2 Sentences In A Book I’m Reading

“A presidential proclamation forbade Japanese-Americans from possessing specified items deemed threatening to national security. Banned items included drawings of any firearm.” (Yes, this post has nothing to do with anything. Except drawings of guns, I guess.)

Here’s Some Change I Can Get Behind

The Associated Press is adopting a universal style for referring to all heads of state, including the United States. Effective Thursday at 3 a.m. EST, the AP will use the title and first and family names on first reference: President George W. Bush, not just President Bush; President-elect Barack Obama, not just President-elect Obama; President Nicolas Sarkozy, not just President Sarkozy.

There’s several awesome things about this note from the AP, but my favorite one is that this changeover has a middle-of-the-night start time. Oh, how will President Barack Obama deal with this 3 a.m. crisis?!

But, really, who can get excited about changes like this when papers still use “Web site” as their style? There are still major changes to fight for, people. [via Romenesko]