When you’re a pedant who loves magazines about beautiful plutocrats, you sometimes notice mistakes. Here is a sampling of such errors from Vanity Fair’s Hollywood issueand two recent issues of Tatler (The world's best magazine - Ed.)
Vanity Fair (March)
1. A discussion of Kim Kardashian’s ability to wear upscale clothes without having been given them for free by clothing companies refers to an item’s having been purchased by Kanye…
Kirsten Morry last compared Conrad Black and Barbara Amiel to Disney villains. Out of all the national flags that could be described as “two coloured stripes surrounding a white section with a plant in the middle,” Canada’s is my favourite (although Lebanon’s is lovely too). Though that sounds like a tepid endorsement, I assure you that my patriotism is no less than is appropriately moderate for a Canadian. The protagonist of Margaret Atwood’s book …
1. “Yes, I have had my share of complaints but on the whole I've been a saint!” 2. “When everyone is finished dancing on my grave, they may be disconcerted to find I am not in it.” 3. “I have an extravagance that knows no bounds.” 4. “Jewellery is a defining attribute, rather like your intelligence or the number of residences you have.” 5. “I live for furs. I worship furs! After all, is there…
