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The Spectacle Blog
Rod Dreher wonders, “what the hell is happening to the New York Times Magazine?” He asks if it’s lapsing into self-parody, citing a string of hilariously one-sided stories about social issues.
On a related note, here’s a campaign story from this weekend’s issue: “Heaven Is a Place Called Elizabeth Warren.”
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Rogue Elephant| 11.18.11 @ 4:34PM
This is just another symptom of media fragmentation. Liberal media have woken to their broken news monopoly, and have dropped the mask. Since they are largely unwatched and unread, their work amounts to exhibitionist acts of journalistic masturbation.
conservative bob| 11.18.11 @ 4:37PM
As a diabetic that much sugar at one setting is threatening to my health...
Casey Abell| 11.18.11 @ 8:31PM
I thought Rod Dreher lapsed into self-parody himself long ago. He still calls himself a conservative, which is pretty funny. Last I checked he was blowing kisses to Occupy Wall Street:
http://www.theamericanconserva.....ll-street/
I understand that Dreher may have turned against OWS when their poll numbers started to sag. So he's an opportunist as well as a fake conservative.
Andy | 11.20.11 @ 10:42PM
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Jarred| 11.23.11 @ 7:02PM
Yeah, if self parody means trying to be all things to all people I agree, but I think it's more of a money thing than anything else. His job depends on him drawing as many blog hits as possible. So if he makes every body in the world feel like he agrees with them they'll follow him to see what he has nice to say about them next. Or at least to see if he says something throwaway and outrageous.
He doesn't really seem like a conservative at all, more like a flamboyant TV talk show host, maybe on the BBC. What will that man say or do next. Marge can you believe he said that? And will there be a cooking segment this week? Let's tune in and find out.
I don't think there's anything to do with conservative principle any more. It's all about the Benjamins. So yeah, no question he's an opportunist. Anything he says is good for business and when all you're selling is the next thing that comes to mind, hopefully outrageous, there's no such thing as bad press.