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Will Ferrell Guests In New York Times Wedding Announcement

Posted 12.20.2009 | Entertainment


Will Ferrell made a cameo in the New York Times' wedding announcements on Sunday, in a newlywed couple's photo. Jessie Fuller and Buck Rodgers met as...

MSM vs. Digital in 2009: The Times' Brian Stelter Weighs in on Who Won the Big Stories

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 12.19.2009 | Media


Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

Who's on top, the MSM or Digital Media? Who's leading the discussion, why, and is it a good thing? To help us navigate this tricky landscape, we asked New York Times reporter Brian Stelter.

Wayne Mitchell, Former Mailers Union Head, Charged With Embezzling $200,000

AP | Posted 12.18.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — The former head of a union representing mailroom employees of New York-based newspapers has been charged with embezzling more than $2...

New York's Juvenile Prisons Are a Crime

David A. Love | Posted 12.17.2009 | New York


David A. Love

If you can judge a society by the way it treats its children, then New York fails in a big way. In fact, the Empire State should be found guilty of child abuse and neglect.

New York Times Layoffs Begin

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 12.17.2009 | Media


The New York Times began its latest round of layoffs Wednesday, as too few employees accepted voluntary buyouts. The New York Post's Keith Kelly repo...

Bill Keller's Letter 'Casting Aspersions' On Wall Street Journal REVEALED

The New York Observer | John Koblin | Posted 12.16.2009 | Media


What letter could this be? We've found it! It was written by Mr. Keller on March 3, 2008, and addressed to the committee that hands out the George Pol...

The Peculiar Limits of Black Society in New York

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 12.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Socialite, Journalist, Maggie Betts, Dale Dobson, Dr. Joyce Brown and Carl McCall, Emil Wilbekin, Cheryl Riley, Courtney Sloane, The E. T. Williamses, Ludget Delcy, Mr. And Mrs. Spike Lee, The Adairs, Michael Mccollom, Erana Stennett, Moises De La Renta, Willard Winter, Eula Johnson, Nancy Lane, Social Activist, Kirk Shannon Butts, Susan Taylor, The Governor and Mrs. Patterson, Kehinde Wiley, Photographer, David Patrick Columbia, David Levering Lewis, Evelyn Cunningham, Audrey Smaltz, Thelma Golden, Rachel Roy, Alma and Charlie Rangel, Michaela Angela Davis, Curtis Quentin Phelps, Mary Schmidt Campbell, Jason Campbell, Norma Darden, Kim Heirston, Ruth Ann Stewart, Sheila Bridges, New York Times, Joyce Mullins-Jackson, The Cosbys, Cordelle Cleare, Rene Cox, Ray Alexander Minter, Stanley Crouch, Back Designer, Bonnie Morrison, The Chenaults, Montgomery, President Obama, Tamara and Greg Tunie, Malcolm Harris, The Dinkinses, Gordon Chambers, Pam and Bill Perkins, Rainbow Room, GenèVe Jones, Aubrey Lynch, Society, G. Winston James, B. Michael, Lana Turner, Audrey J. Bernard, Harriet Cole, Henry Mitchell, Michelle Obama, Writers, Mr. And Mrs. Chris Rock, The Studio Museum in Harlem, Lowery Stokes Sims, Anthony Bryant, Famous, Clarence Haynes, Sherry Bronfman, The Redheads, Dancers, Nicola Vassell, Tyson Perez, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts, Marc Baptist, Kevin Bright, Phyllis Briley. Rocky Baron Boler, Tastemakers, Lou Willard, Town and Country, Susan Fales-Hill, Robin Bell Stevens, Artist, George Faison, The Alvin Ailey Dance Company, Gordon Davis, Hip Hop; Deitch Gallery, Reginald Van Lee, Stephen Burrows, New York News

Michael Henry Adams

Is there really such a thing as 'black society'? Many people certainly used to think so! Imagine, today we have one African American president and ...

The Obama Team is Taking Credit for a Bush Policy in North Korea

Richard Grenell | Posted 12.15.2009 | World


Richard Grenell

During the Bush years pressure on North Korea was greatly increased, not decreased, as the current White House and New York Times say. That the Obama team is taking credit now is a shame.

Breckenridge Brewery Mocks Coors Beer Commercial (VIDEO,VOTE)

Posted 12.14.2009 | Denver


Breckenridge brewery is garnering national attention for its latest ad campaign, a spoof of the classic 'somewhere near Golden, CO' Coors commercials....

Reading Between the Lines: Kids of Color; Mental Health Care

Nisha Agarwal | Posted 12.14.2009 | Living


Nisha Agarwal

The children who are being systematically over-medicated and denied high quality mental and behavioral health services are disproportionately young people of color. What we are talking about is race.

The New York Times - Getting Pakistan Wrong

Wajiha Ahmed | Posted 12.14.2009 | Media


Wajiha Ahmed

While some Pakistanis might subscribe to outrageous theories, it is disingenuous to paint such a simplistic picture. The NYT's report that Pakistan's media outlets "trumpet" conspiracy theories is incomplete.

Underrated and Overrated Marital Coping Strategies

Annabelle Gurwitch | Posted 12.11.2009 | Comedy


Annabelle Gurwitch

Like many couples we read the article by Elizabeth Weil in the New York Times Magazine. We find marriage challenging too. We tried a lot of therapy too. We said screw it.

Activist Mother Found Life Calling In Helping Others, Son Writes

Posted 12.11.2009 | Impact


From Harvard to homemaker to octogenarian activist, the mother of New York Times contributor David Tuller has dedicated her life to serving others, h...

Only in America: Ambassador Sichan Siv - From the Killing Fields to the White House

Jim Luce | Posted 12.12.2009 | World


Jim Luce

I first met Ambassador Sichan Siv in 2004. He spoke on surviving Pol Pot's Killing Fields in Cambodia - and coming to America. He ended up working in the White House and then the United Nations.

New York Times: Print Ad Decline Moderating, Online Ad Revenue Increasing

AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 12.08.2009 | Media


The New York Times Co.'s drop in advertising revenue won't be as severe this quarter as it was earlier in the year and online ad sales are rising agai...

New York Times Company NOT Selling Worcester Telegram & Gazette

AP | Posted 12.07.2009 | Media


WORCESTER, Mass. — The Telegram & Gazette of Worcester will not be sold and will remain part of New York Times Co.'s New England Media Group, th...

Five Holiday Gift Ideas for Your Boss

Stephanie Keller | Posted 12.07.2009 | Style


Stephanie Keller

The joy and pain of the holiday gift giving season is officially upon us and of all the items on the list, one of the most difficult to find is a present for the boss.

Improviser in Chief

Mike Bonifer | Posted 12.11.2009 | Politics


Mike Bonifer

David Brooks expresses a mystifying lack of comprehension at how the Obama team rolls.

"30 Rock" Takes Shot At The New York Times (VIDEO)

Posted 12.04.2009 | Comedy


"30 Rock" mocked the New York Times last night with a random shot by Alec Badlwin's character Jack Donaghy. He was having problems getting Liz Lemon (...

Learn To Love The Lie, and Other Lessons From David Brooks

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 12.04.2009 | Media


Allison Kilkenny

David Brooks perfectly describes the Washingtonian culture that disguises itself in "pragmatism." He calls this, "The Analytic Mode," but it could also be titled, "See Spot Learn To Love The Lie."

Conservatives Want Republican Purge Trials

Thomas Frank | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics


Thomas Frank

For years, conservatives have railed against "Republicans in Name Only." But recently, the GOP's leaders have decided that nothing is more healthful in such a situation than hacking off a limb or two.

A National Day of Action to Stop Stupak

Rebecca Sive | Posted 12.02.2009 | Chicago


Rebecca Sive

Today I feel like I'm still 18, in the fall of 1968, gathering nickels, dimes and dollars for a friend to take the bus to Rapid City, South Dakota to get an (illegal) abortion.

For The Press, Hating Obama = "Populism"

Eric Boehlert | Posted 12.01.2009 | Media


Eric Boehlert

Words have meaning, but the Beltway press is in the process of stripping "populism" of its descriptive value as pundits and reporters continue to misu...

The Story of Another Manual Typewriter's Journey

Carol Hoenig | Posted 12.01.2009 | Books


Carol Hoenig

When other girls were asking for Barbie dolls, I was wishing for a typewriter, one that would actually tap out a world of my own creation.

The "Achilles Heel" of Education Reform is Slashed by Michael Bloomberg

Dan Brown | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics


Dan Brown

High-stakes testing is a bullet train barreling through education reform; you're either on the train, on the sidelines, or waving your hands in franti...