This is fun. Whenever the crazy culture wars heat up, someone starts mailing dangerous white powder to senators, newspapers, and banks. A New York Times human resources exec just sent an email around to the office staff warning of a suspicious white power found in an envelope addressed to the newspapers. The cops are there and the lobby is closed. Click through for the email.

From: NYTIMES MAIL
Date: Oct 22, 2008 12:24 PM
Subject: Note from Dennis Stern re the Building
To: NY TIMES NOTES

Folks,

At about 11:30 a.m. today an employee on the 13th floor of our headquarters
building in New York opened an envelope addressed to The New York Times. A
white granular substance was in the envelope. The New York City police
were called and are now on site investigating. The 41st Street side of the
lobby is closed but people are able to get in and out of the building. We
will keep you updated on any developments.

Dennis

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