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The New York Times’ Junket Ethics Firings: Futile, Embarrassing

The New York Times has travel writing issues; specifically, the accepting of junkets by their writers, and then having to fire them to the public in Clark Hoyt ‘s ombudsman column.

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The New York Times’ Junket Ethics Firings: Futile, Embarrassing

The New York Times’ Junket Ethics Firings: Futile, Embarassing

The New York Times has travel writing issues; specifically, the accepting of junkets by their writers, and then having to fire them to the public in Clark Hoyt ‘s ombudsman column.

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The New York Times’ Junket Ethics Firings: Futile, Embarassing

Fargo Journalist Makes Rookie Mistake

A reporter in a Fargo newspaper falls for the oldest trick in the book. Not pictured: Hugh Jass and Mike Hunt

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Fargo Journalist Makes Rookie Mistake

Malcolm Gladwell’s Stickiness Problem

It’s tough out there for science writers following in Malcolm Gladwell ‘s footsteps.

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Malcolm Gladwell’s Stickiness Problem

XMAS competition: the results

You were more than 5000 to take part in our fantastic Xmas competition, and finally over a thousand to find the 10 FMLs from the book which were hidden all around the website. Thanks to all of you for taking part! We put all the names into a hat, and these are the people we drew: – Kinpower – Wolfie07 – WonderChef – teenie1407 – elli81216 – Mookdaruch – Kaldra – weeble_wobbles09 – sscoles – itprosam – AndyNicole – caitlinmc14 – ntwnangel06 – xxmollyxx – kstirling689 – beatlegirl123 – LadyLieDie – shayne1911 – prosik – rminesinger All the winners will be contacted very soon via email. We will ask you for your postal address, so we can send you your prize. You should receive your book sometime in January!

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XMAS competition: the results

Toby Keith — Eye Did Nothing Wrong

Filed under: Music , You Might Want to Rethink , Exclusives No complaints, no foul — that’s what Toby Keith’s peeps are saying about his eye-stretching performance at a Nobel Peace Prize after party earlier this week.The insensitive gesture occurred during Will Smith’s rendition of “Rapper’s Delight,” when … Permalink

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Erin Andrews — Battle Ready

Filed under: Celebrity Justice , TMZ Sports , Exclusives , Erin Andrews TMZ just shot footage of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews arriving to court for the sentencing of her stalker Michael David Barrett — and she’s ticked off at the possibility the judge won’t throw the book at him.Barrett faces a maximum of five years … Permalink

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Erin Andrews — Battle Ready

Of Harvard and Hogwarts: Ivy League Schools Using Harry Potter to Whore Themselves Out

A precocious high school student: upset, and writing into the Times ! On college tours of schools like Harvard and Dartmouth, she heard comparisons to Harry Potter ‘s magical school, Hogwarts.

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Of Harvard and Hogwarts: Ivy League Schools Using Harry Potter to Whore Themselves Out

American WWII veteran had Hitler’s art book

DALLAS – After fighting his way across Europe during World War II, John Pistone was among the U.S. soldiers who entered Adolf Hitler's home nestled in the Bavarian Alps as the war came to a close

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American WWII veteran had Hitler’s art book

NYT’s Racially Segregated Gift Guide Offends, Not Least of All Because the Gifts Are Lame

Got a non-white person on your Christmas list? Know nothing about him/her other than his/her race? For racist grannies who maybe feel funny about their adopted Chinese grandkids, The New York Times offers a very special ” Of Color ” gift guide.

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NYT’s Racially Segregated Gift Guide Offends, Not Least of All Because the Gifts Are Lame