Annotated by the Author: ‘Tiny Tyrannosaur Hints at How T. Rex Became King’
If you and your students find this new annotation feature useful, please let us know in the comments or by writing to LNFeedback@nytimes.com. We are considering asking other Times journalists to do the same.“Tiny Tyrannosaur Hints at How T. Rex Became King,” by Nicholas St. FleurImageTyrannosaurs weren’t always tyrants. For millions of years, the ancestors…
Annotated by the Author: ‘College Football Prospects Actually Signing on Signing Day? That’s So...
You can find more of Mr. Blinder’s work here.“College Football Prospects Actually Signing on Signing Day? That’s So 2017,” by Alan BlinderImageCollege football’s national signing day was more than a week away, but P. J. Fleck, the coach at Minnesota, had little reason to care.He had finished recruiting this year’s class before Christmas.Alan Blinder: Before…
Annotated by the Author: ‘She Helped a Customer in Need. Then U.S. Bank Fired...
To understand how some companies have lost their souls, consider what happened after U.S. Bank stiffed a customer before Christmas.Nicholas Kristof: One challenge here was how to mix the particular story with the larger picture. The only reason to write about Emily James being fired was to make a larger point about irresponsibility in corporate…
Annotated by the Author: ‘Review of “Dune”: A Hero in the Making, on Shifting...
That impulse to linger is understandable given the monumentality of Villeneuve’s world building (and its price tag). But the movie’s spectacular scale combined with Herbert’s complex mythmaking also creates a not entirely productive tension between stasis and movement. Not long after he lands on Dune, Paul is ushered into the new world of its tribal…
Annotated by the Author: Writing Reader Responses
In our “Annotated by the Author” series, we invite New York Times journalists and winners of our student contests to comment on their work to help demystify the writing and research process.Chances are, a teacher has asked you to write a response to a text at some point in your school career, whether it’s to…
Annotated by the Author: ‘The Cultural Canon Is Better Than Ever’
It also forced people to discover — or rediscover — Julie Dash’s film “Daughters of the Dust,” just in time for its 25th anniversary. A sweeping, nonlinear meditation on the Great Migration as seen through three generations of Gullah women, “Daughters” became the first feature film directed by a black woman to have a wide…
