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New York Times Once Again Defines What You Are (Not) Doing

The New York Times is forever trying to identify and co-opt (bogus) cultural trends, from metrosexuals to bed bugs to Argentinian cocaine. And now, oddly and odiously placed in the Sunday Styles section, they discuss "Drunkorexia," a combination of eating disorders and problem drinking. But don't worry, they don't jump on this one too salaciously. They go to great lengths to provide context and perspective: "Drunkorexia is not an official medical term." Ohhh, thanks Times! [NYT]

1:58 PM on Sat Mar 1 2008
By Richard
2,545 views, 37 comments

Latest by n/a: @PandoraSpocks: Good for you for talking back. And I don't get the nastiness here. It's a serious issue and the only frivolous tone was from the original Times article. Pointing out the general idiocy of newspaper coverage nowadays is what more »