My favorite correction du jour

A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that the name of the man who works at 23rd and E. Union and who knew homicide victim Troy Peters was Serious Knowledge. His name is Saviour Knowledge.

Yes, because being born into the Knowledge family tree isn't bad enough.

Grammar trainwreck ahead

From Digg.com, a site typified by an insipid preponderance of Libertarian presidential candidate, Ubuntu, and Cracked Top n list spam, comes this winner of a headline:

Worst Danny Way Slam Acquire Hard At XGames Is Out

I realize Digg titles occasionally have a tenuous grasp (and sometimes even "fleeting knowledge") of the English language, but goddamn, even Yoda is shaking his head in shame at this one. So thank holy cow Diggers stepped up to the plate with winning commentary:

• Looks painful, but not as painful as reading that retarded title


• Can someone explain what the title means? Good lord


• I had to click on the video because the title left me so confused.


• Best Title Can English With Grammar Is Not


• Out Slam At XGames is Danny Way Out Worst


• http://hooked-on-phonics.com/


• T?WF


• I think the title just slammed my brain.


• I fucking hate whoever wrote that headline.


• buried headline sense not able removed

"Just How Dark Will 'Watchmen' Be?"

Great article from "Rope of Silicon" (of which I've never heard) on just how faithful -- at the risk of Hollywood accessibility [read: lowest common denominator] -- the Watchmen adaptation will be. Some low-yield spoilers (actually, if you haven't read the book, this is a good place to get an idea of the texture of the piece -- it's all backstory that gets revealed), but a very encouraging quote from Jeffrey Dean Morgan:

"The arcs The Comedian goes through are substantial to where his very being is questioned and he questions himself," he said. "At first glance you think you are playing this bastard, just a mean son-of-a-bitch but the more I looked at the layers to this guy… How do you read a book about a guy that does the things he does and yet you sympathize with him? How the hell does that happen? I found that fascinating."

Just in terms of simple acting, I'm intrigued, already finding myself drawn back into a narrative which left me devastated when I read in oh-so-many years ago....