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Mental Illness Coverage Is Mixed

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 11.05.2009 | Media


Robert David Jaffee

I too have experienced delusions on an airplane. Though I have tamed my one-time diagnosis of schizophrenia, I did show psychotic symptoms earlier in the year when I was switching medication.

The New York Times and Bloomberg Act as Stenographers for MSNBC on Anti-CNN Coverage

Charles Warner | Posted 10.29.2009 | Media


Charles Warner

Neither of two news stories made the connection between CNN's rating declines and the drastic change in its position on Time Warner Cable in New York, where 10 percent of America's televisions are.

Where We Are as Women (In Film)

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 10.28.2009 | Entertainment


Melissa Silverstein

We are over 50% of the population; we buy 50% of the tickets. We want to see movies by and about women, as well as movies by and about men. I'm not asking for special treatment, just decent.

Agent Orange in Vietnam: Ignoring the Crimes Before Our Eyes

Dave Lindorff | Posted 10.16.2009 | World


Dave Lindorff

Missing from a recent Times article on American victims of Agent Orange, was a single mention of the far larger number of victims of Agent Orange in Vietnam: the Vietnamese.

What Do You Know? It's National Singles Week

Bella DePaulo | Posted 09.22.2009 | Living


Bella DePaulo

Our perceptions of single people and their place in society have not caught up with the realities. How well do you know your single people? Take this quiz.

Remote Controlled

Lisa Napoli | Posted 09.18.2009 | Media


Lisa Napoli

So perhaps it wasn't as revolutionary as the birth control pill or the automobile or hot lead type, but the first wireless remote control, when it debuted in 1956, created a culture of instant gratification.

Abundance of Tubes

Lisa Napoli | Posted 09.17.2009 | Media


Lisa Napoli

Here I am watching YouTube with the original Tube behind me. For that matter, we could have watched these videos on our iPhones.

Coal Slurry Smiles: NY Times Nails Clean Water Act Crimes and Punishment

Jeff Biggers | Posted 09.15.2009 | Green


Jeff Biggers

Duhigg's portrait of the Clean Water Act violations in West Virginia--and the indifference of state agencies--blew the cover on one of the worst kept secrets in Appalachia.

Michiko Kakutani Is Destroying the Fabric of American Culture

Gerald Sindell | Posted 09.14.2009 | Media


Gerald Sindell

Turns out if you really want to get reviewed by the Times, it really helps if you are also employed by the Times.

Backlash Over Times Reporter's Rescue In Afghanistan

Yahoo! News | Lynne O'Donnell | Posted 11.10.2009 | World


KABUL (AFP) -- Criticism mounted on Thursday of the dramatic airborne rescue from Taliban territory of a kidnapped Western journalist who walked free ...

Can You Hear Me Now? The Story Behind the Invention of the Cell Phone

Kate Kelly | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living


Kate Kelly

Young people can barely remember a time when we weren't all telephonically tethered, and yet, cell phones are actually a relatively recent development.

Palin Supports Corsi: District 9 Is a Documentary

Warren Holstein | Posted 09.20.2009 | Comedy


Warren Holstein

An indignant Palin immediately released a series of searing Facebook status updates denouncing the impending alien immigrant infestation as "icky" and "un-American,"

Leadership in the Age of Improvisation

Mike Bonifer | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics


Mike Bonifer

Ms. Clinton demonstrates that the new mode of leadership is just as much about generosity, and gifting a fellow player with a moment in the spotlight, as it is about seizing it for oneself.

Gates's Arbitrary Arrest: It Happens in New York Too

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 08.27.2009 | New York


Michael Henry Adams

Irrespective of how educated or rich one might be, to be a black man in America is still a condition in which one feels he has no rights that any police officer is bound to respect.

NY Times' Home Page: How It Gets Made

The New York Observer | Gillian Reagan | Posted 08.22.2009 | Media


By most counts, New York Times deputy managing editor Jonathan Landman still considers the front page of the printed newspaper a sacred space, a place...

The NY Times Made Me Do It

Charles Warner | Posted 08.16.2009 | Media


Charles Warner

The nation's journal of record; America's first draft of history; the Grey Lady, -- the New York Times -- got it wrong and that the crowd-sourced, open-source, oft-criticized Wikipedia got it right.

Headhunter and Author Stephen Viscusi Wonders: Will Barbara Walters Tap Sarah Palin to Replace Elisabeth Hasselbeck on "The View"?

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 08.06.2009 | Entertainment


Stephen Viscusi

Do you think it's a coincidence that Palin is resigning her office at the end of July and The View's Hasselbeck is expected to give birth at the beginning of August?

Is There Any Place One Can Go to Get Away from Michael Jackson?

Erica Heller | Posted 07.01.2009 | Media


Erica Heller

Has nothing else happened on the planet? It's like Groundhog Day meets Sergeant Pepper, on a loop. It's everywhere. Michael Jackson is everywhere.

Financial crisis coverage dominates Loeb Awards

AP | JENNIFER MALLOY ZONNAS | Posted 07.30.2009 | Media


LOS ANGELES — McClatchy & Co., one of the companies hardest hit by the crisis in the newspaper industry, was honored for its coverage of the eco...

Congress Finally Votes for Impeachment... But...

Rob Kall | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics


Rob Kall

It is a bit ironic that this august body could unanimously deal with a sex crime but not with massive war crimes against humanity.

Globe Writers Guild Punch Pinch

Charles Warner | Posted 07.11.2009 | Media


Charles Warner

People will act against their own best interests when they think they are being treated unfairly. They may go down, but they're going to take the greedy bastards down with them.

The Pinch and the Pauper

Charles Warner | Posted 05.30.2009 | Media


Charles Warner

If Twain were writing today, he might have the publishing prince, Arthur ("Pinch") Sulzberger, in his plush Fifth Avenue apartment thinking it might be a good idea to know what the little folks are doing.

Time to End the Torture Experiment!

Coleen Rowley | Posted 05.20.2009 | Politics


Coleen Rowley

Remember folks that all it takes for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing! There are only a few perpetrators but there are a lot of us.

Will Detroit Budget Cuts Doom US in World EV Market?

Steve Parker | Posted 05.06.2009 | Business


Steve Parker

The perfect financial storm decimating the US auto sector could result in the nation's largest manufacturing industry falling even farther behind overseas competitors when it comes to EVs.

Katharine Zaleski

Daphne Merkin, Sister Of Major Madoff Money-Funder Ezra Merkin, Writes Op-Ed Questioning Victims

HuffingtonPost.com | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 04.23.2009 | Business


On Sunday, the New York Times ran an op-ed column examining how so many could have been duped by Bernie Madoff. The op-ed dished out harsh words for...