Monthly Archives: February 2002

Gerhard Richter

Posted on February 28, 2002 by Felix

There is very little in the way of curatorial interjection in MoMA’s Gerhard Richter retrospective. There are only two wall texts: one at the beginning, saying, essentially, that writing about Richter is futile; and one half-way through, giving the necessary … Continue reading →

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Michael Finkel and the New York Times Magazine

Posted on February 27, 2002 by Felix

As any regular Romenesko reader knows, the New York Times Magazine has fired a contributing editor, Michael Finkel, for using "improper narrative techniques" in his profile of a Malian teenager who worked on a cocoa plantation. The basic facts of … Continue reading →

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Kinsley on mammograms

Posted on February 21, 2002 by Felix

Michael Kinsley is no longer editor of Slate. He gave up that post amidst rather a lot of publicity last week, saying that he would continue at the online magazine as a columnist. That was good news: Kinsley, when he’s … Continue reading →

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Lord of the Rings

Posted on February 18, 2002 by Felix

I guess it’s partly my fault: I made a bet with Stefan just after Lord of the Rings came out, and as part of that bet I promised him that if the film got nominated for either Best Director or … Continue reading →

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Books and Chomsky

Posted on February 15, 2002 by Felix

Cast your mind back, if you will, one month. The bestseller lists at the time were dominated by right-wing screeds; Michael Kinsley even wrote a column about it, which is helpful, because we can use it to remember where those … Continue reading →

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Air travel redux

Posted on February 13, 2002 by Felix

Last Monday, I flew to New York from Toronto, where I’d gone to watch my sister become a Ph.D. I was booked onto a 9am flight, but I got there early enough that I had time to make it onto … Continue reading →

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Mail.com redux

Posted on February 5, 2002 by Felix

So I got something approaching a proper reply from mail.com. (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, I wrote about it in January, but suffice to say that they promised me a free-for-life email forwarding service, and then told … Continue reading →

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Self-esteem

Posted on February 4, 2002 by Felix

The New York Times Magazine this weekend has an interesting, if slightly confused, article about how self-esteem is overrated. It’s based on research by, among others, Nicholas Emler of the LSE and Roy Baumeister of Case Western Reserve University. Here … Continue reading →

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Smith

Posted on February 4, 2002 by Felix

Brian McNally is a smart guy. He’s got a new restaurant open in the East Village, and he’s working the media as masterfully as ever. This time, post-9/11, the spin is that it’s low-key, it’s not about the glitz and … Continue reading →

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