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Instead of "long-time subscriber" shouldn't you write "occasional op-ed contributor"? And I assume that at the end there's a silent "or me from the Stranger"...

gloomy gus on March 28, 2011 at 9:26 AM

Yes! Taibbi rocks. I second that vote.

Lance Thrustwell on March 28, 2011 at 9:26 AM

Agreed!

Or they could lure one Dan Savage.

LukeJoe on March 28, 2011 at 9:27 AM

I'm wondering if Matt is related to Mike.

Vince on March 28, 2011 at 9:27 AM

No, no. I'm not nominating myself, not at all. Not qualified, not interested. Far too attached to the F-word.

Dan Savage on March 28, 2011 at 10:07 AM Stranger Staff

Indeed Matt or if we want to preserve the theater critic pedigree of the column, how about the Village Voice's outspoken theater critic Michael Feingold? Like Rich he his writing is a well-appointed collection of historical contextualization, cultural resonances, and trenchant political commentary.

stuck in boston on March 28, 2011 at 10:19 AM

Joe Nocera's joining the op-ed staff, and I'm not keen on that development.

My Name Here on March 28, 2011 at 10:20 AM

Heart Taibbi. Although as a non-subscriber, would him moving the the NYTimes mean I'd be firewalled away?

BombasticMO on March 28, 2011 at 10:41 AM

Is Taibbi "meaty?"

jenesasquatch on March 28, 2011 at 10:47 AM

People who don't get the Times delivered can access 20 articles/month for free. After that, it's $15/month for computer and smartphone access.

My Name Here on March 28, 2011 at 11:00 AM

Or you can simply create a new fake account every time you run out of your 20. mailinator.com.

on March 28, 2011 at 11:15 AM

I'm sad to see Bob Herbert go, too. That's a fellow who never seemed to be wrong on anything.

heywhatsit!? on March 28, 2011 at 11:17 AM

Great idea! I'm half way through Taibbi's 'The Great Derangement' and he's virtually the only thing worth reading in Rolling Stone these days.

capricorn44 on March 28, 2011 at 11:20 AM

No no no no no. I love Taibbi as much as anyone here, but the NYT op-ed page is the worst possible location for him that I can imagine. When Taibbi is good, he's a bomb-thrower who does actual investigative journalism. When he's bad, he's an insufferable fact-free blowhard; the activist left's answer to Megan McArdle. (Only, to be fair, not currently sullying the reputation of The Atlantic.) Putting him in the Times would encourage the latter and discourage the former.

Doctor Memory on March 28, 2011 at 11:22 AM

I'd love to lure Matt Taibbi away from anything.

Bauhaus I on March 28, 2011 at 11:23 AM

@5 I'm with you. It's a most expressive word.

Vince on March 28, 2011 at 11:28 AM

I love me some Taibbi, though I doubt he'd want to sully his reputation by working for the NYT.

BTW, Matt recounts a lovely story about tripping on acid on the Kerry campaign on episode #253 of Citizen Radio, starting at 33:46 in case any of you lovely people are interested. I enjoyed it thorougly. http://feeds.feedburner.com/CitizenRadio

OuterCow on March 28, 2011 at 11:31 AM

Interesting as I just Bob Herbert's last column yesterday. He's leaving the NYT after 18 years to write a book.

lark on March 28, 2011 at 11:33 AM

New York Magazine is a good magazine. That's where Rich will be.

lewlew on March 28, 2011 at 11:59 AM

Dan, you wouldn't stop saying fuck for New-York-Times-money?! ....What amount of money constitutes "New-York-Times-money" is something of mystery though.

LukeJoe on March 28, 2011 at 1:04 PM

Taibbi would be amazing, but I'd hate to see him become a pure pundit as opposed to the oh-so-necessary investigative journalist he is. Few people are more entertaining to read; and even fewer have as strong a moral compass.

SigLNY on March 28, 2011 at 3:59 PM

I don't think the NYT is a good fit for Taibbi. He uses swear words freely, and the NYT stylebook strictly forbids salty language. Having to excise the words that comprise an important part of his expressiveness would really crimp his style.

I have always been... east coaster on March 28, 2011 at 9:40 PM

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