Forget the substance, look at the form:
That’s the subhead on a TV ratings item in today’s “Arts, Briefly” column of The New York Times.
Now look at the headline on yesterday’s item about the Vienna Philharmonic:
Yeah, yeah. We know it must’ve been pure coincidence. But the S/U staff of thousands on the prowl for recognition loves when the mainstream press flatters it by imitation, no matter how minor.
