Best Reason to Buy the NY Times

[BurtWorm]

Poll question: Best Reason to Buy the NY Times

[DinahMoeHum]

1. but the Sunday puzzle page runs a very close second!!

I chose Paul Krugman's columns.


:evilgrin:

[Scurrilous]

2. The Sunday Crossword Puzzle.

I once read where it took Bill Clinton an average of 20 minutes to finish the NY Times Sunday crossword puzzle. I wonder how long it would take Dubya?

[BurtWorm]

3. 10 minutes

if he just fills each square with a random letter.

[pippin]

4. NYT lately

Has any one noticed that The New York Times' slant has been distinctly pro-Bush of late? Their political analyses all carry a distinct spin that is anything but balanced reportiing. Other than Krugmand (and sometimes Dowd--Friedman I now find nauseating) I have become more leery of this paper.

Used to also like their book reviews, but here again there appears to be an unhealthy pandering to commercial interests. Maybe I am just getting old and grumpy. :-(

[BurtWorm]

5. Actually, I think their editorial board is Bush-skeptical

See today's lead editorial for example.

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/09/opinion/09TUE1.html

Their political reportage, however, totally sucks. I don't know how it's ever going to change. They're far from being alone in having whores for political reporters.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

6. Saturday's is the really hard one

how many people know this?
BTW: It's the paper of record silly!

[smallprint]

10. yeah they increase in difficulty

monday is easiest, tuesday a bit harder, etc.

someone told me that the sunday is supposed to be set at "thursday" difficulty, but with a bigger puzzle... anyone know for sure?

imo, the crossword is the ONLY reason to buy the nyt. the rest of it you can get online for free.

[BurtWorm]

11. I've noticed that they run in two week cycles

The first Monday of the cycle is practically a baby puzzle. One week later, it's a little harder than you expect a Monday puzzle to be. The first weekend's puzzles are not quite as murderous as the second weekend's.

Am I imagining this?

[mark0rama]

7. I'm partial to the acrostic

For awhile, I was buying the Sunday edition only every other week, just for the acrostic.

[underpants]

8. Boobies

I had a telemarketer call me from the NYT and I realized it was a telemarketer so I went into a voice that irritates the hell out of my wife. Billy Crystal did it in "Running Scared" and if done correctly it is hard for the caller to tell if I am a woman, man, elderly, mentally handicapped/retarded, a child....most anything.

After about five minutes I asked the guy if the NYT had "boobies" he said that yes indeed it did have boobies in it, check the style section on Sundays.

I finally got out of that voice and the guy was howling laughing. I always ask what/who he thought I was and he said he had no idea.

I once kept a girl on the phone for 45 minutes and when I finally came clean you could hear the laughter behind her, the whole phone bank must have stopped to listen.

[Iverson]

9. other

Cat pan liners are rarely biodegradable.

[supernova]

12. I read it on online

Sometimes I do get the mag to do the Sunday crossword. I enjoy all the info, especially international and travel.

Mostly, I don't like the paper stacking up in my house. Reading online is a good option.