January 1, 2008
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What better way to look back on 2007 in public life than with Harper’s Yearly.
It’s three paragraphs of just the facts, ma’am, but the magic is in the arrangement:
“Eighty percent of Iraqis were reporting ‘attacks nearby’ and it was estimated that 90 percent of Iraq’s artists had fled the country or been killed. Halliburton announced that it would add 13,000 jobs, and President George W. Bush underwent a colonoscopy.”
“Drought was driving tens of thousands of snakes into Australian cities, female koalas in Australia were ignoring males in favor of five-bear lesbian orgies, and developers were planning to open a Hooters in Dubai.”
Happy new year, everyone. May your days be merry and bright.
