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		<title>On Twitter, A Meme Captures The New York Times Headline Format</title>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://observer.com/2012/11/on-twitter-a-meme-captures-the-new-york-times-headline-format/screen-shot-2012-11-01-at-11-35-31-am/" rel="attachment wp-att-274407"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-274407" title="Screen shot 2012-11-01 at 11.35.31 AM" alt="" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/screen-shot-2012-11-01-at-11-35-31-am.png?w=300" height="261" width="300" /></a>Twitter has finally captured <em>The New York Times</em>' signature headline comma usage. Using the hashtag "#nytbooks," observant readers are rewriting book titles so that they reflect the paper of record's style.</p>
<p>Some of our favorites include "Of Mice, Men," "In the Rye, A Catcher," "Among Two Cities, A Tale" and "Among Grey Paint Makers, A Clamor To Produce 50 Shades." Maybe we have been homebound for too long, but we are finding this a very enjoyable diversion indeed. <!--more--></p>
<p>But just how well does this reflect <em>Times </em>style? Let's talk a look at today's paper. Three headlines on the top of the homepage first caught our eye: "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/world/asia/wary-of-future-many-professionals-leave-china.html?ref=global-home">Professionals in China, Wary of Future, Seek Other Shores</a>,""<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/us/politics/romney-tones-down-campaign-rhetoric-as-vote-nears.html?ref=global-home">In Dwindling Days of the Race, Romney Takes a Softer Tack</a><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/us/politics/romney-tones-down-campaign-rhetoric-as-vote-nears.html?ref=global-home">,</a>""<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/world/middleeast/market-rises-at-zaatari-camp-for-syrian-refugees.html?ref=global-home">At A Syrian Refugee Camp, Market Rises, Perfume and All</a>." Looks like it checks out.</p>
<p>We have long noticed the <em>Times</em>' tendency to write Yoda-like headlines. But we didn't know it was a thing. But that's the power of the Internet: realizing that we are not alone and turning observations into memes.</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://observer.com/2012/11/on-twitter-a-meme-captures-the-new-york-times-headline-format/screen-shot-2012-11-01-at-11-35-31-am/" rel="attachment wp-att-274407"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-274407" title="Screen shot 2012-11-01 at 11.35.31 AM" alt="" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/screen-shot-2012-11-01-at-11-35-31-am.png?w=300" height="261" width="300" /></a>Twitter has finally captured <em>The New York Times</em>' signature headline comma usage. Using the hashtag "#nytbooks," observant readers are rewriting book titles so that they reflect the paper of record's style.</p>
<p>Some of our favorites include "Of Mice, Men," "In the Rye, A Catcher," "Among Two Cities, A Tale" and "Among Grey Paint Makers, A Clamor To Produce 50 Shades." Maybe we have been homebound for too long, but we are finding this a very enjoyable diversion indeed. <!--more--></p>
<p>But just how well does this reflect <em>Times </em>style? Let's talk a look at today's paper. Three headlines on the top of the homepage first caught our eye: "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/world/asia/wary-of-future-many-professionals-leave-china.html?ref=global-home">Professionals in China, Wary of Future, Seek Other Shores</a>,""<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/us/politics/romney-tones-down-campaign-rhetoric-as-vote-nears.html?ref=global-home">In Dwindling Days of the Race, Romney Takes a Softer Tack</a><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/us/politics/romney-tones-down-campaign-rhetoric-as-vote-nears.html?ref=global-home">,</a>""<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/world/middleeast/market-rises-at-zaatari-camp-for-syrian-refugees.html?ref=global-home">At A Syrian Refugee Camp, Market Rises, Perfume and All</a>." Looks like it checks out.</p>
<p>We have long noticed the <em>Times</em>' tendency to write Yoda-like headlines. But we didn't know it was a thing. But that's the power of the Internet: realizing that we are not alone and turning observations into memes.</p>
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