Attention, aspiring writers! I have glorious news for you. If you have struggled for years to find a publication that will accept your offerings, your long wait is over. The venerable New York Times, august paper of record for the… Continue Reading
The other day, in criticizing a frivolous and annoying but otherwise harmless article in the New York Times, I wrote this: I really like the New York Times. Really, I do. It’s generally the second or third site I visit… Continue Reading
This story is heart-breaking: For a moment, an emergency room doctor stepped away from the scrum of people working on Rory Staunton, 12, and spoke to his parents. [snip] Two days earlier, diving for a basketball at his school gym,… Continue Reading
The NYT‘s Ethicist column has a new pencil pusher: Exciting news for Chuck Klosterman fans. The pop culture and music critic best known for his Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs collection has landed a sweet new gig at the New York Times Magazine writing… Continue Reading
I was otherwise occupied on May 25, so I missed this article in the New York Times about Miralax, a commonly-prescribed laxative. (Hat tip: Edith Piaf.) The piece is such a shambles, it beggars belief that it was published. It… Continue Reading