A PATRONIZING NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE ABOUT THE SOUTH that gets facts wrong and relies on outmoded northeastern stereotypes? Hard to imagine, I know, but that’s what some people are saying.

UPDATE: Reader George Calhoun emails:

As a recent (relatively – 1994) alumnus, and as a person who toured campus with my wife less than a month ago, I can vouch that there are no confederate flags proudly displayed anywhere at Vanderbilt. (I have to confess, however, that I didn’t examine the KA house TOO closely…) I guess facts don’t matter. The Times ought to start a Jayson Blair section, and properly identify their creative fiction. Some of it is pretty entertaining if you don’t happen to be the target.

Indeed.