An article on Thursday about the latest Internet sensation of "Alex from Target," a picture of a teenager bagging merchandise at the retailer that went viral online, described incorrectly a subsequent Internet posting of "Kel from Good Burger." It was a frame from the 1997 film "Good Burger" starring the actor Kel Mitchell; it was not a photograph of a teenager in a job.

The above quote is a correction to The New York Times story, "Known as 'Alex From Target,' Teenage Clerk Rises to Star on Twitter and Talk Shows." I believe it's one of the finest corrections ever published in The New York Times. Let me explain why, then I'll offer a few corrections that rival its beauty.

Why is it a masterpiece?

The correction pertains to an already absurd story about a teenager who is only famous for looking like a more famous teenager, and who may be part of a stealth advertising campaign for his employer. So it's a story about what may be an advertisement disguised as a social media phenomenon about a celebrity who became a phenomenon through social media. But what elevates the story from commentary on the internet to microcosm of the internet, is that it should contain a troll of consumerism using a still from a movie literally about the perils of consumerism.

This story, correction and all, is the internet as ouroboros.

Everything else about the correction — the Kel Mitchell shout-out, the proper New York Times style referencing Good Burger, the phrase "a teenager in a job" — adds extra flavor just like Ed's secret sauce.

Has The New York Times posted a better correction?

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