Three weeks ago, the New York Times fired its lauded theater critic Charles Isherwood. But the Times only began referring to this inciting incident after Isherwood pursued arbitration. If Isherwood reviewed your show, he was more likely than not to give it a thumbs up. First, the Times could be bluffing about this inciting incident, and trying to frighten Isherwood away from arbitration. Rather than go quietly, Isherwood could be looking to take the Times down with him.

Source: Forbes February 24, 2017 19:50 UTC