Where Did the Question Mark Go

It was sort of interesting to learn a little while ago that people have decided to start attaching huge significance to whether or not a sentence in a text or chat or other short message ends in a period. Sort of.

It was sort of interesting to learn a little while ago that people have decided to start attaching huge significance to whether or not a sentence in a text or chat or other short message ends in a period. Sort of.

Star, a tentacle of tabloid kraken American Media, Inc., has a special "Who Shot JFK Jr.!" issue out. (No question mark!) Their answer: "Muslim terror kingpin Osama bin Laden." Or the Mob. Also, LBJ killed JFK, they report. It is a breathless corroboration of the far Right's favorite JFK conspiracy phantasies.
Is opinion writing dead? Is there even such a thing as "opinion writing," or is it just a concept that you impose on things? ("You.") ("Things.") Maybe you are reading these words but to your reality they are words about lawn care or asteroids. Maybe the words are reading you, did you ever think? (["Think."])