King Kong, Eighth Wonder Of The World, As Reported On By Today’s Media Outlets
In 1933, filmmaker Carl Denham presented King Kong, Eighth Wonder Of The World to an awestruck New York audience. From there, things went terribly wrong… or right, depending on who covered the story. Below is an exhaustive summary of Kong’s chronological media coverage, were today’s media outlets there to cover it.
VICE: A Look At The Remote Island Subculture That Reveres A Giant Ape Named Kong
Slate: Calling The Skull Island Giant Gorilla ‘King Kong’ Is Derogatory And Reductive
ABC News: UNESCO Asserts Carl Denham Had No Authority To Claim Kong A “World Wonder”
Buzzfeed: 22 Priceless Tweets Reacting To The Disaster Of An Eighth Wonder Of The World Presentation
The AV Club: Let’s Face It, Carl Denham’s Career Was On A Downslide Long Before That Kong Disaster
The New York Times: Interviews With Kong’s Most Steadfast Supporters
US Weekly: Yikes, Ann Darrow Wore The Same Dress To King Kong’s Unveiling As She Did To His Climb Up The Empire State Building
The American Conservative: Monstrous Apes Lusting After Blond Actresses May Signal The Death Of The American Family
