Bennet's piece is long, but a mostly worthwhile read:
https://www.economist.com/1843/2023/12/14/when-the-new-york-times-lost-its-way
It doesn't exactly cover him in glory, which may or may not have been
intentional, but that is probably good nonetheless. He clearly made a
bunch of mistakes during the aftermath of the Cotton op-ed affair,
mostly of the kind that I would characterize as "cowardice", but
honestly the gold medal on that front goes to none other than AG
Sulzberger, who could have and should have told the entire newsroom
staff to choose between being journalists at the New York Times or
activists on the sidewalk working the find-a-new-job beat.
One thing that jumped out at me that seems minor but really clearly
illustrates a blind spot in approaching the journalistic enterprise with
good faith is his reference to "a certain Murdoch-owned cable-news
network". Instead of conjuring the image of a shadowy media empire, led
by a deeply ideologically-motivated puppet master, and pushing
distortions and untruths on useful idiots and the unwitting, could he
just have said "Fox News"?
I haven't done a blog in a while, and there's nothing that's stoking the political fires enough to make me want to write. Therefore... I present my opinion of the best 10 albums of the 1990's. If you know anything about me, you know that I'm a hard-core metal fan, so that preference inevitably colors this list. 10. Loreena McKennitt / the mask and mirror (1994). While not her strongest album, it speaks volumes about the quality of her albums that I would still include this among my top 10 of the 1990's. Ethereal, textured, haunting: these are all adjectives that accurately describe the music. Ms. McKennitt's voice, however, is what really draws me to the music: her range is huge, and her power at the high end unmatched by any of the other non-Opera singers I've heard. 9. Pearl Jam / Vs. (1993). Their best album is also the finest example of alternative rock: plenty of anthems balanced with slower, more personal poems. With the exception of a...
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