Can I just say something, related to my job as an editor?

I hate the word utilize.

Ninety-nine percent of the time, you should use use.

Utilize makes me cringe.

Thank you.

When is Manhattan the most crowded?

Between 5 and 6 p.m. on the Wednesday after Christmas, apparently:

“You have, on the one hand, all the tourists who are here… Then you have people who have left the matinee and people who are coming to evening shows and eating dinner before or after the shows.” Add the commuters who are still pouring out of offices, along with people returning gifts or using their gift cards.

Agoraphobes: stay away.

Bill Clinton, a big crossword fan, wrote the clues for a special New York Times crossword this weekend. It appears only online. (This weekend’s Sunday Magazine is themed around Baby Boomers.) Solve it in Java, or print it out as a PDF. I won’t be doing it until tomorrow, myself.