Posts by Edward Champion

Edward Champion is the Managing Editor of Reluctant Habits.

Rich Little: The Living Symbol of Banal Comedy

New Yorker: “[Rich Little] promised to use mostly political material, though, along these lines: ‘They said we’re going to send jets to Israel this year, but what the hell would they do with a bunch of football players?’ Iraq jokes, however, are out. ‘I do have a funny line on that,’ he said, and he began to imitate the current President: ‘George W. Bush here. I tell you, I’m between I-raq and a hard place.'”

And Then There’s Passive-Aggressive Whitespace, Which Blames Others, is Terrified of Intimacy and Doesn’t Take Responsibility for Its Own Actions

A List Apart: “Whitespace is often used to create a balanced, harmonious layout. One that just ‘feels’ right. It can also take the reader on a journey through the design in the same way a photographer leaves ‘looking room’ in a portrait shot by positioning the subject off the center of the frame and having them looking into the remaining space. When whitespace is used to lead a reader from one element to another, it’s called ‘active whitespace.'”