Rex Parker in the News

• "Rex Parker: Puzzle fanatic behind the crossword blog" (CBS Evening News, May 12, 2012)

• "Ghostface Killah Is a 'New York Times' Crossword Puzzle Answer" (Fuse TV website, May 7, 2012)

• "Professor's blog helps crossword fans fill in the blanks" (Binghamton Research Magazine profile, Apr. 8, 2012)

• "Professor Moonlights as Crossword Master" (Pipe Dream (Binghamton University student paper), Feb. 24, 2012)

• "Watch Rex Parker Solve a Puzzle" (video shot for Binghamton Research Magazine profile) (Feb. 2012)

•  "Word Games: The New York Times Crossword Puzzle's use of the term "illegal" causes uproar" (Univision News, 2/21/12)
  

• Dana Delany and Jimmy Kimmel discuss the blog on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (9/26/11)

• "How an English Professor Became the Online King of the Crossword" (Public Radio Profile) (5/9/11) 

• "Words" (episode 10 of the "Oxford Comment" podcast —interview with crossword constructor Caleb Madison) (May 23, 2011)

• "Puzzling Future" (Pomona College Magazine, Fall 2010)

• "How Do You Say 'Potash'," Deal Journal (a Wall Street Journal blog), (8/25/10)

• Quick shout-out in "The L Magazine" (1/13/10)

• Peter King's "Monday Morning Quarterback" (item 10d), 10/26/09
  

• "No Puzzle in the Paper? I'm Blank!," New York Times, 7/12/09

• "Nine Letters: Writer Who Cuts Light Like a Thanksgiving Turkey?," Fine Books & Collections, 5/27/09

• Interview, L.A. Times Crossword Corner Blog, 4/23/09

• "Bloggers, beware the 'wisdom' of crowds: Crossword-puzzle fan gets in hot water over '60s album cover," Chicago Tribune, 2/19/09

• "Find It Online: Pass the Time With a New Game," Smart Computing, February 2009

• Interview, Wordplay Blog, New York Times, February 2009

• "King of Cross World," The Voice (official publication of United University Professions), September 2008

• "Rex Parker's Crossword Blog for Experts, Cheaters," New York Magazine's Vulture Blog, 7/29/08

• "Blog of the Week," Readerville Journal, 8/22/08

• "The Quiet Rise of Crossword Infatuation," The Vancouver Sun, 3/7/08

• "King of Cross World," Chronicle of Higher Education, 2/22/08

• "Professor's Crosswords Blog Making Quite the Impact," News 10 Now (Syracuse, NY), 12/23/07

• "Professor Offers Online Readers a Clue," Inside Binghamton University, 12/6/07

• "The Man With Two Lives," Power Line Blog, 10/8/07

• "Blogs Answer, Question Crossword Puzzles," New York Sun, 5/18/07

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