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Blood porn and pronouns

So far, there are two nominees for the most inexplicable thing in today's news.

So far, there are two nominees for the most inexplicable thing in today's news.NOMINATION 1:David Brooks' utterly inexplicable blood porn column today in the NY Times. I think he's making a point about how suffering whilst very cold builds character. But we ought to consider also the possibility that this might just be outtakes from a movie Mr. Brooks is writing entirely based on bad experiences he's had while playing World of Warcraft. Or maybe, in Mr. Brooks' own mind, he is secretly the Black Knight. I know, I'm grasping at straws here... I suspect no actual explanation is possible without getting into very uncomfortable territory.NOMINATION 2:CNN's deep analysis of the relative frequency of specific proper nouns and personal pronouns in Harold Ford, Jr.'s NYT op-ed today about why he's not running for Senate. Citing wordcount.org, the CNN report in 103 words conveys... oh nevermind. I can't believe there is enough space on the Internet for this. I am replacing it my mind right now with this.