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Aunt Mabel Suggests…
Ever notice that the NYTimes.com most-emailed list is slanted toward an older demographic? Maybe because only folks over a certain age—like our Aunt Mabel—still use the email tool. Here's a quick,...
View ArticleNot Like the Hillary Clinton We Know
One of the reasons Bill and Hillary Clinton have proven to be such enduringly fascinating characters is that so many of their actions leave you wondering what they’re really trying to do or say. Were...
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Maureen Dowd Went to Saudi Arabia for Vanity Fair
Mostly just to take pictures and hang out in Burqinis.
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Maureen Dowd Actually Makes an OK Point About the Mosque
"But Obama presents himself as a paragon of high principle. So when he flops around on things like 'don't ask, don't tell' or shrinks back from one of his deepest beliefs about the freedom of religion...
View ArticleWhat Made Archbishop Dolan Famous in Milwaukee Hasn’t Saved Him From Losing Here
Archbishop Dolan had had it—he took to his blog. “Last time I consulted an atlas, it is clear we are living in New York, in the United States of America—not in China or North Korea. In those...
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New Yorker Laughs at Celebrities' Pathetic Attempts to Caption Cartoons
A typical "New Yorker" cartoon caption that you didn't write If you've never had a winning submission to The New Yorker's cartoon caption contest, you're in good company. It took Roger Ebert 107 tries...
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Oh My God, The Times Found Another Excuse to Write About Fifty Shades of Grey?
Fifty Shades of Grey—the S&M publishing phenomenon fueled by discreet e-book sales—is having a slow motion moment in The New York Times. First, in the Business section, Julie Bosman wrote about the...
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Power Lunch: Is This Another Conde Nast Roman a Clef?
Who's the character behind the latest bit of Conde Nast roman a clef? What does Barry Diller think of his newly-owned print magazine? What constitutes superficial beauty in a place as fundamentally...
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Maureen Dowd’s Alleged Anti-Semitism
Maureen Dowd created a minor anti-Semitism scandal yesterday, just in time for Rosh Hashanah. What a shonda! Apparently, suggesting that Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are puppets manipulated by neocon...
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To Do Friday: Talley Ho
André Leon Talley. André Leon Talley, Vogue’s bigger-than-life fashionisto, has moved away a bit from the mega-magazine (he is no longer editor at large at Vogue but is instead editor at large at the...
View ArticleEmotional Quinn Doubles Down on ‘Children’ Remark Despite Misquote [Updated]
This afternoon, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn offered a heartfelt rebuttal to comments made by Chirlane McCray — the wife of Ms. Quinn’s opponent, Bill de Blasio — despite an admission by New...
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New York Times Misquote? The New York Times Is on It!
Maureen Dowd. (Photo: Getty) Today, the New York City mayoral race was shook up by a rather notable misquote by New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, resulting in condemnations and fury all around....
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Times Public Editor Will Stay Mum on Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd (photo: Getty) Don't expect Margaret Sullivan, The New York Times' public editor, to join those calling for columnist Maureen Dowd to be axed over what they charge is a serial pattern of...
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