At 08:13 PM 10/13/2005, Doug Henwood wrote:
>New York Daily News - October 13, 2005
>
>Lowdown
>Lloyd Grove
>
>The Hotline blows: Writer Richard Bradley, whose name was Richard Blow
>when he edited George magazine years ago, has had just about enough of The
>Hotline referring to him as "Ex-Dick Blow Richard Bradley." Yesterday
>Bradley E-mailed Chuck Todd, editor of the D.C.-based political tip sheet:
>"It's true, of course, that my last name was Blow before I changed it, but
>no one ever called me Dick, at least not to my face, and I think it's a
>little weird that The Hotline seems to be hung up on this bit of
>name-calling. (You've done it about half a dozen times.). ... I know the
>Hotline traditionally employs a lot of young writers eager to display
>their attitude, but even so, isn't such snarkiness a little immature for a
>serious publication?" Yesterday, after my inquiry, Todd apologized to
>Bradley, and E-mailed me: "We regret any discomfort caused by the
>inclusion of his former name, but we hoped it would clarify for our
>readers who Richard Bradley is." Uh, huh.