Posts by Jolisa
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(Golly, I spent my 1000th PAS post on l'affaire Trowenna. How milestoney).
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It would be mega-remiss of me not to link to Bookiemonster getting her Angry Face on! Ever seen anyone take to a penguin with a chainsaw? It's not pretty. (But it is black and white and re[a]d all over).
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The funny thing is, by not specifying the reason for not reprinting, Penguin leaves it wide open for speculation.
From where I sit, it wouldn't necessarily have been that hard to rewrite the dodgy bits and/or to add citations to the already copious list of books consulted (esp since we have a fairly comprehensive list of the problematic passages and their sources, thanks to an alert reader). So perhaps the decision not to issue a revised version is a statement about the book overall, rather than the problems with its composition?
It certainly seems now that the recall/ buyback was a hand-wavy bit of damage-control PR all along. It would be interesting to compare numbers of copies published vs copies sold; I wouldn't be surprised if they were very close to each other.
Vaguely offering a recall, and then vaguely promising a revised edition, but delivering neither, is a half-arsed "solution" -- one that does no favours to readers, book-buyers, the publisher, the transgressed authors and their publishers, the whanau of Hohepa Te Umuroa, and, not least, Ihimaera himself.
It leaves the blemished book in the historical record, rather than giving everyone concerned a chance to scrub up and redeem themselves. Sad.
Ah well. Perhaps we all see the moment of our greatness flicker; most of us, luckily, in private.
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Via @kalena, the motherlode of earthquake stories, pinpointed on a map of the city. The one located out to sea is certainly worth a read!
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Jackie - do you have to vote for 7? I thought it was up to 7, (as it was last time) in which case you only vote for those you really want.
Am just reading the form myself: "You can write in as many preferences or as few as you like up to 18". Phew.
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One candidate tackles the legal-heterosexual-with-children meme head on:
The number of children I have is zero (though one day maybe...), and I am not married.
And then rather sweetly and forthrightly courts the geek vote:
I have never smoked or drunk alcohol, and my hobbies include doing jig-saw puzzles, reading, and collecting vintage computers. . When you hang with me, you never look back.
</evenawesomer>
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I have solidly refused to vote for anyone who mentions their marital status and/or number of children in the first line of their candidate bio.
I'm just reading through the pamphlet that came with my voting papers (Auckland) and am feeling the same way about every candidate who has seen fit to mention the precious volcanic cones and the sparkling harbour.
My favourite bio statement so far is from Independent candidate Nga Dave, who says:
I am a criminal in the sense that I smoke illegal substances. But in my heart I know I am not bad.
</awesome>
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It was only my eagle eyes that prevented us from registering www.pubicaddressbooks.com -- and, of course, I'm sorry that we didn't now.
Not too late, I hope? An anthology along those lines could be our best-selling title so far. I'm sure we've all got a few stories up our, er, sleeves.
this post rather raises the bar for your claim as the biggest hedonist on Public Address.
Yes; uneasy lies the head that wears the crown. Even if it's made out of tinfoil and string.
It just occurred to me that while it is Sunday evening where I am (perfect time of the week for a little indulgence in the genre of comic erotica), most PA readers will be happily choking on their Weetbix at the thought of
a giant penis for breakfast
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S'pose it only really works if Amazement is capitalised and thus mistakable for a character.
</shakespearejokefail>
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Brava! Hopefully the first in a series of instalments of the spin-off blog we have all been waiting for: Pubic Address.
Shakespeare failed to include the words 'blow job' in any of his sonnets, or even to liven-up the duller patches in Hamlet with a fellatio scene.
Actually, you're not far off. There is the moment in Hamlet, Act III Scene 4, when Hamlet's father's ghost says:
But look, amazement on thy mother sits.
which is rendered in some versions as:
But, look, amazement sits on your mother’s face.