Wednesday, March 7, 2007

ONLY ONE "MAGIC WAND" JOKE IN ARTICLE: There are plenty of sites that truth-squad the NYT news and editorial sections. However, we're here to truth-squad the Arts and Leisure section. Today's article about Daniel Radcliffe in the West End production of Equus provides us with ample truth-squadding opportunities. The NYT does ask why exactly parents are taking 12 and 14 year olds to a play featuring extensive nudity and sexual violence, but what particularly drew my attention was this comparison:
It is as jarring as if, say, Anne Hathaway suddenly announced that instead of playing sweet-natured princesses and fashion-world ingénues, she wanted to appear onstage as a nude, murderous prostitute.
Two issues immediately surged to mind with the comparison:

1. Radcliffe is 17. Hathaway is 24. Obviously, the age makes a difference here, at least under U.S. law and standards.
2. While Hathaway has not played a "nude, murderous prostitute" on stage, she's doffed her clothes on screen at least twice (here and here), so her doing so again would be less than shocking.

Isn't a better comparison Hilary Duff or one of the stars of High School Musical?

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