tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post5301956863396352838..comments2023-08-19T06:19:28.990-04:00Comments on the nytpicker: Another One Bites The Dust: After 15 Years, NYT Magazine Quietly Kills "Lives" Back-Page Feature.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-18139391837248488202011-04-17T13:33:32.777-04:002011-04-17T13:33:32.777-04:00So long NYTpicker.
It's time to bow out and ...So long NYTpicker. <br /><br />It's time to bow out and let the site degenerate and morph into evanescence.Johnhttp://cdn02.cdn.egotastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/2180_lydia-hearst-nude-06.jpgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-65835518049531459912011-04-16T12:14:59.611-04:002011-04-16T12:14:59.611-04:00the nytpicker
a daily look inside the newspaper o...the nytpicker<br /><br />a daily look inside the newspaper of record.<br /><br /><br />Did the nytpicker bite the dust?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-76131574745395257382011-04-14T19:49:28.743-04:002011-04-14T19:49:28.743-04:00Why the hiatus, Tpick? Slow on updates or you'...Why the hiatus, Tpick? Slow on updates or you're becoming a quarterly?Brenthttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_nwUSUeinNs/TVzArlcSB9I/AAAAAAAAAD0/O9IEFRQEU8Q/s1600/3976147241_4bcdd0ba65_o.jpgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-43700838896903359922011-04-13T18:26:58.075-04:002011-04-13T18:26:58.075-04:00The most entertaining reads are write-ups by livin...The most entertaining reads are write-ups by living specimens kept around literally for beating their breasts!!!Elisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-67076621099259578842011-04-10T02:31:33.289-04:002011-04-10T02:31:33.289-04:00I'm so disappointed by all the changes in the ...I'm so disappointed by all the changes in the Magazine. The design changes make it unpleasant to read, unfocused, and more like a website to be scanned than a magazine to be enjoyed and devoured. The line between advertising and content is indeed blurred, and I find the new titles trite. I'm so disappointed that I may finally cancel my print subscription to the Sunday times after over 20 years. I so looked forward to Sundays, but the new Magazine seems like a poor excuse for print; I'll just surf @longreads instead. If the Internet was causing the decline of print media, the Magazine's redesign will surely hasten it.Travelingdinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13837378452310828219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-89499106510786984642011-04-08T09:08:16.399-04:002011-04-08T09:08:16.399-04:00NYTPICKY! You should investigate what Clyde Haberm...NYTPICKY! You should investigate what Clyde Haberman meant in his final NYC column yesterday when he wrote, "decisions were made". Is he being forced to end the 1,500-run column?<br />just a thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-42754965599571036552011-04-04T13:27:11.153-04:002011-04-04T13:27:11.153-04:00At first wuz jubilantly overjoyed by the report he...At first wuz jubilantly overjoyed by the report here that 'lives' was scrapped... but feel completely unmanned now that it's back like an avenger in chains... considering the direction 'lives' is taking, it should be renamed 'lowlives' .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-23775880660706465412011-04-03T15:30:16.575-04:002011-04-03T15:30:16.575-04:00"Lives" is there again this week. Is it..."Lives" is there again this week. Is it definitely killed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-53731490518050786242011-04-01T14:37:57.527-04:002011-04-01T14:37:57.527-04:00but What is the "Riff" column?but What is the "Riff" column?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-80340083621734135322011-03-31T15:12:20.871-04:002011-03-31T15:12:20.871-04:00The weasel getting squacked out by the seagulls!
...The weasel getting squacked out by the seagulls!<br /><br />Turnover of their most coveted assets, it is a new season and maybe an end to the days of the fascistic left.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-12427749900923153372011-03-31T06:45:14.371-04:002011-03-31T06:45:14.371-04:00At least Lindgren and his nasty slashes have saved...At least Lindgren and his nasty slashes have saved me several hours (yes, truly enjoyable ones) of weekend reading time.<br /><br />Without the pleasures of Randy Cohen (a long time fave), Ben Zimmer, Lives, Deb Solomon, I'll just turn directly to the crossword puzzle and the food page, if the recipe is decent.<br /><br />I used to think the New York Times Magazine was something special......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-85448303861936386742011-03-29T13:51:06.396-04:002011-03-29T13:51:06.396-04:00Wonder what the probability is for a high quality ...Wonder what the probability is for a high quality submission to get through to the lives back page without an agent peddling through a bribe. With the rare exception, it's only pigeons chirping for the trash can to tip over. <br /><br />No wonder nearly all the good stuff is getting blogged elsewhere and no one's getting paid to write only paying to be read.Raphaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-40608029816772902392011-03-28T20:56:25.412-04:002011-03-28T20:56:25.412-04:00No one wants to compliment the editor for squeezin...No one wants to compliment the editor for squeezing in and added 92 words to this week's last page? that's more value for your dollar right there! Let's not be so negative!<br />And I guess I had better sign this "Anonymous" since I seem to be the only one using my full name here! <br />Ken...oops, AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-11424991117206566322011-03-28T15:56:11.214-04:002011-03-28T15:56:11.214-04:00Will miss Deborah Solomon's daddy issues, she ...Will miss Deborah Solomon's daddy issues, she sometimes wrote like a science fiction character as nice lady who was mind-controlled by a drag queen handler.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-24423128405985737262011-03-28T10:48:04.364-04:002011-03-28T10:48:04.364-04:00I just heard from "Lives" editor John Gl...I just heard from "Lives" editor John Glassie that the column is NOT dead. It will just run less frequently.Sari Bottonhttp://firstpersonsingular.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-22378512183578435552011-03-28T10:16:08.517-04:002011-03-28T10:16:08.517-04:00Not to be picky, but I think if you check the arch...Not to be picky, but I think if you check the archives, you'll find that Elizabeth Gilbert made her NYT debut on the opinion pages about a year before her magazine piece appeared.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-4023519250578024562011-03-28T07:54:44.548-04:002011-03-28T07:54:44.548-04:00I grew a bit tired of Deborah Solomon's predic...I grew a bit tired of Deborah Solomon's predictable politics. So I'm glad to have a new byline to decode. I hope it takes a bit longer to figure out its biases.<br /><br />The Ethicist was always a bit glib for me. The columnist would first choose an impossible question with two opposing right answers and then come up with some glib reason to choose one. After some time, it becomes foolish, like someone trying to jump over the Grand Canyon on a motorbike each week. <br /><br />On Language I'll miss. And the same goes for Heffernan, although I don't need more than 12 columns a year from her. Maybe she can find a gig that will give her that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-91955735404688378032011-03-28T00:31:46.510-04:002011-03-28T00:31:46.510-04:00The "Keep 'On Language' in the New Yo...The "Keep 'On Language' in the New York Times" Facebook page just ran this post. I "liked" it, then came here to mention I did so.k. riggs gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807633349311664382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-87297213407243872302011-03-27T23:58:00.097-04:002011-03-27T23:58:00.097-04:00Aww, my three favorite pages in the Times Magazine...Aww, my three favorite pages in the Times Magazine were "Lives," "On Language," and the crossword. Two of 'em gone this month!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11720951707274245805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-60714764037618220732011-03-27T22:06:19.871-04:002011-03-27T22:06:19.871-04:00Apparently there are existing allegations that the...Apparently there are existing allegations that the mag's cover writer pressed Miranda Cosgrove for a kickback for the article + spin! Normally that kind of thing would be labelled as advertisement, but in this exception, if true, it wasn't. She's quite a rabidly aggressive author, but obviously a good autofundraiser!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-84061492537118954502011-03-27T22:00:13.264-04:002011-03-27T22:00:13.264-04:00@6:20, why? What about Keller's column would r...@6:20, why? What about Keller's column would ruin Lingden's career?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-59693006426247345242011-03-27T18:20:18.762-04:002011-03-27T18:20:18.762-04:00Hugo should never have given Bill Keller that colu...Hugo should never have given Bill Keller that column. It's going to end up destroying both their careers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-40621262867201755752011-03-27T17:47:21.686-04:002011-03-27T17:47:21.686-04:00Oh, meanies. You don't cheer on the cover arti...Oh, meanies. You don't cheer on the cover article? <br /><br />Purdy Miranda, will she keep paying Ms. Peggy O. to keep her image tidy and barely edgy, or, will she cease to be a role model (and TV baby-sitter) to the truly retarded?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-57101116130176346502011-03-27T17:33:34.317-04:002011-03-27T17:33:34.317-04:00All these comments show lack of self-restraint. Ma...All these comments show lack of self-restraint. Man is an animal. Hugo must be there to stir up his emotions. His fears of impending dooooomm and kaaakaaboooom of the barbarians (manufactured or real) at the gate!!!! Out there to turn your daughters into baddies!!!Boltonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-89906260805273457522011-03-27T17:15:03.917-04:002011-03-27T17:15:03.917-04:00Hugo, Don't you have anything better to do tha...Hugo, Don't you have anything better to do than to post glowing tributes to yourself under a pseudonym? You obviously wrote the above comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com