wow factor

Tailfins of 1959 - Interactive Graphic - NYTimes.com

Related NYT Article

The definition of bang for auto buck has changed in 50 years.

Spent yesterday pre-shopping a Prius and function has certainly replaced form.
The LED light in the Prius Glovebox is always on, more efficient than including a switch.
The 2009 Prius doesn't have a spare tyre/wheel, just a can of goo to get you to the next Service Station. And you wanted fins as well!!

Readers’ Photos: Polaroid Gallery

Some stunning and beautiful Polaroid photographs submitted by NYT readers. The gallery presentation is outstanding considering the number of photos included

Hundreds of readers answered our request on Tuesday for their Polaroid photographs, in response to an article in The Times about efforts afoot in the Netherlands to reinvent instant film. By the time we closed the submission gates on Thursday morning, 932 of your pictures had arrived. ... The quality of the work was even more impressive than the quantity.

David W Dunlap

So, is it Seals or SEALs, Yahoo or Yahoo!, Mr Obama or President Obama?

Being style literal can be a minefield.

As you tap away composing your next article, spare a thought for the people who consider, value and maintain Style Rules.

On all caps, one journalist says... looking like pieces of kitty litter all over the newspaper while others, including editors, see a need for change.

Consistent, Sensitive and Weird

I would also make it SEAL. I think the rule on acronyms is too rigid; it leaves The Times virtually alone in calling UNESCO Unesco, UNICEF Unicef and, my personal pet peeve because I am a fan, NASCAR Nascar.

However, despite protestation...

One rule I would not change is the way The Times refers to presidents, even though it causes a small but steady stream of objections from readers like Russell Kidner of Phoenix, who said The Times should always call President Obama by his title. The newspaper’s style is to introduce “President Obama” but to allow references thereafter to “Mr. Obama.” “Very disrespectful,” Kidner said. A few readers suspect The Times of showing disapproval of the president, but it has been Mr. Bush, Mr. Clinton, Mr. Reagan and so on, for a long time.

Hoyt reveals the perils and benefits of managing Style Rules.
Some flexibility on the part of traditional media seems smart in these interesting times.

The Guns of Spring - Timothy Egan Blog - NYTimes.com

If it was peanut butter or pistachio nuts taking down people by the dozens every week, we’d be all over it. Witness the recent recalls. But Glocks and AKs — can’t touch ‘em. So we’re awash in guns: 280 million.

I'm stunned and flummoxed by America's attitude to guns.

Following the Port Arthur massacre (Australia) and John Howard's exceptional and welcomed legislative response, I have to ask why America can't do the same.

I expect Mr Egan's well made points will be attacked and vilified by the all powerful gun lobby...

Bam, bam, bam. Three dead in Pittsburgh, cops, all of them, murdered by a man with an AK-47 who thought President Obama was going to take away his guns.

Man, that year went fast!

What I Remember About Bear Stearns - NYTimes.com

It’s been a year since the collapse of Bear Stearns. To commemorate the unhappy anniversary, which marked the beginning of the global financial collapse, the Op-Ed editors asked five former employees to share their memories of the firm.