Maybe it’s just me, but many of the questions the New York Times poses in its headlines don’t seem all that compelling.\u00a0 Consider whether the quality of your life depends on the answers to the following, all posed in its pages over the last month:<\/p>\r\n
\u25ca\u00a0 Is Pilates as Good as Everyone Says?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\r\n \u25ca\u00a0 Why Is It So Hard to Adapt Austen?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\r\n \u25ca\u00a0 <\/em>How Does Temperature Affect Wine?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\r\n \u25ca\u00a0 What\u2019s the Best Lingerie for a Grown-Up Woman?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\r\n \u25ca\u00a0 <\/em>A Taste for Cannibalism?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\r\n \u25ca\u00a0 No More Pet Store Puppies?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\r\n \u25ca\u00a0 Who Will Make Apple Fashionable Now?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\r\n \u25ca\u00a0 <\/em>Can You Drive Alone in the H.O.V. Lane if You\u2019re Pregnant?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\r\n \u25ca\u00a0 <\/em>What Happens When a Rock Star Proposes Onstage?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\r\n \u25ca\u00a0 <\/em>Do Cancer Centers Push Too Many Tests?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\r\n \u25ca\u00a0 <\/em>Long Ago, I Bought a Human Skull. What Should I Do With It?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\r\n \u25ca\u00a0 <\/em>What Is Delaware\u2019s Court of Chancery and Its Role in Elon Musk\u2019s Twitter Deal?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\r\n \u25ca\u00a0 <\/em>How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\r\n Just to be fair, the New York Times also posed these more pressing questions:<\/p>\r\n \u25ca\u00a0 <\/em>Why Do So Many Republicans Tolerate Donald Trump?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\r\n \u25ca\u00a0 <\/em>The Jan. 6 Panel After 8 Hearings: Where Will the Evidence Lead?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\r\n \u25ca\u00a0 <\/em>The Question You Didn\u2019t Know Needed Answering: Are Gophers Farmers?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\r\n I am glad I subscribe, if only to get answers to questions I never knew I should ask.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Maybe it’s just me, but many of the questions the New York Times poses in its headlines don’t seem all that compelling.\u00a0 Consider whether the quality of your life depends on the answers to the following, all posed in its … Continue reading