ZEROING IN ON THE IMPORTANT ISSUES: Can The New York Times Weddings Section Be Justified? I think, as a contrast to all the natter about inequality on the editorial pages, it serves a valuable function by reminding us what NYT readers really care about, and are really like. “The Times emphasizes four things about a person–college degrees, graduate degrees, career path, and parents’ profession–for these are the markers of upscale Americans today.”

Plus: “To argue that the page has diversified is tantamount to saying ‘Why, we feature lots of different kinds of people. There are transgender Harvard grads, Hispanic Harvard grads….'”