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Unbelievable woo from the NYT: the touting of reincarnation (as well as astrology and oracle cards) by an editor

Lately the New York Times went soft on dowsing, and of course they’ve been perpetually soft on astrology. Nobody seems to bring up the paper’s penchant for woo when they’re praising it for “fact-based journalism.” Even in the op-eds or “personal” stories—stories that, like today’s—give credence to woo, the Times fails to call attention to … Continue reading Unbelievable woo from the NYT: the touting of reincarnation (as well as astrology and oracle cards) by an editor

More woo from the NYT? A $285 “non-invasive facelift” (i.e., a massage)

The New York Times continues to tout various species of woo (remember their astrology penchant we discussed here and here?) Now they’re (implicitly) promoting a form of facial massage which is supposed to be a non-invasive “face lift”. While there’s one reservation buried at the end of the article, in general the tenor of the … Continue reading More woo from the NYT? A $285 “non-invasive facelift” (i.e., a massage)

D. J. Grothe pushes back on the NYT for romanticizing Uri Geller and calling him a “victor”

In the Nooz two days ago both Greg Mayer and I weighed in on a very weird article in the New York Times declaring that swindler Uri Geller (you’ll know him as the “spoon bender”) had come out victorious over his critic James Randi, who exposed Geller’s “psychic” manipulations as pure hokum. Nevertheless, the NYT … Continue reading D. J. Grothe pushes back on the NYT for romanticizing Uri Geller and calling him a “victor”

NYT op-ed endorses amulets and other woo for disease

As part of the continuing decline of the New York Times, we have this new op-ed by Steve Petrow, a writer from North Carolina who, the paper says, “is a regular contributor to Well” (the paper’s health column). But this is more about woo than about health. Click the link below to read the piece. Petrow’s point … Continue reading NYT op-ed endorses amulets and other woo for disease

Sunday: Hili dialogue

Welcome to Sunday, July 9, 2023, and National Sugar Cookie Day. They’re best when made with cinnamon and brown sugar, and this subspecies is called “snickerdoodles”. It’s also Fashion Day, National No Bra Day (when I was in college in the Sixties, this was every day), and Nunavut Day, celebrated in that Canadian territory. Readers … Continue reading Sunday: Hili dialogue

NYT op-ed touts the power of dreams to help you make decisions

The link to this NYT came from reader Mike, who said, “I guess I won’t be the only subscriber sending you this article. [He was.] Serious Deepak Chopra vibes. I think it’s arguably worse than the Tish Harrison Warren opinion pieces because those are obviously religious. This one is stealthily religious, and comes with a … Continue reading NYT op-ed touts the power of dreams to help you make decisions

The Globe and Mail touts tarot readings

According to Wikipedia, The Globe and Mail (G&M), is regarded as Canada’s “newspaper of record”. Well, I rarely read it, but know from articles that readers send me that, unlike America’s Newspaper of Record (the NYT, of course) it has a mildly conservative slant. But like the NYT, the G&M has a weakness for woo, … Continue reading The Globe and Mail touts tarot readings

Is New York mayor Eric Adams a woo-meister?

After I read Maureen Dowd’s pretty positive assessment of Mayor Eric Adams of NYC in the NYT—someone touted on this site as a potential Democratic Presidential candidate in 2024)—I was surprised to find this in last Thursday’s Guardian.  Yes, Adams would be wrong if he thought his city got “special energy” from crystals, but does … Continue reading Is New York mayor Eric Adams a woo-meister?