November 24, 2006
The Cruellest Cut
A few weeks ago, my friend who works at the over-punctuated Age [melb!ou*rne] magazine sent me an email, desperate for a letter for their letters page, and hinting that I might even win a prize for my efforts. I obliged, and it was published today. Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, they cut the last couple of sentences.
Goodness me, how terribly original. A Melbourne magazine running a feature on Barry Humphries in which he shares his thoughts on a city he hasn't lived in for over twenty years. Honestly, for a magazine which purports to understand how Melbourne ticks, you'd think you'd be able to lay your hands on someone a little more relevant, more interesting, more... resident. Not to mention that the continuing deification of Humphries and his ilk by publications such as yours makes readers under the age of thirty feel like they don't even exist. If your intention with Melbourne magazine is merely to provide a vehicle for advertisers to sell expensive watches to cashed-up baby boomers, fine. But please don't pretend to offer us anything different.
I didn't get the prize.
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Comments
I appreciated that letter when I read it today at work, and now I appreciate it even more. Did you read the letter that won the prize? You woz robbed.
Posted by: Tim at November 24, 2006 08:07 PM
Omigod, they took out the zinger! Bastards.
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