Yes, That Is a Nipple on the Front Page of the New York Times. [View all]

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GRAPHIC WARNING for link.

The New York Times may hold itself above the rest of the grubby news media, but Wednesday they proved that they're as dependent on WTF traffic as everyone else. Check out how the paper of record illustrated a story about breast cancer gene testing in Israel. Yes, that's a partial nipple you're looking at there. This image will, guaranteed, get far more discussion going online than the story underneath, which is about how common the breast cancer gene is in Israel and the impact that is having on Israeli society. But forget about all that. Within seconds of viewing this image, you will be expected to have an opinion about it. Here are the options to choose from:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2013/11/27/nipple_on_the_front_page_of_the_new_york_times_now_what_s_that_about_the.html

The actual story (again a graphic warning) is at http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/27/health/in-israel-a-push-to-screen-for-cancer-gene-leaves-many-conflicted.html