In reporting on the unfolding events in Times Square right now, the New York Times‘s City Room blog lapses into almost Onionesque territory when it mentions a vendor who reported a suspicious duffel bag earlier this morning: Mr. Elbaz, an immigrant from Egypt who lives in Jackson Heights, Queens, said he was relieved. It was [...]
I’ve cut back to the New York Times Weekender subscription. Actually, probably not even the Weekender, because I don’t think I get the Friday paper. I’m going to cancel altogether, as it’s cheaper just to buy the Sunday Times at the bodega than to have it delivered.
The New York Times‘s new strategy is just to sell the crap out of Barack Obama editions. Unfortunately, this inauguration issue has been on the rack for ages. Didn’t seem like excitement over this issue was as fevered as the November 5, 2008, one that declared he won the election.
The Best Line on Today’s ‘New York Times’ Op-Ed Page, originally uploaded by Adam "Slice" Kuban “This is William Kristol’s last column.” Good riddance!
D’oh!, originally uploaded by Adam "Slice" Kuban I messed up the northeast quadrant. I was so deadset on 10 Down being “Avila” (it turned out to be “Adela”) that I misspelled “De Sade” and didn’t think to doublecheck it before proclaiming I was finished. Consequently, I still haven’t finished a Saturday puzzle.
I started reading Safire’s column last weekend and got a few inches in before I realized something was up. I actually liked it. So I checked the byline. Yup. Caroline Winter was filling in for the vacationing curmudgeon. She asks a question I’ve never thought of before: Why do we cap I? “Graphically, single letters [...]