The New York Times Discovers That Christian Women Wear Cross Necklaces

The New York Times offered readers an especially scrumptious, cosmopolitan treat this week — an article that explains to its erudite readers why Americans, especially American women, are wearing a new, trendy pendant out and about town. The article, titled “A Hot Accessory, at the Intersection of Faith and Culture,” strives to explain to readers why the cross necklace is “in vogue” — and why someone might wear one.

The author, Misty White Sidell, primarily covers shopping and fashion trends for the metropolitan outlet, although it seems religion is now also part of her purview. She opens the article with an anecdote from Arianna Salerno, a former intern for Senator Cory Booker and current Catholic University college student. Sidell writes that Salerno “says she noticed an uptick of [cross necklaces] each time she takes the Metro, and they are now a regular presence on Capitol Hill.”