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The press on Sloane Crosley's new book deal made us realize there are some names that are just tossed around too frequently in publishing.
Is Will Smith Really an Outlier?
Smith is among the growing number of film-industry rainmakers using an argument from Malcolm Gladwell's new best seller 'Outliers' to explain their massive success
Posted 11/18/08 in Vulture
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Every critic wants to be Malcolm Gladwell. We thin-slice his critics into the following categories: Prigs, Wannabes, Accountants, and Haters.
Posted 09/15/08 in The Cut
Party Lines
At Costume National, in Search of Patty Smyth, Malcolm Gladwell Finds Patti Smith, Singing Praises of Oral Hygiene
"I got her confused. I thought she was the one who was married to John McEnroe, but that's another Patti Smith" — well, Patty Smyth.
Posted 06/30/08 in Daily Intel
Neighborhood Watch
Dwarf Pimp Busted in Bed-Stuy
The rides at Coney are reportedly dangerous, Malcolm Gladwell buys up more of the West Village, and a little person gets caught big pimpin' in Bed-Stuy. Ho-hum, just the start of another week in our daily boroughs report.
Posted 05/05/08 in Daily Intel
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