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Sun-Times endorses Jenny McCarthy’s controversial organizations The Chicago Sun-Times ran a Monday piece on Jenny McCarthy and her upcoming conference “for parents to learn about new support and treatment methods for their children with autism” — methods that were questioned by the Chicago Tribune last year. McCarthy, who is behind the Generation Rescue and Autism One organizations, not only gets a puff piece from the Sun-Times, but receives the paper’s endorsement, too: “The Sun-Times proudly supports Generation Rescue & Autism One,” says the last line of the Q-and-A. “This is closer to a press release than it is to journalism,” writes Seth Mnookin, author of “The Panic Virus: The True Story Behind the Vaccine-Autism Controversy.” Autism One’s annual conference “is not, as the Sun-Times claims, ... Continue reading →

Blazing My Trail: Living and Thriving with Autism. Published by the author. Kindle, $7.99. Reviewed by Steve Silberman It's fashionable to say that autism has become a fashion. If you think overweening psychologists are hastily applying labels like Asperger syndrome to quirky nerds who should be perfectly capable of making their way in the world with no special help, assistance, or accommodations, you have plenty of company. This past January, for example, the New York Times ran two op-eds in one day making that claim, including one by a young novelist named Benjamin Nugent who declared, "Under the rules in place today, any nerd, any withdrawn, bookish kid, can have Asperger syndrome." The source of his authority on the subject, apparently, was that Nugent himself ... Continue reading →

On Sunday, in honor of Mother’s Day, the Chicago Sun-Times ran a puff piece on native daughter Jenny McCarthy. This is closer to a press release than it is to journalism: On Memorial Day weekend, Jenny McCarthy will bring a little bit of L.A. glamor to her hometown, Chicago, for a cause that is close to her heart. The TV star’s philanthropic organization, Generation Rescue, and Autism One [sic] have paired up to offer a conference for parents to learn about new support and treatment methods for their children with autism. … McCarthy will be a keynote speaker at the conference, which, for the second year in a row, is free for the entire weekend to ensure that families of all income levels can attend ... Continue reading →

By Beth Healy, Globe Staff The New York Times Co. said it has sold its remaining share of Fenway Sports Group, which includes the Boston Red Sox, for $63 million. The sale, to undisclosed buyers believed to be current minority owners of the team, ends the Times Co.’s ownership stake in the Red Sox. Over 10 years, the company tripled its investment, having originally purchased a 17.5 percent stake in the team for $75 million in 2002. In recent years it has sold off portions of that share, for a total of $225 million. The Times Co., which owns the Boston Globe, which invested in the Red Sox the year John Henry and his partners acquired the team. Since then, it has won two World ... Continue reading →

When Harvard says it cannot afford something, people notice. So it was when the Globe and others recently reported on a declaration by Harvard’s libraries that their centuries-old mission to provide the university community with access to the entirety of the world’s scholarly literature was not sustainable — a victim of the ever rising cost of subscriptions to research journals. The accompanying call by senior faculty for corrective action is being hailed as a major challenge to the big publishers who have long dominated the academic market — a watershed event in the history scholarly publishing. But the celebration is premature. Harvard and other major research universities have known about the “serials crisis” for decades, and yet they have done next to nothing to address ... Continue reading →