Reading the New York Times (So You Don’t Have To)
1st November 2010
John Derbyshire, Patron Saint of Dyspepsia, does a public service.
Oddly, the front page of the A&L section is dominated by a huge black and white photograph showing the cracked, cratered, pock-marked surface of an asteroid. Taken by the Cassini space probe, no doubt … Oh, no, wait a minute; it’s actually a close-up photograph of Keith Richards.
Second lead: “Taylor Swift is Angry, Darn It.” Who she? Can I be bothered to find out? Nah.
What else? “In a new column, a defense of women’s right to long hair, even if it’s gray.” I can feel my will to live draining away. Let’s move on.