[mountaineer]

It just sounds a little strange, that a reporter would - out of his own pocket - provide a free apartment for this young man who doesn't seem to do much more than travel with the reporter and dig up the occasional quote or fact for him to use in a story. Hmmmm.

[Pharmboy]

Perhaps being black at the Times is not (yet) a requirement, although it may be preferred; but being gay appears to be absolutely necessary for employment there at this point. The winning exacta is obviously black and gay; but not as good as the trifecta of black, female and homosexual.