The leader of Mexico’s Zapatista movement is writing a detective novel, reports the New York Times today. But does the Times really have to refer to Subcommander Marcos as “the rebel leader who made wearing a black ski mask sexy”? It makes you wonder what New York Times writers wear when they’re trying to impress their dates. That’s their own business, of course, but it would be nice if they weren’t trying to invent the next Che Guevara at the same time.