Update: The New York Times‘ public editor Margaret Sullivan has added an update to her original post about the paper’s apology:

Early Monday afternoon, I spoke to the culture editor, Danielle Mattoon. She told me that arts and culture editors are well aware of the response to the piece, and she offered words of regret, as well as an explanation and a resolution for the future. ” There was never any intent to offend anyone and I deeply regret that it did