There comes a time in the life span of many men when it is time to start shaving one's head, or at least adopting a modified crew-cut. At the age of 59, that time has very nearly come for Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. I say this not with rancor or cruelty! It's just that the balding experience creeps up on one, and it's so hard to tell what one looks like, and no one likes to tell their friends these things, it's always awkward.

“In just nine months time, my skilled colleagues will be jockeying to outdo one another on 10th anniversary coverage [of the 9/11 attacks.] The sad thing will be that the wall to wall coverage will be little more than window dressing with little true consequence. They’ll make us feel patriotic and tearfully grateful as they sidebar a piece or two on the plight of the rescue workers who still seem to be dying broke, ill, and in need of basic benefits.” —Former "Good Morning America" producer Eric Ortner, himself a first responder after the attacks, is upset by the lack of media coverage surrounding Republican efforts to block the [...]