Thin-Slicing Malcolm Gladwell’s Critics
Every critic wants to be Malcolm Gladwell. We thin-slice his critics into the following categories: Prigs, Wannabes, Accountants, and Haters.
Posted 09/09/08 in Vulture
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John Sutherland Chickens Out, Will Not Eat His Copy of ‘The Enchantress of Florence’!
Sutherland vowed to eat his copy of Rushdie's novel if it didn't win the Booker — and now he's backing out!
Posted 07/24/08 in Vulture
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James Wood Objects to Descriptions of His Book But Does Not Deny He Is Raising an Army
The 'New Yorker' critic comments on our claims that his army will soon take over New York.
Posted 07/23/08 in Vulture
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Is ‘New Yorker’ Critic James Wood Creating an Army of Like-minded Young Novelists?
But what will James Wood do with his power???
Posted 07/08/08 in Vulture
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Michiko Kakutani Writes Worst-Ever Jacket Copy for ‘The Sister’
A first-time novelist gets a Donna Tartt comparison, but Knopf publicists are likely slapping their foreheads nonetheless.
Posted 06/09/08 in Vulture
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Rushdie, Burroughs, Palahniuk: Whose ‘TBR’ Review Was the Worst?
It was a busy week, apparently, for whichever intern is in charge of hatchet-sharpening duties at the 'Times Book Review.'
Posted 05/19/08 in Vulture
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‘Netherland’ Is Everywhere; How Long Before Hipsters Start Playing Cricket?
We expect the grassy open spaces of Prospect Park to be filled with twentysomething Americans in dress whites by the end of the summer.
Posted 05/01/08 in Vulture
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‘Times’ Review of Augusten Burroughs’ Memoir Basically Recommends James Frey’s Novel
"There is a new kind of suspense in the air. It involves Mr. Burroughs’s literary future."
Posted 04/28/08 in Vulture
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Did Heath Ledger Really Slag Off Philip Seymour Hoffman? The ‘Times’ Says So!
The 'Times Book Review' includes a highly questionable quotation purported to be from Heath Ledger. Vulture calls B.S.
Posted 04/09/08 in Vulture
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‘Observer’ Critic Compares Keith Gessen to Two Authors She Hasn't Read
The new supplement's review of 'All the Young Literary Men' reads like an 'Observer' Young Turk profile, but meaner.
Posted 03/17/08 in Vulture
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