those crazy kids at the ny times have done it again -- they done gone and went and belied their total lack of knowledge in the realm of pop culture. that and they revealed their apparent belief that facts are totally unnecessary when "reporting" on mainstream/pop culture topics.in this article in today's times on the new wave of temporary tattoos, the reporter chooses the following as her list of "heavily tattooed" celebrities noteworthly of citation in the article: gwen stefani, amy winehouse and jeremy shockey.
hmm. gwen stefani has no tattoos. i'm still trying to figure out that math.
the other two have some tattoos, but they are hardly what i would call "heavily tattooed", nor are they celebrities with huge impact on fashion trends among the masses. if we're talking about trends here, shouldn't the people cited in the article be trendsetters?
oh, ny times, give me a break! if you can't find staff who know anything about mainstream culture, please just don't report on it!! if you feel you can't leave these topics to E! and *must* cover it yourself, at least get your freaking facts right. a couple minutes of internet research would help you a) report accurately and b) not look like a totally out of touch fool. the bottom line is that this kind of disregard to the basics of good reporting in one area, however unimportant the topic might be in the grand scheme, does shed doubt on the quality of reporting in all areas.
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