I don't know why, but I expect better from the <em><a href="http://www.nyt.com" target="blank">New York Times</a></em>. Better what? Better writing, better editing, better of whatever it takes to avoid such sloppiness as: 
<p class="quote">Ms. Posey’s career has included Big Movie moments — “Superman Returns,â€ “Josey and the Pussycats,â€ and “You’ve Got Mailâ€ — and the onomatopoetic name sticks in the brain. (<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/06/movies/moviesspecial/06carr.html?ex=1336017600&en=7d231671a464f096&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink" target="blank">An Indie Star Whose Life Is an Indie Film</a>)</p>
<p>Certainly onomatopoetic has more syllables and perhaps sounds more impressive, but "alliterative" is the word that describes the catchy quality in the sound of Parker Posey's name. I'm not sure it's possible for a name to be onomatopoetic&mdash;or maybe it's impossible for a name not to be. At any rate, it's disappointing that such an egregious error* got by whatever checker is supposed to catch such things. </p>

<p class="note">*I am aware that most people would not necessarily categorize this particular error, or even this type of error, as egregious. The small but exacting group of us who do appreciates your indulgence.</p>