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A group of Columbia University students, advocating for Palestinians, access the iconic Hamilton Hall building as they gather to stage a demonstration at the campus in New York, United States on April 30, 2024. Protests are sweeping college campuses across the US following a police attempt to clear a pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia University, resulting in the arrest of over 100 students. Columbia University asked students on Monday to 'voluntarily disperse' amid stalled talks, threatening the students with suspension.

Journalismism

They Are Insecure For A Reason

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Tom Scocca

A big outdoor sign reading USC University of Southern California, with a student riding a skateboard in the background.

Margin Of Error

The Speech-Free Campus

Patrick Redford

New York Times Managing Editor Joseph Kahn gives the keynote speech at the Andrew Olle lecture 2017 at ICC darling Harbour on October 27, 2017 in Sydney, Australia.

The New York Times Ignores Reality In Pursuit Of Objectivity

Samer Kalaf

The New York Times Ignores Intense Scrutiny Of Its Oct. 7 Report

In this photograph a group of townsfolk descend on a disciple after it was discovered that the ritual he participated in left a person dead during an Epoch Event in Toronto on August 6, 2011

Fantasy Convention

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<p>Mike Tanier has covered the NFL for 20 years for Football Outsiders, the New York Times, The Messenger, Bleacher Report, Sports on Earth, and other ancient empires. He&#8217;s a co-author of Aaron Schatz&#8217;s FTN Football Almanac and the author of the Y/A novel for grownups <i>Long Snapper&#8217;s Blues. </i>He lives off Exit 3 of the New Jersey Turnpike with his long-suffering wife, two sons and a 70-pound American Bully named Frank the Tank. <span style="font-weight: 400">His newsletter, <a href="https://too-deep-zone.ghost.io/">Too Deep Zone</a>, has officially launched.</span></p>
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Mike Tanier

STILL LIFE OF SKELETON WRITING IN LARGE BOOK WITH QUILL PEN (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images)

Three Newsrooms Imploded Around Me In Under A Year

Thomas Friedman of the New York Times doing a PBS interview

New York Times Pays Thomas Friedman To Compare The Middle East To Bugs

The New York Times’ David Leonhardt Turns In A Nasty Piece Of Work

<p>Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including <em>Point B</em>. Handsomest man in the world.</p>


Drew Magary

Woman plays Wordle on her smartphone at the kitchen table of her home on 26th November 2023 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Wordle is a web-based word game played by millions of users / players worldwide often on their mobile devices. The game was created and developed by software engineer Josh Wardle, and owned by The New York Times Company since 2022.

Overexplained Lists

New York Times Games, Ranked

Investor Bill Ackman, wearing one of those goofy headsets you can rent that play the radio broadcast, watches Emma Radacanu play at the 2021 U.S. Open in Queens, NY.

Politics

Hiding And Seeking With The New York Times

Premature babies are moved from their incubators to another location at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza.

Hamas Will Be Anywhere That Israel Wants It To Be

Dave McKenna

New York Knicks and Rangers owner James Dolan, looking like a big sad baby at a microphone

Hey James Dolan: Quit Your Job

Albert Burneko

Media Meltdowns

Wow, You Can’t Even Pound A Quart Of Whiskey At The Airport For Less Than $60 Anymore

Ray Ratto

&lt;&gt; on December 7, 2009 in New York, New York.

The Slow Hemorrhage Of The American Sports Desk

SAN JOSE, CA - MARCH 17: Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes moves through security while on her way to court on March 17, 2023 in San Jose, California. Holmes is appearing in court for a restitution hearing. (Photo by Philip Pacheco/Getty Images)

Everyone Who Knows What Elizabeth Holmes Did Wrong, Step Forward (Not So Fast, The New York Times)

Laura Wagner

A Roundtable On The Free Speech Implications Of The New York Times Trans Letter Debate

A creepy childlike automaton in an old black-and-white photograph

This Is So Stupid

Google’s Search Engine Reveals Its Feelings: Destroy All Humans With A Rain Of Nuclear Fire

Kelsey McKinney

The New York Times Continues To Make Its Priorities Clear

Stuffed rabbits copulating are on display at the Palais de la Decouverte (scientific museum) in Paris on October 23, 2012 as part of an exhibition.

How To Have More Sex

Elon Musk makes a weird face next to a Tesla car

The Machines

How Not To Interrogate The Ethics Of Tesla’s Busted Autopilot Technology

New York Times Reporter Suggests Entitled Reader Culture Has Become Dangerous And Unacceptable

Lauren Theisen

How Many Trans People Does The New York Times Believe There Should Be?

Screenshot of Olivia Dunne's instagram page.

Death To The NCAA

New York Times Finds Worst Reason To Fret Over NIL Deals

In this photo illustration the American newspaper The New York Times (NYT) logo seen displayed on a smartphone with USD (United States dollar) currency in the background.