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Correction o’ the Day (Shaquille O’Neal Edition)
From Monday’s New York Times Correction Central: SPORTS A picture caption on Thursday with an article about the Shaq Summit, a daylong seminar about Shaquille O’Neal’s business ventures, misidentified the woman shown watching a presentation with O’Neal. She is Laticia … Continue reading
Correction o’ the Day (NYT Corrects Its Correction)
From our M.C. Escher desk Friday’s New York Times ran the following: A correction in this space on Thursday for a Political Memo article about the likelihood that the nomination of Hillary Rodham Clinton for president would block the paths … Continue reading
Correction o’ the Day (James Michael Curley Edition)
From Tuesday’s New York Times Corrections: An article on Saturday about the controversial mayor of Lawrence, Mass., William Lantigua, erroneously attributed a distinction to James Michael Curley, a former Boston mayor, often compared to Mr. Lantigua, whose populist appeal helped him survive … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston mayor, corrections, Hugh O'Brien, James Michael Curley, Lawrence Mass., New York Times, William Lantigua
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Corrections o’ the Day (NYT Kurt Andersen Edition)
From Tuesday’s New York Times Corrections Let’s start small: FRONT PAGE The Letter From Paris article on Sept. 21 about the efforts of Kristen Beddard, an American, to introduce kale to the French misstated the size of the house of Hermione Boehrer, … Continue reading
Correction o’ the Day (Red Sox Hideous Beards Edition)
From yesterday’s New York Times: An article on Monday about the Boston Red Sox’ bonding by growing beards misstated the year the team adopted the catchphrase “Cowboy Up.” It was 2003, not 2004. Well, the hardworking staff had missed that piece, so … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Miller, beards, Boston Red Sox, corrections, Cowboy Up, David Ross, Duck Dynasty, Mike Napoli, New York Times
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Correction o’ the Day (Rupert Murdoch Pie Face Edition)
From Sunday’s New York Times: THE ARTS Because of an editing error, a picture caption on Wednesday with an article about “Rupert,” a cabaret-style dramatization of the life of Rupert Murdoch staged by the Melbourne Theater Company in Australia, misstated the setting … Continue reading
Correction o’ the Day (Boston Symphony Orchestra Edition)
When the New York Times hits a sour note, it does its best to make amends. From Saturday’s Corrections: THE ARTS A music review on Monday about the Boston Symphony Orchestra, at Tanglewood, misidentified the instrument in Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto that was … Continue reading
Correction o’ the Day (Annette Funicello Edition)
From Tuesday’s New York Times: An obituary on April 9 about the actress Annette Funicello misstated the title of one of her films. It is “Fireball 500,” not “Fireball.” (A reader pointed out the error on the day the obituary was published; … Continue reading
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Tagged Annette Funicello, corrections, Fireball 500, New York Times, Public Editor
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Correction o’ the Day (NYT Doozie Edition)
From Friday’s New York Times Corrections: NATIONAL An article on Feb. 19 about the debate over a $2.6 billion effort to build two bridges linking Kentucky and southern Indiana contained a number of errors. That number being seven – count ’em, seven – … Continue reading
Correction o’ the Day (NYT Horse Meat Edition)
From Tuesday’s New York Times Corrections: BUSINESS DAY • A question-and-answer article on Tuesday about horse meat and the American food supply misstated, in some editions, the number of pounds of meatballs Ikea was withdrawing from sale in 14 European countries. It is … Continue reading