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New York Times CorrectionWatch: Style Wars

Melissa Kirsch | Posted 05.25.2009 | Media

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Melissa Kirsch

A minor blunder in the New York Times produces minor hilarity and profound self-flagellation.

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New York Times CorrectionWatch: Brilliant Idea Was Totally Bogus

Melissa Kirsch | Posted 05.14.2009 | Media

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I tend to think if it's in the Times, it's true. Is this latest gaffe indicative of the breakdown of editorial process in the Age of the Blog?

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The Bumbershoot Manifesto

Melissa Kirsch | Posted 01.22.2009 | Style

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Melissa Kirsch

If you must buy an umbrella, never buy a fancy umbrella. They are so easily and commonly lost, stolen and left behind that it never, ever pays to have an umbrella that you can't bear to lose.

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