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"The making of a perfect storm." "Sudsy stuff." "Super Sundays." "Reported in this space."
You'll find these cliches on Page 1 of The Record today as the paper continues its mindless coverage of that alcohol-soaked ritual known as the Super Bowl.
It probably should be called the "Super Toilet Bowl" for all the over-eating and over-drinking that will force many fans to throw up in the bathroom.
Following up on a Page 1 news story on Thursday, Road Warrior Columnist John Cichowski puts his own stale spin on the state police's beefed-up patrols to catch drunk fans after Sunday's game.
'Perfect storm'
"A perfect storm" appears in his lead paragraph today. The third paragraph includes a reference to beer as "the sudsy stuff." You get the idea.
None of the lazy editors bother to edit the word-challenged Cichowski, who is valued for his ability to fill space three times a week -- no matter what he writes or how often he goes over the same ground.
Readers can only wonder what Editor Martin Gottlieb thinks of writing and editing like this after all the years he spent at The New York Times. Gottlieb is winding up his second week at the Woodland Park daily.
More cliches
The Record already is previewing New Jersey's Super Bowl two long years from now, with another cliche-ridden account from Staff Writer John Brennan, who is in Indianapolis (A-8).
His lead paragraph tells readers "the Meadowlands host committee already has a mountain of details to master and some lofty goals to attain." He later refers to Pepsi and the Reagan White House as "well-established operations."
Even the headline on Brennan's story is a cliche: "N.J. planners learning ropes."
A story on A-3 today again shows Governor Christie has been unable to tame the free-spending Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which acts as a shadow government.
Of course, the GOP bully has been too busy flying all over the country, answering questions about his presidential ambitions and campaigning for Mitt Romney, a fellow millionaire (A-4).
Trumping Trump
Cartoonist Margulies is at his best today, lampooning Donald Trump's endorsement of Romney, the front-runner (A-22).
And an editorial on the same page notes that besides the huge cost overruns and delays in the construction of the new World Trade Center, the Port Authority missed a huge design flaw that will waste even more money.
On the front of head Assignment Editor Deirdre Sykes' Local section, there is yet another story about increased patrols for Super Bowl drunks. (L-1).
Two cars stolen
I couldn't find any Hackensack news in Sykes' section, though she found room for a 9-inch story on the theft of two cars in Saddle River (L-3).
As they have done on so many days in the past, Sykes and her minions rely on Law & Order news to fill columns that once were filled with municipal news.
Two hogs feed
Reviews of 5 Seasons Bistro in Ridgewood appear today in The Record and in this month's (201) magazine, pet publication of Publisher Stephen A. Borg, but when you compare them, you might think the food writers went to two different restaurants.
In (201), reviewer Bob Probert had not one word of criticism. He wrote that "business at this 82-seat venue has already begun to increase dramatically."
The magazine doesn't rate restaurants with stars or anything else.
The Record's Elisa Ung, on the other hand, had many complaints and gave the pricey BYO only 2 and a half stars (Good to Excellent).
Ung calls the space "one of the most awkward restaurant spots I've ever dined in."
"Just three other tables were occupied, and at times, an awkward silence hovered over the dining room," she wrote in today's Better Living centerfold.
She praises unusual ingredients, but says entree prices north of $30 aren't justified by the unpleasant atmosphere and cooking or service flaws.
Ung also complains about the "aggressive spiciness" of Salmon and Halibut Crusted in White Harissa ($32), apparently unaware that "harissa" is a hot pepper paste used in North African cooking.
But Ung couldn't say enough good things about the three desserts she sampled, calling them "astonishingly good."
There is no frowning in 201. It's all happiness and goodness as we "celebrate wealth."
ReplyDeleteThe Bible of Self-Importance unabashedly honors its advertisers and Borg buddies with poorly disguised editorial. For instance, this month we see the main advertising decision-maker of Valley Hospital first among its best dressed photos.
Overworked staff does a nice job though.
Stephen A Borg is affiliated with The Valley Hospital as a member of the President's Council.
ReplyDeleteMembers of the council serve as liaisons to the community -- in this case to the editors of (201).