Film Noir Buff wrote:

Chévere wrote:

FNB said:
" I know I like going places where I'm not going to meet thugs. I suppose that makes me a horrible elitist."

Elitism is in such woefully short supply that it's best nurtured with sincere joy, irony dims it's luster.

Please, don't encourage me.

Shine on, you crazy diamond

Gilgamesh2003 wrote:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/books/paul-fussell-literary-scholar-and-critic-is-dead-at-88.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

I write "died" because Fussell wrote that "passed away" is middle class, and "was taken to Jesus" is proletarian. We will miss him; his ex-wife will not, according to this article.

I kinda like taken to Jesus though.  I'd rather be prole than middle.

captainpreppy wrote:

Big Tony wrote:

EDIT: I have to wonder if his book on social class was satire (like the Offical Preppy Handbook) or whether he was accidentally making fun of himself. I've said before his book on "uniforms" was full of what I can only assume are his own biases and interpretations of clothing and the thing was run through with various errors and misinformation which made me wonder if he relied on Flusser and Boyer as sources.

I quite enjoyed "Uniforms," so much so that I would have liked to have read some of his other works. After what you have said, perhaps I should re-read it with a more critical eye.

I thought Uniforms was pretty awful.  Poorly edited.  Sort of presented as drafts rather than finished writing.  When I read through it, I thought the man wasn't going to make it much longer.  But Fussell always had good observations I think and I read most of his work.

Vaclav wrote:

Horace you, are alive ?

The same question might have been asked of you ...