"An earlier version of the article called Mr. Frank the first openly gay member of Congress. He was the first member of Congress to voluntarily acknowledge he was gay," – NYT's Dealbook. The first one forced out of the closet? Gerry Studds. (Hat tip: Ben Smith)
A reader writes:
Love your blog. Been reading it daily since 2006. I'm one of your 1.3 million proofreaders. On that note, you wrote: "But Greek? I could tackle the Gospels in the original! I could read Plato and Aristotle as they were meant to be read." Actually, the ancient Greek of Aristotle and Plato is different from the Koine Greek of the New Testament – a more common, street-Greek 600 years younger than Classical Greek.
How often do you read something like this: A previous version of this story mentioned that a source witnessed Cain and the woman entering a taxi together. This was incorrect. The previous version also mentioned that the woman awoke in Cain’s bed — the source only claimed that the woman awoke in Cain’s apartment. The … Continue reading Correction Of The Day
From Wednesday’s press briefing at the White House: MR. CARNEY: Well, I believe the phrase from the Bible* is, "The Lord helps those who help themselves." And I think the point the President is making is that we should — we have it within our capacity to do the things to help the American people. … Continue reading Correction Of The Day
A reader writes:
You wrote in your column, "The idea that Jesus dropped by Missouri after his Resurrection…" – Mormons don't believe this and I laughed out loud when I read it. You're confusing the location they believe he "dropped by after his Resurrection" (which is South America) with the location where Mormons originally set-up their home base (Missouri) after leaving New York.
"An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated the premise of "Angry Birds," a popular iPhone game. In the game, slingshots are used to launch birds to destroy pigs and their fortresses, not to shoot down the birds," – NYT. Extra irony: Janet Maslin, the critic of Joe McGinniss, wrote this. So anonymous sources are … Continue reading Correction Of The Day
Readers descend en masse on this post. One writes:
A small correction: Maud Gonne was not Yeats' wife. Though he was in love with her, she married Major John McBride, who was executed by the British authorities for his part in the 1916 Rising. (Funnily enough, my parents now live in McBride's old house.)
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In honor of Oprah's last show ever, Opera, a Norwegian browser company, reprints the 'Best of Oprah emails to Opera," including their very kind responses: (Hat tip: Techdirt)
A reader writes: Your fascinator photo yesterday was photoshopped. Here is the original.
Science Insider updates their post on the student geographers' guess of bin Laden's location: The figure initially reported was incorrect; the model predicted a 88.9% probability given the distance. Also, the model only predicts the probability of his being within a geographic radius of his last known location, not a specific city.
