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Jeff Koyen is this week's Gridskipper guest editor. You may remember Koyen from the time he singlehandedly destroyed the legacy of New York's leading free newspaper by printing something mean.

Anyway, Koyen's a much better writer than we are—or at the very least, he has a stronger stomach. How else to explain how he was able to squeeze some infinitesimal sweetness out of the bitter tequila shot that is Maureen Dowd's New York Times 'Travel' section sojourn in Cancún?

Koyen wisely looks to a different 'Travel' piece and concludes:

Is the charming, understated Little London enough to purge the image of Maureen Dowd slathered in chocolate like the performance artist Karen Finley ? Will you ever forget that Dowd s sister couldn t be bothered to visit the Mayan ruins because she wanted a pedicure instead? That depends on how strong your soul is.

Mmmm... Chocolate covered MoDo. Is it Easter already?

Dowd Does Cancún; World Shivers [Gridskipper]
In Cancún, Girls Gone Mild [NYT]