Two things, one happy, one sad
Feb. 17th, 2012 08:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nellacittaJournalist Anthony Shadid died yesterday (2/16), from an allergy attack while he was reporting from Syria. It's been in the news today. Fresh Air rebroadcast the interview they did with him last December, which was the first time I'd heard anything about him personally (despite his multiple Pulizer Prizes.)
It was one of those interviews that stuck with me. A slice of life from the Middle East in this time of change, and a picture of the people behind the news. I can't imagine how his family and loved ones must be feeling, though, of course, hearing about his death has saddened me, both for the man and for the work he was doing. One of the other things that struck me through the Fresh Air interview back in December was how matter of fact he was--about being afraid, about making choices and having those sometimes be the wrong ones. But most of all about how important it was to tell the stories of the people in these countries. And I guess I just wanted to take a minute and say thank you. To Shadid, and to all of the journalists, all of the writers, everywhere, doing that work. Thank you, so so so much.
On a lighter note, NPR panned This Means War but said nice things about Tom Hardy, so I will take it.
Everyone loves Tom Hardy! <33333333333333333333333333. In the spirit ofcherrybina , FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE:
It was one of those interviews that stuck with me. A slice of life from the Middle East in this time of change, and a picture of the people behind the news. I can't imagine how his family and loved ones must be feeling, though, of course, hearing about his death has saddened me, both for the man and for the work he was doing. One of the other things that struck me through the Fresh Air interview back in December was how matter of fact he was--about being afraid, about making choices and having those sometimes be the wrong ones. But most of all about how important it was to tell the stories of the people in these countries. And I guess I just wanted to take a minute and say thank you. To Shadid, and to all of the journalists, all of the writers, everywhere, doing that work. Thank you, so so so much.
On a lighter note, NPR panned This Means War but said nice things about Tom Hardy, so I will take it.
All the performers seem more than game — even Hardy, who would seem to be the odd man out here; he's a superb and chameleonic dramatic actor trying his hand at silly comedy for the first time.
Everyone loves Tom Hardy! <33333333333333333333333333. In the spirit of
cherrybina , FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE:
