The Serendipitous Pleasures of Reading the New York Times in Print, Page by Page

Today's example.  A series of well-turned phrases in a Doritos Locos Tacos review.  Go figure!

Looks Like a Taco, Tastes Like a Chip.  (The New York Times, 6/19/2012)

Excerpt:  Whatever the technique for applying the spices may be, it eliminates the orange dust problem. A small bag of Doritos deposits a brightly colored residue on the fingertips so thick that it requires a paint scraper to remove it. The shell leaves virtually no trace. Is there hope for Cheetos?

This (Page 17) Headline Says It All

....about today's journalists' prime motivation in pursuing a story: GOTCHA!!

No Bombshells Apparent in Bess Truman's Family Papers

Sorry, none today.

Link to New York Times online story, which uses a more straightforward headline, perhaps written after the disappointment of no juicy discoveries set in.

Had it been otherwise -- the potential for bombs bursting in air -- we'd have seen a page 1, above-the-fold screamer.

And here's another example of how times have changed.

Mrs. Truman was also reluctant for her husband to become vice president because she feared that the news media would delve into her father’s suicide. But the suicide did not become public. (My emphasis.)

Can you imagine such restraint being demonstrated today?