Replaying Wednesday, November 30, 2016

The November 30, 2016 was a Wednesday under the star sign of . It was the 334 day of the year. President of the United States was Barack Obama.

If you were born on this day, you are 9 years old. Your last birthday was on the Sunday, November 30, 2025, 214 days ago. Your next birthday is on Monday, November 30, 2026, in 150 days. You have lived for 3,501 days, or about 84,046 hours, or about 5,042,813 minutes, or about 302,568,780 seconds.

Some people who share this birthday:

  • Winston Churchill (historian, politician, born November 30, 1874)
  • Kaley Cuoco (actor, film actor, model, singer, television actor, voice actor, born November 30, 1985)
  • Ridley Scott (actor, executive producer, film director, film producer, television producer, born November 30, 1937)
  • Magnus Carlsen (chess player, born November 30, 1990)
  • Ben Stiller (Trekkie, actor, character actor, comedian, director, film actor, film director, film producer, manufacturer, screenwriter, television actor, voice actor, writer, born November 30, 1965)
  • Mark Twain (aphorist, author, autobiographer, children's writer, humorist, journalist, novelist, opinion journalist, prosaist, science fiction writer, teacher, travel writer, writer, born November 30, 1835)
  • Chrissy Teigen (author, model, television personality, born November 30, 1985)
  • Elisha Cuthbert (actor, blogger, film actor, model, television actor, born November 30, 1982)
  • Abbie Hoffman (human rights activist, peace activist, political activist, political writer, politician, psychologist, social activist, writer, born November 30, 1936)
  • Gary Lineker (association football player, broadcaster, journalist, sports commentator, born November 30, 1960)
  • Mandy Patinkin (actor, director, film actor, screenwriter, singer, stage actor, television actor, born November 30, 1952)
  • Billy Idol (actor, film actor, guitarist, musician, singer, songwriter, born November 30, 1955)
  • Larry Hoover (gangster, born November 30, 1950)
  • Marina Abramović (film director, film producer, performance artist, performing artist, photographer, photojournalist, scenographer, sculptor, sound artist, university teacher, video artist, born November 30, 1946)
  • Gael García Bernal (actor, film actor, film director, television actor, born November 30, 1978)
  • Azadeh Namdari (presenter, born November 30, 1984)
  • Kristi Noem (beauty pageant contestant, farmer, politician, rancher, born November 30, 1971)
  • Steve Aoki (club DJ, disc jockey, record producer, born November 30, 1977)
  • Fumihito, Prince Akishino (aristocrat, ichthyologist, ornithologist, born November 30, 1965)
  • Mia Goth (actor, film actor, model, born November 30, 1993)
  • Wallace Chung (actor, dancer, director, singer, television actor, born November 30, 1974)
  • Hikari Mitsushima (actor, gravure idol, singer, tarento, born November 30, 1985)
  • Terrence Malick (film actor, film director, film producer, journalist, screenwriter, translator, born November 30, 1943)
  • Mehrdad Minavand (association football manager, association football player, singer, born November 30, 1975)
  • Raashi Khanna (film actor, model, singer, born November 30, 1990)
  • Jonathan Swift (Anglican priest, children's writer, essayist, human rights activist, novelist, opinion journalist, pamphleteer, philosopher, poet, prosaist, public figure, satirist, science fiction writer, writer, born November 30, 1667)
  • Bo Jackson (American football player, actor, athletics competitor, banker, baseball player, born November 30, 1962)
  • Christian (actor, film actor, professional wrestler, born November 30, 1973)
  • Aoi Miyazaki (child actor, fashion model, film actor, model, born November 30, 1985)
  • Robert Kirkman (comics writer, film producer, screenwriter, television producer, writer, born November 30, 1978)
  • Richard Crenna (actor, television director, television producer, born November 30, 1926)
  • Sido (autobiographer, composer, film actor, rapper, record producer, singer, born November 30, 1980)
  • Jessalyn Gilsig (actor, film actor, television actor, voice actor, born November 30, 1971)
  • Stephen Campbell Moore (actor, film actor, stage actor, television actor, born November 30, 1979)
  • William H. Gates Jr. (businessperson, lawyer, philanthropist, born November 30, 1925)
  • Lucy Maud Montgomery (biographer, children's writer, diarist, novelist, poet, short story writer, writer, born November 30, 1874)
  • Tony Bellew (boxer, born November 30, 1982)
  • Diego Klattenhoff (actor, film actor, line producer, television actor, born November 30, 1979)
  • War Machine (actor, mixed martial arts fighter, pornographic actor, born November 30, 1981)
  • Nelsan Ellis (actor, film actor, film producer, television actor, born November 30, 1977)
  • Albert Kesselring (aircraft pilot, autobiographer, military personnel, born November 30, 1885)
  • George DiCaprio (artist, writer, born November 30, 1943)
  • Nyjah Huston (skateboarder, born November 30, 1994)
  • Andres Bonifacio (autobiographer, military personnel, politician, president, born November 30, 1863)
  • Hiam Abbass (actor, director, film actor, film director, performing artist, photographer, screenwriter, born November 30, 1960)
  • Shirley Chisholm (politician, born November 30, 1924)
  • Charlie Murphy (actor, film actor, born November 30, 1984)
  • Jagadish Chandra Bose (archaeologist, botanist, chemist, physicist, university teacher, writer, born November 30, 1858)
  • Mr. Krabs (manager, born November 30, 1942)
  • Simonetta Stefanelli (actor, businessperson, fashion designer, born November 30, 1954)
  • Clay Aiken (actor, musician, politician, singer, born November 30, 1978)
  • G. Gordon Liddy (FBI agent, actor, lawyer, politician, writer, born November 30, 1930)
  • David Mamet (actor, author, film director, film producer, novelist, playwright, poet, screenwriter, television producer, theatrical director, writer, born November 30, 1947)
  • Chandra Bahadur Dangi (weaver, born November 30, 1939)
  • Baghdad Bounedjah (association football player, born November 30, 1991)
  • Alfonso X of Castile and Leon (astronomer, composer, historian, jurist, poet, ruler, writer, born November 23, 1221)
  • Luo Jin (actor, opera singer, singer, television actor, born November 30, 1981)
  • Nigel de Jong (association football player, born November 30, 1984)
  • Jorge Negrete. (actor, film actor, singer, television actor, born November 30, 1911)
  • Trinity Fatu (celebrity, dancer, model, professional wrestler, born November 30, 1987)
  • John Bishop (actor, association football player, comedian, entertainer, sales representative, television actor, born November 30, 1966)
  • Cherie Currie (actor, artist, film actor, film producer, musician, singer, songwriter, television actor, wood carver, born November 30, 1959)
  • William-Adolphe Bouguereau (draftsperson, painter, born November 30, 1825)
  • Phillip Hughes (cricketer, born November 30, 1988)
  • V. N. Janaki (actor, politician, born November 30, 1923)
  • Billy Drago (actor, film actor, film producer, model, stunt performer, television actor, born November 30, 1945)
  • Gary Lewis (film actor, performing artist, stage actor, television actor, born November 30, 1958)
  • Dick Clark (actor, businessperson, film producer, game show host, presenter, radio personality, screenwriter, television producer, born November 30, 1929)
  • Lawrence Summers (banker, economist, politician, professor, scientist, university teacher, born November 30, 1954)
  • Paul Westphal (basketball coach, basketball player, head coach, sports commentator, born November 30, 1950)
  • Mindy McCready (recording artist, singer, songwriter, born November 30, 1975)
  • Rotimi (actor, model, singer-songwriter, television actor, born November 30, 1988)
  • Yuri Chinen (actor, child actor, singer, born November 30, 1993)
  • Bo Welch (film director, screenwriter, born November 30, 1951)
  • Colin Mochrie (comedian, film actor, improviser, stage actor, television actor, born November 30, 1957)
  • Gordon Liu (actor, film actor, film director, martial artist, television actor, born November 30, 1955)
  • Ali Hassan al-Majid (military officer, politician, war criminal, born November 30, 1941)
  • Rika Matsumoto (actor, radio personality, seiyū, singer, born November 30, 1968)
  • Kevin Conroy (dub actor, film actor, stage actor, television actor, voice actor, born November 30, 1955)
  • Hinnerk Schönemann (actor, born November 30, 1974)
  • Kazumi Saito (baseball player, born November 30, 1977)
  • M. Sasikumar (actor, film director, film editor, screenwriter, born November 30, 1975)
  • Rajiv Dixit (scientist, born November 30, 1967)
  • Marc Forster (film director, film producer, screenwriter, born November 30, 1969)
  • Richard M. Burr (politician, born November 30, 1955)
  • Lorraine Kelly (journalist, television presenter, born November 30, 1959)
  • Casimir IV Jagiellon (sovereign, born November 21, 1427)
  • Roger Glover (bassist, record producer, songwriter, born November 30, 1945)
  • Robert Guillaume (actor, comedian, film producer, motorman, postal worker, singer, television actor, videographer, voice actor, born November 30, 1927)
  • Jeetendra Madnani (actor, born November 30, 1978)
  • Murali Sharma (actor, television actor, born November 30, 1963)
  • Virginia Mayo (film actor, stage actor, television actor, born November 30, 1921)
  • Henry Selick (animator, film director, film producer, screenwriter, born November 30, 1952)
  • Eir Aoi (singer, born November 30, 1988)
  • Richard Brake (actor, film actor, television actor, voice actor, born November 30, 1964)
  • Vijay Raaz (actor, film director, born November 30, 1963)
  • Emmanuel Lubezki (cinematographer, film director, film producer, painter, photographer, born November 30, 1964)
  • Hayato Nakamura (kabuki actor, born November 30, 1993)
  • Rebecca Rittenhouse (actor, film actor, television actor, born November 30, 1988)
  • Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (film actor, stage actor, television actor, voice actor, born November 30, 1918)
  • Jushin Liger (professional wrestler, born November 30, 1964)
  • Sulaiman Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi (banker, entrepreneur, born November 30, 1928)
  • Lydia Wilson (actor, film actor, stage actor, television actor, born November 30, 1984)
  • Iván Rodríguez (baseball player, born November 30, 1971)
  • Perrey Reeves (actor, film actor, television actor, born November 30, 1970)
  • Dian Parkinson (Playboy Playmate, actor, beauty pageant contestant, model, born November 30, 1944)
  • Laurent Jalabert (color commentator, sport cyclist, born November 30, 1968)
  • Philippe Rebbot (actor, film director, screenwriter, born November 30, 1964)
  • Virginia Henderson (nurse, scientist, writer, born November 30, 1897)
  • Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Catholic priest, born November 30, 1629)
  • Josh Koscheck (amateur wrestler, mixed martial arts fighter, born November 30, 1977)
  • Masahisa Takenaka (criminal, born November 30, 1933)
  • John Kani (actor, author, film actor, film director, screenwriter, stage actor, writer, born November 30, 1943)
  • Charles Hawtrey (comedian, film actor, pianist, stage actor, television actor, born November 30, 1914)
  • Aldair (association football player, born November 30, 1965)
  • Enzo Tortora (actor, journalist, politician, radio personality, television presenter, writer, born November 30, 1928)
  • Na Moon-hee (actor, film actor, voice actor, born November 30, 1941)
  • Pamela Jiles (journalist, politician, writer, born November 30, 1960)
  • Margaret Whitton (film actor, film director, film producer, stage actor, television actor, born November 30, 1950)
  • Subhash Chandra (businessperson, politician, born November 30, 1950)
  • Christophe Beck (composer, film score composer, born November 30, 1972)
  • Gordon Parks (actor, artist, composer, fashion photographer, film actor, film director, film producer, journalist, novelist, photographer, photojournalist, poet, screenwriter, writer, born November 30, 1912)
  • Tsai Chin (actor, author, film actor, singer, writer, born November 30, 1933)
  • Tom Simpson (sport cyclist, born November 30, 1937)
  • Bruce Payne (actor, film actor, film producer, stage actor, television actor, theatrical director, born November 30, 1957)
  • Chris Weitz (actor, entrepreneur, film director, film producer, screenwriter, born November 30, 1969)
  • Marina de Tavira (actor, film actor, stage actor, television actor, born November 30, 1974)
  • Takako Doi (legal counsel, politician, born November 30, 1928)
  • Ulay (artist, conceptual artist, director, performance artist, photographer, photojournalist, professional photographer, screenwriter, university teacher, video artist, born November 30, 1943)
  • Margarita Salas (biochemist, molecular biologist, molecular geneticist, university teacher, born November 30, 1938)
  • Lost Frequencies (composer, disc jockey, record producer, born November 30, 1993)
  • Daniel Ings (actor, television actor, born November 30, 1985)
  • Theodor Mommsen (classical archaeologist, classical scholar, epigrapher, historian, historian of classical antiquity, journalist, jurist, legal historian, numismatist, politician, university teacher, writer, born November 30, 1817)
  • George Graham (association football manager, association football player, born November 30, 1944)
  • Aden Young (actor, film actor, film director, television actor, born November 30, 1971)
  • Cem Adrian (composer, record producer, singer, songwriter, born November 30, 1980)
  • Okairy Giner (actor, film actor, model, television actor, born November 30, 1992)
  • Tomorô Taguchi (actor, film director, musician, seiyū, singer, born November 30, 1957)
  • Bill Walsh (American football coach, non-fiction writer, television presenter, born November 30, 1931)
  • Des'ree (composer, singer, singer-songwriter, born November 30, 1968)
  • Heinz Rudolf Kunze (author, composer, recording artist, singer, writer, born November 30, 1956)
  • Richard Bacon (film critic, journalist, television presenter, born November 30, 1975)
  • Walter Emanuel Jones (actor, dancer, television actor, voice actor, born November 30, 1970)
  • Dougie Poynter (bassist, guitarist, model, musician, singer, songwriter, born November 30, 1987)
  • Lucha Villa (actor, film actor, singer, television actor, born November 30, 1936)
  • Michelle Burke (film actor, television actor, born November 30, 1970)
  • Mika Salo (Formula One driver, racing automobile driver, born November 30, 1966)
  • Björn Gustafson (actor, film actor, born November 30, 1934)
  • Aleksandr Lykov (actor, born November 30, 1961)
  • Roy Nissany (Formula Two driver, racing automobile driver, born November 30, 1994)

30th of November 2016 News

News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on November 30, 2016

Mayor de Blasio Adopts Old Trick: ‘Dumping’ News When It Might Go Unnoticed

Date: 30 November 2016

By WILLIAM NEUMAN

Mayor Bill de Blasio has adopted so-called Friday news dump, old trick used by politicians hoping to avoid media scrutiny; tactic involves releasing large amount of potentially negative news late in week, before holiday weekend or at other times when it is likely to go unnoticed.

Full Article

Why the Trump Team’s Economic Promises Will Be Hard to Execute

Date: 30 November 2016

By NEIL IRWIN

News Analysis; experts question economic policy proposals laid out by Donald J Trump's choices for Treasury Sec and Sec of Commerce; say tax plans underlying promises by both Steven Mnuchin and Wilbur Ross, respectively, contradict what president-elect laid out during campaign, and would increase budget deficit.

Full Article

If Trump Tweets It, Is It News? A Quandary for the News Media

Date: 30 November 2016

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and SYDNEY EMBER

Full Article

Appalachia Burning

Date: 30 November 2016

By JASON HOWARD

Op-Ed article by Appalachian studies teacher Jason Howard laments destruction of Gatlinburg, Tenn, by wildfires; shares region's great beauty and its significance to his family; faults media for lack of coverage of tragic event, noting news coverage of Appalachia has historically been confined to mean-spirited stereotypes of region's people and culture.

Full Article

While We Weren’t Looking, Snapchat Revolutionized Social Networks

Date: 30 November 2016

By FARHAD MANJOO

Farhad Manjoo State of the Art column marvels how Snap Inc has become one of world's most innovative and influential consumer technology companies despite perception that its Snapchat app is frivolous; notes firm's groundbreaking idea to make messages disappear after certain amount of time eliminates users seeking likes, follows and reshares, factors that have led to spread of fake news.

Full Article

How Much Disclosure About an Op-Ed Author Is Required?

Date: 30 November 2016

By LIZ SPAYD

Full Article

Movie Awards Season Kicks Off in High Gear

Date: 30 November 2016

By CARA BUCKLEY

Cara Buckley The Carpetbagger column notes many of this year's Oscar contenders appeal particularly to liberal-minded moviegoers and have served as sort of group therapy after unexpected presidential victory of Donald Trump.

Full Article

Fair Hopping, Parties and Shopping at Art Basel Miami Beach

Date: 30 November 2016

By ALISON S. COHN

Full Article

What You Should Watch Wednesday Night

Date: 30 November 2016

By MARGARET LYONS

Full Article

With 28,000 LEDs, It’s Lights! Lights! Lights! Action!

Date: 30 November 2016

By MICHAEL COOPER

Full Article

Mayor de Blasio Adopts Old Trick: ‘Dumping’ News When It Might Go Unnoticed

Date: 30 November 2016

By WILLIAM NEUMAN

Mayor Bill de Blasio has adopted so-called Friday news dump, old trick used by politicians hoping to avoid media scrutiny; tactic involves releasing large amount of potentially negative news late in week, before holiday weekend or at other times when it is likely to go unnoticed.

Full Article

Why the Trump Team’s Economic Promises Will Be Hard to Execute

Date: 30 November 2016

By NEIL IRWIN

News Analysis; experts question economic policy proposals laid out by Donald J Trump's choices for Treasury Sec and Sec of Commerce; say tax plans underlying promises by both Steven Mnuchin and Wilbur Ross, respectively, contradict what president-elect laid out during campaign, and would increase budget deficit.

Full Article

If Trump Tweets It, Is It News? A Quandary for the News Media

Date: 30 November 2016

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and SYDNEY EMBER

Full Article

Appalachia Burning

Date: 30 November 2016

By JASON HOWARD

Op-Ed article by Appalachian studies teacher Jason Howard laments destruction of Gatlinburg, Tenn, by wildfires; shares region's great beauty and its significance to his family; faults media for lack of coverage of tragic event, noting news coverage of Appalachia has historically been confined to mean-spirited stereotypes of region's people and culture.

Full Article

While We Weren’t Looking, Snapchat Revolutionized Social Networks

Date: 30 November 2016

By FARHAD MANJOO

Farhad Manjoo State of the Art column marvels how Snap Inc has become one of world's most innovative and influential consumer technology companies despite perception that its Snapchat app is frivolous; notes firm's groundbreaking idea to make messages disappear after certain amount of time eliminates users seeking likes, follows and reshares, factors that have led to spread of fake news.

Full Article

How Much Disclosure About an Op-Ed Author Is Required?

Date: 30 November 2016

By LIZ SPAYD

Full Article

Movie Awards Season Kicks Off in High Gear

Date: 30 November 2016

By CARA BUCKLEY

Cara Buckley The Carpetbagger column notes many of this year's Oscar contenders appeal particularly to liberal-minded moviegoers and have served as sort of group therapy after unexpected presidential victory of Donald Trump.

Full Article

Fair Hopping, Parties and Shopping at Art Basel Miami Beach

Date: 30 November 2016

By ALISON S. COHN

Full Article

What You Should Watch Wednesday Night

Date: 30 November 2016

By MARGARET LYONS

Full Article

With 28,000 LEDs, It’s Lights! Lights! Lights! Action!

Date: 30 November 2016

By MICHAEL COOPER

Full Article

Mayor de Blasio Adopts Old Trick: ‘Dumping’ News When It Might Go Unnoticed

Date: 30 November 2016

By WILLIAM NEUMAN

Mayor Bill de Blasio has adopted so-called Friday news dump, old trick used by politicians hoping to avoid media scrutiny; tactic involves releasing large amount of potentially negative news late in week, before holiday weekend or at other times when it is likely to go unnoticed.

Full Article

Why the Trump Team’s Economic Promises Will Be Hard to Execute

Date: 30 November 2016

By NEIL IRWIN

News Analysis; experts question economic policy proposals laid out by Donald J Trump's choices for Treasury Sec and Sec of Commerce; say tax plans underlying promises by both Steven Mnuchin and Wilbur Ross, respectively, contradict what president-elect laid out during campaign, and would increase budget deficit.

Full Article

If Trump Tweets It, Is It News? A Quandary for the News Media

Date: 30 November 2016

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and SYDNEY EMBER

Full Article

Appalachia Burning

Date: 30 November 2016

By JASON HOWARD

Op-Ed article by Appalachian studies teacher Jason Howard laments destruction of Gatlinburg, Tenn, by wildfires; shares region's great beauty and its significance to his family; faults media for lack of coverage of tragic event, noting news coverage of Appalachia has historically been confined to mean-spirited stereotypes of region's people and culture.

Full Article

While We Weren’t Looking, Snapchat Revolutionized Social Networks

Date: 30 November 2016

By FARHAD MANJOO

Farhad Manjoo State of the Art column marvels how Snap Inc has become one of world's most innovative and influential consumer technology companies despite perception that its Snapchat app is frivolous; notes firm's groundbreaking idea to make messages disappear after certain amount of time eliminates users seeking likes, follows and reshares, factors that have led to spread of fake news.

Full Article

How Much Disclosure About an Op-Ed Author Is Required?

Date: 30 November 2016

By LIZ SPAYD

Full Article

Movie Awards Season Kicks Off in High Gear

Date: 30 November 2016

By CARA BUCKLEY

Cara Buckley The Carpetbagger column notes many of this year's Oscar contenders appeal particularly to liberal-minded moviegoers and have served as sort of group therapy after unexpected presidential victory of Donald Trump.

Full Article

Fair Hopping, Parties and Shopping at Art Basel Miami Beach

Date: 30 November 2016

By ALISON S. COHN

Full Article

What You Should Watch Wednesday Night

Date: 30 November 2016

By MARGARET LYONS

Full Article

Date:

Full Article

With 28,000 LEDs, It’s Lights! Lights! Lights! Action!

Date: 30 November 2016

By MICHAEL COOPER

Full Article

Mayor de Blasio Adopts Old Trick: ‘Dumping’ News When It Might Go Unnoticed

Date: 30 November 2016

By WILLIAM NEUMAN

Mayor Bill de Blasio has adopted so-called Friday news dump, old trick used by politicians hoping to avoid media scrutiny; tactic involves releasing large amount of potentially negative news late in week, before holiday weekend or at other times when it is likely to go unnoticed.

Full Article

Why the Trump Team’s Economic Promises Will Be Hard to Execute

Date: 30 November 2016

By NEIL IRWIN

News Analysis; experts question economic policy proposals laid out by Donald J Trump's choices for Treasury Sec and Sec of Commerce; say tax plans underlying promises by both Steven Mnuchin and Wilbur Ross, respectively, contradict what president-elect laid out during campaign, and would increase budget deficit.

Full Article

If Trump Tweets It, Is It News? A Quandary for the News Media

Date: 30 November 2016

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and SYDNEY EMBER

Full Article

Appalachia Burning

Date: 30 November 2016

By JASON HOWARD

Op-Ed article by Appalachian studies teacher Jason Howard laments destruction of Gatlinburg, Tenn, by wildfires; shares region's great beauty and its significance to his family; faults media for lack of coverage of tragic event, noting news coverage of Appalachia has historically been confined to mean-spirited stereotypes of region's people and culture.

Full Article

While We Weren’t Looking, Snapchat Revolutionized Social Networks

Date: 30 November 2016

By FARHAD MANJOO

Farhad Manjoo State of the Art column marvels how Snap Inc has become one of world's most innovative and influential consumer technology companies despite perception that its Snapchat app is frivolous; notes firm's groundbreaking idea to make messages disappear after certain amount of time eliminates users seeking likes, follows and reshares, factors that have led to spread of fake news.

Full Article

How Much Disclosure About an Op-Ed Author Is Required?

Date: 30 November 2016

By LIZ SPAYD

Full Article

Movie Awards Season Kicks Off in High Gear

Date: 30 November 2016

By CARA BUCKLEY

Cara Buckley The Carpetbagger column notes many of this year's Oscar contenders appeal particularly to liberal-minded moviegoers and have served as sort of group therapy after unexpected presidential victory of Donald Trump.

Full Article

Fair Hopping, Parties and Shopping at Art Basel Miami Beach

Date: 30 November 2016

By ALISON S. COHN

Full Article

What You Should Watch Wednesday Night

Date: 30 November 2016

By MARGARET LYONS

Full Article

With 28,000 LEDs, It’s Lights! Lights! Lights! Action!

Date: 30 November 2016

By MICHAEL COOPER

Full Article

Mayor de Blasio Adopts Old Trick: ‘Dumping’ News When It Might Go Unnoticed

Date: 30 November 2016

By WILLIAM NEUMAN

Mayor Bill de Blasio has adopted so-called Friday news dump, old trick used by politicians hoping to avoid media scrutiny; tactic involves releasing large amount of potentially negative news late in week, before holiday weekend or at other times when it is likely to go unnoticed.

Full Article

Why the Trump Team’s Economic Promises Will Be Hard to Execute

Date: 30 November 2016

By NEIL IRWIN

News Analysis; experts question economic policy proposals laid out by Donald J Trump's choices for Treasury Sec and Sec of Commerce; say tax plans underlying promises by both Steven Mnuchin and Wilbur Ross, respectively, contradict what president-elect laid out during campaign, and would increase budget deficit.

Full Article

If Trump Tweets It, Is It News? A Quandary for the News Media

Date: 30 November 2016

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and SYDNEY EMBER

Full Article

Appalachia Burning

Date: 30 November 2016

By JASON HOWARD

Op-Ed article by Appalachian studies teacher Jason Howard laments destruction of Gatlinburg, Tenn, by wildfires; shares region's great beauty and its significance to his family; faults media for lack of coverage of tragic event, noting news coverage of Appalachia has historically been confined to mean-spirited stereotypes of region's people and culture.

Full Article

While We Weren’t Looking, Snapchat Revolutionized Social Networks

Date: 30 November 2016

By FARHAD MANJOO

Farhad Manjoo State of the Art column marvels how Snap Inc has become one of world's most innovative and influential consumer technology companies despite perception that its Snapchat app is frivolous; notes firm's groundbreaking idea to make messages disappear after certain amount of time eliminates users seeking likes, follows and reshares, factors that have led to spread of fake news.

Full Article

How Much Disclosure About an Op-Ed Author Is Required?

Date: 30 November 2016

By LIZ SPAYD

Full Article

Movie Awards Season Kicks Off in High Gear

Date: 30 November 2016

By CARA BUCKLEY

Cara Buckley The Carpetbagger column notes many of this year's Oscar contenders appeal particularly to liberal-minded moviegoers and have served as sort of group therapy after unexpected presidential victory of Donald Trump.

Full Article

Fair Hopping, Parties and Shopping at Art Basel Miami Beach

Date: 30 November 2016

By ALISON S. COHN

Full Article

What You Should Watch Wednesday Night

Date: 30 November 2016

By MARGARET LYONS

Full Article

With 28,000 LEDs, It’s Lights! Lights! Lights! Action!

Date: 30 November 2016

By MICHAEL COOPER

Full Article