Mundane, prepare to meet thine enemy!

Ariel Kaminer succeeds Jodi Kantor as NYT Arts & Leisure editrix

While ink ’round the world was furiously spilled over succession at News Corp., the reins of power were quietly handed over within another dynasty: the New York Times. Departing Arts & Leisure editor Jodi Kantor, who officially left her post last week, has been replaced by Kantor’s deputy, Ariel Kaminer, in a not-very-surprising move.

In a memo which he clearly had a jolly good time writing, Culture editor Sam Sifton, whose name sounds perfect for an whiskey-pounding, five o’clock-shadow-wearing gumshoe in a 40’s noir flick, sings

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