Open Letter to the Movie Answer Man

William Shunn
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Of the Mos Def character in 16 Blocks, you wrote: “Eddie has the kind of voice that makes fingernails on a blackboard sound like Kenny G.” What are we to make of this comparison, given that Kenny G. already sounds like fingernails on a blackboard?

William Shunn
Queens, NY

Takedowns Jazz Movies Music

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Hugo and Nebula Award nominee. Creator of Proper Manuscript Format, Spelling Bee Solver, Tylogram, and more. Banned in Canada.

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