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49. Did you recognize Lear?

Reply to Kirk Lover (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 8, 2018, 09:45 AM

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Just what is wrong with the NY Times ? [View all] dsc Jan 2018 OP

There's no question mark before the space in your title, and it's likely just an oversight. Stand and Fight Jan 2018 #1

Here ya go - DURHAM D Jan 2018 #4

You weren't sent to photo the Golden Globes dsc Jan 2018 #5

You admit to that? brush Jan 2018 #20

A whole lot of people here admit to not knowing who today's biggest stars are Blue_Adept Jan 2018 #31

Have you ever seen West Side Story? oberliner Jan 2018 #48

I've seen parts of it Blue_Adept Jan 2018 #54

Hey, Blue Adept! True Dough Jan 2018 #50

Have you ever seen West Side Story? oberliner Jan 2018 #51

Nope True Dough Jan 2018 #56

Rita Moreno was in the Movie ''West Side Story". You can get the DVD Iconic, watch. YOHABLO Jan 2018 #64

I suspect it's more of the workflow issue than anything else Blue_Adept Jan 2018 #55

You may be right True Dough Jan 2018 #57

True enough Blue_Adept Jan 2018 #60

Agreed. Malicious goes too far. True Dough Jan 2018 #67

Wow. cwydro Jan 2018 #23

She is over 30? nt DURHAM D Jan 2018 #2

I did not recognize her. Kirk Lover Jan 2018 #3

You weren't sent to cover the Golden Globes dsc Jan 2018 #6

Thank you. susanna Jan 2018 #25

Yeah, but it's not your job to caption the photo. nt pnwmom Jan 2018 #19

Did you recognize Lear? cwydro Jan 2018 #49

She looks great, doesnt she? mountain grammy Jan 2018 #7

yeah she is 86 (I just looked it up) dsc Jan 2018 #8

I know, right? Shes amazing. mountain grammy Jan 2018 #11

She was a dancer. And I suspect she still stays physically active .. getting some exercise. YOHABLO Jan 2018 #66

smh... Ysabel Jan 2018 #9

Damon Winter is 43 years old and should know better. PSPS Jan 2018 #10

He was sent to cover the Golden Globes dsc Jan 2018 #12

He did not caption the slideshow. Cattledog Jan 2018 #33

Give up. tymorial Jan 2018 #69

It is correctly captioned now. n/t Ms. Toad Jan 2018 #13

I would imagine he got push back dsc Jan 2018 #14

She looks fantastic. Most dancers are able to keep up BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #15

One of very few actors to win Retrograde Jan 2018 #16

Sexism, Ageism... dlk Jan 2018 #17

Racism. She continues to work, and is well respected and RestoreAmerica2020 Jan 2018 #29

On a night where women had center stage and everyone wore black procon Jan 2018 #18

Well said oberliner Jan 2018 #37

I didn't recognize her either. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2018 #21

That's not the point malaise Jan 2018 #28

They didn't get it wrong. Cattledog Jan 2018 #32

Until they confirmed it was her? MrsCoffee Jan 2018 #62

ffs eShirl Jan 2018 #38

That was a poor move. Oy. Rita Moreno, for God's sake. 😕 sprinkleeninow Jan 2018 #22

Great photo... Mike Nelson Jan 2018 #24

The next step would be for someone at the NY Times to attempt to ID the other person oberliner Jan 2018 #36

I didn't remember her name, although she does look familiar, OnDoutside Jan 2018 #26

That's why the NY Times should have made an effort to caption the photo correctly oberliner Jan 2018 #35

I'm sure there are numerous errors/oversights in any edition that go OnDoutside Jan 2018 #41

No doubt oberliner Jan 2018 #44

That caption has been corrected. It now says Norman Lear and Rita Moreno. Cattledog Jan 2018 #27

They could've made an effort to ID her before printing the caption oberliner Jan 2018 #34

I think they got it. Cattledog Jan 2018 #39

Does Glenn Thrush still work for the NY Times? oberliner Jan 2018 #40

Yes, he was temporarily suspended and is being brought back with a diminished role. bearsfootball516 Jan 2018 #46

So they don't really have a problem with sexual harassment oberliner Jan 2018 #47

Rita Moreno is a living legend oberliner Jan 2018 #30

Legend to who? Renew Deal Jan 2018 #42

One of the very few people to have won an Oscar, a Tony, a Grammy, and an Emmy oberliner Jan 2018 #45

That's awesome Renew Deal Jan 2018 #70

They only excuse I can think of is they think the reader would treestar Jan 2018 #43

That does not seem to be the case oberliner Jan 2018 #52

For those who don't know who the "guest" is csziggy Jan 2018 #53

I see this all of the time with movie previews. Ilsa Jan 2018 #58

That's because credits like that are ironed out for a range of reasons, including money/prestige Blue_Adept Jan 2018 #61

Okay, i would buy that. Ilsa Jan 2018 #63

Yup. With The Force Awakens, Harrison Ford got larger billing than the leads Blue_Adept Jan 2018 #65

Shameful that the @nytimes could not include Rita's name. Lazy journalism IMHO riversedge Jan 2018 #59

She isn't that famous anymore and she isn't as recognizable tymorial Jan 2018 #68

Norman Lear is more famous and recognizable? oberliner Jan 2018 #71

More famous, definitely. tymorial Jan 2018 #73

I guess it depends on what community you are in oberliner Jan 2018 #75

Okay sure. tymorial Jan 2018 #77

Being the first Hispanic actress to win the Academy Award oberliner Jan 2018 #78

Since there are several responses saying that it is absurd to expect the NYT to know who this woman dsc Jan 2018 #72

The current original series Lear created features Rita Moreno oberliner Jan 2018 #74

My guess, the person at the keyboard was very young. Sneederbunk Jan 2018 #76

Two people at the Globes would have been my caption... TCJ70 Jan 2018 #79