Flak Magazine Letters
Jan-Apr 2007
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04-07-07
To: James Norton
Re: Weekly Shredder 38
Jim,
I came across your comments about the ed page of the WSJ which was so accurate. I wish I had come up with your characterization of this paper as a Janus. They do indeed have some of the best, if not the best, reporting in America while the ed pages are bizarre at times. There seems no end to the criminal, quasi criminal and unethical behavior they are willing to excuse provided it's committed by the right people. Conversely, spitting on the sidewalk by the wrong people would if they had their way consign them to Guantanamo. I've read the paper for forty years and basically love it, but the ed section, which has always been a bit right, seems to have gone completely crazy over the past 15 years. It can probably be traced the the late Robert Bartley who seemed literally deranged when it came to the Clintons, but his approach has essentially continued since Gigot got the top job. I wonder what Wall St. professionals make of it, as there is a total absence of objectivity and respect for empiricism. This Janus like quality would surely make a great article in somewhere like The New Yorker or Vanity Fair.
John Ellis
04-03-07
To: James Norton
Re: Lego Fun Snacks
You're completely correct in your arguments, Jim.
I'm surprised, however, that you didn't mention what we already know is inevitably going to happen — very young children are going to try and eat their Lego toy blocks as candy, then choke on them.
No doubt Kellogg's will shift the blame on parents, who have failed to teach their sixteen-month-old children the difference between a toy and a candy treat.
We live in a sick and selfish society, don't we?
Regards,
Guy Storms
Toronto, Canada
01-30-07
To: James Norton
Re: Mocking a Guy With a Hitler Mustache
I was reminded of a Japanese festival by the first sticker you listed. It's a mikoshi. In the town I lived in, the men would carry that around on their shoulders. They also got amazingly drunk and I vaguely remember beer getting splashed into the crowd. Anyway, I guess they're very heavy, but no one I saw looked like they were complaining much. They'd spin it around and go in circles. Anyway, thought you might like to know!
Melissa Barnett
01-01-07
To: James Norton
Re: Mocking a Guy With a Hitler Mustache
I enjoyed your hitlerian moustache article
I see a future where jews and gentiles alike may listen to Wagner, drive VW's, reclaim the swastika as a positive symbol, consider camouflage printed material as an expression of nature and art rather than as a military uniform, moonwalk unashamedly and even grow those orrible little tashes.
happy new year
Hardy Blechman
