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more about #nyt more comments → naugahydeinplainsight: Times' Little Douche Scoop There it is at the bottom of A1 of the Gray Lady, the news that use of the word "douche" has exploded this year on network ... more » Trai_Dep: Presumably, "Dr. No" went all Sparta by turning down his Socialistical government-paid single-payer health care provided by US taxpayers, and likewise... more » sarrible: Corollary to #4: Friendship also means saying you can't comment on how you told your friend to have his parents pay off his mistress, on account of do... more » naugahydeinplainsight: I can deal with the GOP having a Dr. No as long as the Dems grow a pair and don't act all Pussy Galore. #politics more » girlymag: One other thing you need to know about Dr. No is the allegation that he sterilized a 20 year old woman without consent. It is not known if he used th... more » thucyditron: Which Thermopylae are we talking about? The one where Leonidas dies or the one where Glabrio and Cato the Elder (who Tom seems a lot like) defeat Anti... more » unclevanya: He's just a girl who can say "No". #politics more » BruceGoose: He tries to stop armadillos from tearing up his lawn. He pulls fat water moccasins from his pool. "I kill them," he said with relish, "by slicing the... more » bens: He also spoke out against Schindler's List being broadcast, unedited, calling it "irresponsible sexual behavior" to do so. #politics more » naugahydeinplainsight: So if I wanted to post something here about how that correction queen Alessandra Stanley has nasty things to say about Tina Fey's performance on 30 Ro... more » depardoo: Alors enfants de la patrie... more » BadUncle: "And at your next dental appointment, please consider donating 4 or 5 of your teeth." more » Muggs Bigglesworth: Get fucked. more » bytememehard: Better than being told your chances of staying employed would improve if it turns out you're a bone-marrow match for the boss's girlfriend's sick kid. more » shostakobitch: see, the new look is you take your old banker suit and cut the sleeves off of that motherfucker. then you put it on, run 2 miles and promptly shit yo... more » -
#awesome
Dr. No Terrorizes Senate
Meet the Holy Terror of the U.S. Senate, the pork-hating, rape-okay, Friend of Barry, science critic we know and love called Tom Coburn. Here are five things you need to know: More » -
#journalismism
Euan Rellie Is the Final Word on Fashion
Is the banker suit dead? Yes, according to the same guy that NYT fashion trend story reporter David Colman has quoted four times: More » -
#trendwatch
Everybody's Hating Voicemail Now!
Voicemail is totally dead. It takes too much listening. Is this just some fancy notion, or the truth? Either way, it's a New York Times trend story, blammo! More » -
#mediacrack
More Layoffs at Conde Nast Today
In your troubling Wednesday media column: layoffs at Conde Nast and the Boston Globe, Bill Keller fights back, King's officially dead, North Korea's still mean to journalists, and more: More » -
#conflictsofinterest
Merkin Family Rules
Last Saturday, the NYT ran a breezy op-ed by Daphne Merkin, blaming widespread willful delusion for the Bernie Madoff debacle. No wonder. Her brother is the scam's biggest sucker. More » -
#mediacrack
Newspapers Really Want That Bailout
In your servile Thursday media column: the scoop on Steve Bartelstein, the Singapore Judiciary blows, Eric Holder's willing to help newspapers die slower, which is good, because nobody wants to pay much for one: More » -
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#mediacrack
Details Editor Exudes Optimism
In your sunny Friday media column: Dan Peres has balls, high school reporters have dreams, Arthur Sulzberger has an honest moment, and the media at large has nothing to look forward to: More » -
#mediacrack
A Major Paper Finally Dies, Forever
In your funereal Thursday media column: the Rocky Mountain News is dead, we'll all see more dead soldiers, the New York Times is dying slowly [UPDATED: ad layoffs], and Tribune is dying quickly: More » -
#trendwatch
Parents Make Kids Eat Health Food Till They Die!
It's Thursday—the day when the New York Times Style section constructs tenuous trend stories designed to infuriate us about largely illusory issues! Woo hoo! Today's trend: crazy parents turn their kids into health food zombies! More » -
#corrections
DABA Girls: Please Call Us Con Artists, Not Gold Diggers
The "Dating a Banker Anonymous" girls, who quickly became America's least favorite gold diggers when the NYT profiled them last month, now say that they were just playing around! But this doesn't absolve them, no:
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#journalismism
Comparisonalism: NYT vs. WSJ on Peter Chernin
Peter Chernin stepped down as Rupert Murdoch's #2 man at News Corp yesterday; now the stories hit, complete with the attendant flackery. Would a News Corp-owned paper report it differently? Let's see! More » -
#howto
The Art of the Non-Apology
The New York Post issued an angry non-apology for Sean Delonas' monkey cartoon. The New York Times issued a mealy-mouthed non-apology for its winking John McCain(*cough*SEX*cough*)-lobbyist story. Please; it's very important to non-apologize correctly: More » -
#mediacrack
Two Papers? Outrageous!
In your downward Friday media column: rumored layoffs at Playboy and Hearst, two-paper towns are dying, your favorite crappy TV channels revealed, and more! More » -
#media
New York Times Co. Suspends its Dividend
The New York Times Co. just announced that it's suspending its dividend. Its dividend per share will now be zero cents. What does this mean? That it sucks to be a Sulzberger, for one. More » -
#marriages
No More 'My Husband's in Finance'
Weep for the DABA girls: an actual statistical analysis of the New York Times' wedding page reveals that finance guys just aren't getting married as much as they used to. Because they're all fired, probably! More » -
#advertising
Weird Amish Space Heaters Are America's Darling
New deal at the New York Times: buy an ad, and they'll throw in a free feature story! We kid. But seriously, those fake Amish fireplace ads will save journalism one way or another. [NYT] -
#journalismism
'I-Banker' Now Officially a Smear
The New York Times now considers the mere fact that someone is a Wall Street executive to be a sufficient reason to grant them automatic anonymity in a story. So the neighbors don't find out. More » -
#liberals
Liberal Journalists in Liberal Administration Jobs: Totally Non-Partisan
Journalists tend to be liberals because they tend to be educated but not wealthy, and haughty smartasses. So it's no surprise ex-journalists are pouring into Obama administration jobs. Why can't they just admit their fandom? More »
