who needs more of it?

Take a risk, be passionate, take a stand. Imagine.

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