In a staff-bylined story in the Feb. 3 New York Times, the suspect in the slaying of five women in a mall in the Chicago suburb of Tinley Park, Ill., was described only “as wearing a waist-length winter coat, jeans and a knit cap.” Not altogether true. The Chicago Tribune reported the same day that [...]

Imagine this make-believe world: Each mistake you make adds to your credibility. Each misstep you take is further evidence of your infallibility. You’d enjoy an “Escape Hatch 22″ instead of a “Catch 22″ – a life of triumph, instead of a life of frustration. What brings this to mind are the reports of the “greatest [...]