Turns out Ben Zimmer is taking over the “On Language” column for the NYT. I am stunned. Amongst the various pinch-hitters that have been filling that space since Safire shuffled off his mortal coil, I rated Zimmer’s as superior. Vastly superior, even. This led me to assume that the NYT would either
a) eliminate “On Language”
-or-
ii) hire someone to collect celebrity-themed tweets into a weekly piece in that space.
They have done neither. There is hope.
(via bobulate)
Lemkin 