The Most Annoying Trend on the Web Ads that are indented so that they block, say, the bottom half of a single line of text—you can still read the line, but only if you squint, invariably seeing the ad at the same time. (I think it's supposed to look like a technical mistake, when in fact it's the opposite.)

Would print editors permit their business sides to run ads superimposed over text? No. So why do they allow it online? Because online editorial is run either by tech geeks or by young "editors" who've never acquired the concept of church/state separation.....  ¶ 8:21 AM