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May 2010
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Money to Blow: The New York Times. →
Today we’re presenting something a little different: a well thought out and clearly presented post — no thanks to us.
MKS
I was very late in making The New York Times my primary news source, and for a poor reason- elitism. There are still sections that ooze smug privilege, like the quarterly fashion magazine. The features that illustrated the strains of the recession through...
It struck him as largely consisting of rewritten press releases. Yet this paper...
– Perkus Tooth on the NYT, from Jonathan Lethem’s Chronic City
The NYT has joined the meta-revolution, offering daily video updates of the newsroom as a sort of NYT by NYT. For those too busy to read the daily paper (or our carefully curated news fit for tumbl’in), the NYT has created...
April 2010
36 posts
NYTea Party
“On Thursday, I came here outside Dallas for a Tea Party rally. At first I thought, “Wow! This is much more diverse than the rallies I’ve seen on television.” Then I realized that I was looking at stadium workers. I should have figured as much when I approached the gate. The greeter had asked, “Are you working tonight?” I sat in the front row. But when the emcee asked, “Do we have any...