Safire, William

Safire, William. The Crimson Birthmark, New York Timer, January 21, 2002, sec. A, p. 15. 

Safire, William. Before the Pall An Inside View of the Pre-Watergate White House. New York Doubleday, 1975. 

On Macintosh and other icons, see William Safire, "I Like Icon," New York Times Magazine, February 4, 1990, 1214. 

The incident occurred on January 17, 2002, and generated heated responses from a number of quarters. For two more considered examples, see Andrew Ferguson, Kass Warfare, Weekly Standard, February 4, 2002, 13, and William Safire, The Crimson Birthmark, New York Times, January 21, 2002, sec. A, p. 15. 

Absurd In January 2000, the front cover of the New York Times Magazine boldly titled its feature essay Racing toward Immortality (or at Least Your 150th Birthday).Respected New York Times columnist William Safire opines In the millennium to come a curious question will occupy the minds of our descendants. It seems almost nutty to ask it today, but tomorrow s question will be Why die ... For future people, doddering will no longer be an option.. .. for those readers of a distant tomorrow who will flip back through the millennia to access the New York Times Archive, one will say, You know, this fellow was incredibly prescient. I doubt it. 

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