Monday, January 14, 2013

The Naming of Lions

We often hear laments about "dumbing down," knowledge lost or unvalued, traditions abandoned, but Gossips found this example, reported in the New York Times Metropolitan Diary last week, particularly disturbing: "Renaming the Library's Lions."  

This picture of Patience and Fortitude was found on the blog Good Books for Young Souls.
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    1. Well, that would certainly work for the lions in front of 400 State Street. Which one's the sleeping lion--THEM or US?

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  2. For today's library-goer weaned on animation, it's got to be Aslan & Simba.

    Speaking as a traditionalist, my vote's for Shep & Shemp.

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    1. To clarify: The lions are not being officially renamed. Read the Metropolitan Diary entry.

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  3. Those steps are a great spot to sit and read between the lions.

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