I just noticed a nice nugget on one of the NYT's blogs: the "After Deadline" feature.
After Deadline examines questions of grammar, usage and style encountered by writers and editors of The Times.
It is adapted from a weekly newsroom critique overseen by Philip B. Corbett, the deputy news editor who is also in charge of The Times’s style manual. The goal is not to chastise, but to point out recurring problems and suggest solutions.
Since most writers are likely to encounter similar troubles, we think these observations might interest general readers, too.
Indeed!
There does not appear to be a way to subscribe to a feed of these posts only -- the RSS icon on the page points to the feed for the whole Times Topics blog. This is not to say I don't have an interest in other topics addressed on the Times Topics blog, but it's more than I want at the moment. I've put in a request to see if they'll set up a narrower feed, and I'll report if I hear anything.
In the meantime, these posts are tagged, so you can view this particular subset by visiting http://topics.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/grammar/.
Note also that the link in the above blockquote points to a collection of grammar and style questions sent in by readers that Corbett has answered; e.g., the all-important serial comma question.
[Added] There is also a home page for everything the NYT has to say about grammar.
[Added] I also find these sites helpful (and fun):
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