Comments on: Setting the Record Straight: Yaffa Fredrick on the NYT Column About Her Restaurant Spending

By: lemonlyman

lemonlyman — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:12:36 +0000

http://tv.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/arts/television/game-of-thrones-begins-sunday-on-hbo-review.html Hope this one works! Makes for a good short hate-read.

By: slocker@twitter

slocker@twitter — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:52:44 +0000

Ugh. These link-bait NYT trend pieces make me ragey, but at the same time I can never look away! Applause for getting it right.

By: Yaffa

Yaffa — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:46:00 +0000

Ms. Bellafante and I have corresponded since this piece went live, and she has been extremely gracious towards me. She has apologized for any hurt feelings and embarrassment,and worked with me on getting the facts and figures as close to accurate as possible. In short, it has been a learning experience for both of us. Thank you, fellow Billfold readers, for your support!

By: TARDIStime

TARDIStime — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 03:30:43 +0000

@lemonlyman Linkage! I love GOT and hate-reading!

By: eemusings@twitter

eemusings@twitter — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 03:15:34 +0000

High five, Billfold. Awesome followup work Mike.

By: Yogi

Yogi — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:41:14 +0000

@lemonlyman Ugh! I remember that review. As a women who really likes Game of Thrones (show and books) I was pretty peeved by her review.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 23:04:31 +0000

@Yaffa Alas I am in Vancouver! Dining in spirit (by that I guess I mean eating leftovers at my desk while writing this).

Also props on your response to the article. It would be surreal to see your life distorted for the purpose of making a (pretty snide) point about Young People Today, and you seem like you are presenting your perspective very gracefully.

By: Splendorofmorgan

Splendorofmorgan — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:31:19 +0000

Fantastic follow-up, Mike. I love that you included a response from Ginia.

“I spent money on things that hardly in retrospect seem worthwhile.” Like so many people of all ages who throw away money every month on underwater real estate?

By: lemonlyman

lemonlyman — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:04:29 +0000

For whatever its worth, I recognized that name; Ginia Bellafante also wrote that annoying Game of Thrones review back in ’11, where she deliberately misrepresented women who read fantasy.

By: Megano

Megano — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:01:28 +0000

Mike, this is such a great article. Thanks so much for the follow-up, and huge kudos to Yaffa for 1) keeping her shit together after being so heinously mis-represented and 2) being so fiscally responsible. Any chance of a letter to the editor pointing out these errors?