"That's the NYT style, which in the past has included, Mr. Hitler and Mr. Loaf (as in Meat Loaf)."
And don't forget my personal fave: the much maligned Mr. Rotten, speaking of Johnny Rotten.
Yes, the Times used to be something, now unfortunately it is nothing but fish wrap.
The Times is too timid. Reporters are making too much money to take chances, except for that moron Jayson Blair...
Let us not forget the guy who sued Viacom for hundreds of millions for stealing his name, "Jack Ass", or, in the Times, "Mr. Ass".