Posts Tagged ‘the new york times’
The best and the worst come together in Times Square
Did you hear about the massive swarm of bees that descended upon Times Square earlier this week? From the New York Times: “Thousands of bees swarmed part of Times Square on Tuesday afternoon, sending tourists and passers-by scrambling before the bees settled on the cart of a very unhappy hot-dog vendor at 43rd Street and…
Read MoreThe New York Times use of honorifics must end.
I like the New York Times. I’m an online subscriber to the New York Times. Despite Trump’s insistence that the New York Times is failing, digital subscriptions are at a record high, the stock price is near a 52 week high, and Trump gave a long and damning interview to the paper just last week.…
Read MoreSome mistakes are larger than others
This might be the largest mistake in a publication ever. Numerically, at least.
Read MoreOne of the most remarkable pieces of writing in New York Times history – for reasons that will surprise you
A New York Times piece from July 2009 entitled Cronkite’s Signature: Approachable Authority is truly remarkable. It’s not remarkable because of the content. The information and insight into Walter Cronkite is interesting but hardly groundbreaking or revelatory. And it’s not remarkable because of the writing style or particular assemblage of words. It’s well written and effective…
Read MoreMy secret wish for 2013 is for Comic Sans
My secret wish for 2013 is for the New York Times to publish an edition entirely in Comic Sans, just so we can watch its more staid, crotchety and snobbish readers lose their minds for a day. That would be AWESOME.
Read MoreTwo new clinical studies find something that everyone already knew
The New York Times (and many other media outlets) have reported on two new randomized clinical trials published in The New England Journal of Medicine that found that removing sugary drinks from children’s diets slows weight gain in teenagers and reduces the odds that normal-weight children will become obese. From the Los Angeles Times: Though…
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