NYT Notes That Owls Are Popular Animals

Of the many trends noted by the New York Times in recent years, perhaps this trend piece is the least controversial: “Owls are a staple of children’s books and cultural kitsch — here wooing pussycats in pea-green boats and delivering mail to the Harry Potter crew, there raising a dubiously Wise eyebrow in the service of snack food,” the science section article notes. And yet, is there more to this kitsch animal transformed into an icon of modern style? Some say yes. Others — the owls, in particular — are most distinctive for what they have not said on the subject.