This morning in the subway I saw a sign that said
"Danger
People
Working
Above"

And, while I appreciate the effort of going from men to people (just think of what it would suggest to have a sign that said "Danger: Women working above," like "better watch those women when they get their hands on power tools!"), it made me wonder if perhaps it shouldn't be "persons" instead of "people." This, I guess, is the problem with intuitive grammar and/or the way American education approaches grammar and/or this is the reason I was never particularly successful with Spanish grammar.

The thing about Conde Nast shuttering Gourmet is that, while it may have been totally logical and appropriate and even maybe a long time coming, it just seems like such an un-Conde thing to do. Why grant The New Yorker, charmed as it is, special immunity, only to axe a similarly marquee title? While Gourmet may have been a luxury brand -- perhaps even uncomfortably so -- isn't that what Conde is supposed to be all about?

Like, to a fault?

Like, Anna Wintour will probably never have to take a cab?

Ever?