Shame on the New York Times

[Alice Faber]

On 2/26/11 12:07 PM, Laurence Horn wrote:
> 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.

I believe I saw that Virginia Heffernan is gone as well.

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