Adult orphans: An article in Monday’s Health section that was part of a package on how people handle their parents’ deaths focused on Larry Graber, a Santa Monica psychotherapist whose parents died within six months of each other in 2000. Although the article said Graber is an openly gay man, Graber is heterosexual. The reporter [...]
The recipe for Irish Whiskey Cake in the April 30 Food section called for an incorrect amount of whiskey in the glaze. It should be 1 cup, not 1 tablespoon. Link
An article on April 24 about Augusten Burroughs, who has published a new memoir, “A Wolf at the Table,” referred incompletely to the settlement of a lawsuit over another book by Mr. Burroughs, “Running With Scissors,” that was filed by the children of a psychiatrist he lived with as a teenager. In addition to changes [...]
The MILF Show by the Skin Tight Outta Sight Rebel Burlesque troupe (at the Cadillac Lounge, 1296 Queen St. W.) takes place on May 10 at 8 p.m., not May 11 as incorrectly stated in a May 8 article about the show. Link
An article in Wednesday’s editions about the Indiana primary election quoted a man who said he thought Sen. Barack was a Muslim. The article inadvertently failed to note that Mr. Obama is in fact a Christian. Link
May 9–A woman shot in the head at a west-central Fresno apartment was in critical condition after the incident. A headline in Thursday’s 5-Minute Bee on Page A2 incorrectly reported that the shooting was fatal. Link
An article on Tuesday about research into how animals learn misspelled the Latin name of a worm used frequently in laboratory experiments. It is Caenorhabditis elegans, not Caenorhadits. The article also misspelled the name of the university where one of the researchers, Reuven Dukas, works as a biologist. It is McMaster University, not McMasters. Link
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An article in the Timelines section on March 31 (In The Herald: 1988), referred to a court case in 1988 involving a contempt of court summons against the then senior workers’ compensation commissioner Brian Muirhead. The article should have reported that the matter was eventually settled in Mr Muirhead’s favour. The Herald apologises to Mr [...]
Courtesy of Simon of Bloggasm:
In congratulating Cathy Smith for her win in the Democratic primary for Monroe County treasurer, Regina Malloy said, “If elected in the general election, I hope she does a good job in the treasurer’s office.” She was incorrectly quoted in Wednesday’s H-T as saying she hoped Smith would win the general election.
The H-T regrets the [...]
A list of famous last words published in yesterday’s editions of The Sun incorrectly attributed the authorship of Moby-Dick to Nathaniel Hawthorne. The novel was written by Herman Melville.
The Sun regrets the error. Link
The article “Banker accused of sexual harassment” (April 14) concerned the alleged conduct of Michael Blomfield during his employment at the Commonwealth Bank. The Herald accepts that the allegations published about Mr Blomfield are untested and are regarded as false not only by Mr Blomfield but by the bank, which has thoroughly investigated them. The [...]
Gabon drifted from the west coast of Africa into the centre of the continent on a map accompanying an article about the country’s president (Papa Bongo’s 40 years in power, page 15, May 5). Link
“I can never tell the difference between a dunnock and a house sparrow,” wrote a contributor to Notes & Queries (page 20, G2, May 6). Neither could we. The photographs we used, and labelled as a dunnock and a house sparrow, were both of sparrows, female and male respectively. Link
Instructions for an editor were inadvertently left on Tuesday’s People page on 8A. The words ”LABEL HERE” should have read ”JUDGING JASON,” above a headline and story about Jason Taylor’s samba on Dancing with the Stars. The error was made in the newsroom production process. Link
From the Times of Trenton, NJ:
A front page story in Sunday’s Times incorrectly stated that John P. Clifford has a helicopter pad on his Aunt Molly Road property in Hopewell Township. He does not.
Warren Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shares might not be the best investment for some investors. A Money & Investing article in some editions Monday incorrectly stated that he said the company wasn’t a good investment opportunity. Link
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With respect to a settlement offer they have made to Maclean’s, the Canadian Islamic Congress and Naiyer Habib of British Columbia say that they have not, at any time, asked the magazine’s editors to relinquish control of the treatment of a possible rebuttal to a Mark Steyn piece published in 2006 or insisted that the [...]
A story published in last Thursday’s Waikato Times, on the price of pork, wrongly attributed a quote to Wayne Douglas from the Mad Butcher on Kahikatea Dr. Mr Douglas did not say “trim pork is dearer than lamb steaks” and the Waikato Times apologises for the error.
A headline and article on Saturday about “Bridge Over the Wadi,” a documentary about a school for Jewish and Arab pupils shown on the PBS World channel on Sunday, misidentified the school’s location. It is in northern Israel, not on the West Bank. The article also referred incorrectly to the West Bank. While it is [...]
We were wrong to say that Scandinavian Airlines commissioned Parisian maestro Christian Dior to revamp their winter uniform in 1971; he died in 1957. The uniforms were designed by the House of Dior, then under the direction of Marc Bohan (Work that look!, page 11, G2, April 24). Link
The late brother of Hofstra lacrosse player Michael Colleluori was misidentified yesterday. His first name was Nick and he was not Michael’s twin.
ON April 23 we reported that the fiancée of Gregg “Opie” Hughes, one half of the Opie and Anthony radio show, was involved in an X-rated sex video with MTV star Bam Margera. We reported that Hughes was taking legal action against a disgruntled ex-employee of the radio duo who had acquired the rights to [...]
Because of a transcription error, a film review on Friday about “Redbelt” referred incorrectly to the character Sondra, played by Alice Braga. She is mouthy, not mousy. Link
One of the poems that KidsPost published April 29 as part of its poetry contest was not written by the child who submitted it. The poem that appeared as “Horrible, Just Horrible” was actually written by Shel Silverstein and is titled “One Out of Sixteen.” The child who sent in the poem originally told KidsPost [...]
