More BEA reports to follow, including Chris Anderson’s speech presaging his forthcoming The Long Tail book and the Sam Tanenhaus panel, in which your correspondent questioned Tanenhaus about his male-centric offerings in a playful way, watched Tanenhaus take it personally and was answered with a very public damnation of the brownies that we had sent him in the past. “The NYTBR caters to nobody!” he insisted.

Quibble with me all you want, Mr. Tanenhaus. But the brownies were lovingly baked and sent to you, sir! They meant you no harm! Must you take out your umbrage upon a harmless slat of baked goods? The brownies, it seems, will remain denied. For good.