Maybe it’s just me, but many of the questions the New York Times poses in its headlines don’t seem all that compelling. Consider whether the quality of your life depends on the answers to the following, all posed in its pages over the last month:
◊ Is Pilates as Good as Everyone Says?
◊ Why Is It So Hard to Adapt Austen?
◊ How Does Temperature Affect Wine?
◊ What’s the Best Lingerie for a Grown-Up Woman?
◊ Who Will Make Apple Fashionable Now?
◊ Can You Drive Alone in the H.O.V. Lane if You’re Pregnant?
◊ What Happens When a Rock Star Proposes Onstage?
◊ Do Cancer Centers Push Too Many Tests?
◊ Long Ago, I Bought a Human Skull. What Should I Do With It?
◊ What Is Delaware’s Court of Chancery and Its Role in Elon Musk’s Twitter Deal?
◊ How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?
Just to be fair, the New York Times also posed these more pressing questions:
◊ Why Do So Many Republicans Tolerate Donald Trump?
◊ The Jan. 6 Panel After 8 Hearings: Where Will the Evidence Lead?
◊ The Question You Didn’t Know Needed Answering: Are Gophers Farmers?
I am glad I subscribe, if only to get answers to questions I never knew I should ask.
“Is Pilates as Good as Everyone Says?” had been sitting open as one of my (many) to-read browser tabs for a few days now– thanks for reminding me to read it! Yes, that headline caught my eye, but not because it seemed trivial. It’s a question and topic that directly relates to my line of work, so to me, it sounds button–pushing and controversy-sparking. But when I did read it, nope… they don’t even attempt to answer the question!
I hope some of these other articles delve deeper into their purported premises.