Shame on the New York Times

[Laurence Horn]

At 11:24 AM -0500 2/26/11, ronbutters at AOL.COM wrote:
>As happens more often than not, i agree completely with JL.
>
>Thanks to Stephen for posting this info. I did not see the public
>announcement of this sad news. Could someone send me a link?

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/27/magazine/27fob-onlanguage-t.html

>
>There is perhaps no better indication of the fact that newspapers
>all over are dying. Even the TIMES is stripping down. I can't
>believe that Justin Bieber's new haircut is news more fit to print
>than ON LANGUAGE.
>

And Randy Cohen's Ethicist column, my second favorite item in the
Magazine, seems also to have been lopped off after a 12-year run.
This is no doubt all part of a makeover, designed to allow for more
on Bieber and related important items.  I guess we'll find out over
the next few weeks.  Sigh.

LH

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