I admit it: when current events become a bit too much to handle, I turn to the Daily Show for some much-needed comedic perspective. Usually it’s politics that’s making me tear my hear out, but here’s Jon Stewart and John Hodgman (a fiction writer himself) finding the humor in the Borders closing.
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
Borders Goes Out of Business | ||||
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Happy Monday. As John Hodgman would put it, “You’re welcome.”
Further Reading:
- Does the end of Borders mean the bookselling industry is dying? FWR contributing editor Joshua Bodwell offers a different perspective.
- MobyLives suggests the real take-home message of the Borders story isn’t what everyone thinks it is.