TOM EATON: Robin Hoods and the sheriffs of Saxonwold
Certainly, our current politics might be livelier if the robbin' hoods in government, stealing from the poor to give to the rich, were forced to reapply for their jobs by splitting arrows instead of cosying up to the sheriffs of Saxonwold
THE man in the green hood steadies his heartbeat and tests the breeze one last time. He isn't https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/public-editor/a-hard-look-at-times-editing-in-the-digital-era.html?utm_source=Daily+Lab+email+list&utm_campaign=f5368a1af3-dailylabemail3&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d68264fd5e-f5368a1af3-396102289&_r=0&referer= or at his rival's arrow embedded in its heart. He is feeling his shot, living its trajectory. He touches his lips to the bowstring, part kiss, part prayer. The meadow is silent: nobody dares breathe. He relaxes his fingers. A hiss. A gasp. And then a roar, drowning out the splintering of wood and the deep thud of an arrow hitting home, dead centre. When I first heard the story of Robin Hood splitting an arrow, I knew there could be no greater assertion of victory. It was the most emphatic act in the world. All arguments, I thought, should be decided thus. You claim it is my turn to wash the dishes, and yet — behold! Yonder quivers my arrow and y...
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