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Posted 11/18/08 in Vulture

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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

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?

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’

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?

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?

‘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

‘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!

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

‘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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How Dirty Is That Auden Poem That Was Too Dirty for the ‘Times Book Review’?

Posted 02/07/08 in Vulture

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Someone Forgot to Tell Janet Maslin That the ‘Times’ Loves Charles Bock

Posted 01/03/08 in Vulture

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America's Best Book Critic: Your Mom

Posted 10/22/07 in Vulture

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Sam Anderson: How Critics, Including Me, Screwed Up Our Alice Sebold Reviews

Posted 10/01/07 in Vulture

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The ‘Post’ Hops on the Philip Roth Critical Band-wang-on

Posted 09/25/07 in Vulture

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Nathan Zuckerman's Penis: A Critical Overview

Posted 09/04/07 in Vulture

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Pulitzer Prize Winner Stephen Hunter's New Novel Will Not Win the Pulitzer Prize

Posted 08/10/07 in Vulture

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Today in Book-Critic Obsolescence: Amazon.com Empowers the Unwashed Masses

Posted 07/09/07 in Vulture

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Woody Allen's New Book Is More ‘Scoop’ Than ‘Annie Hall’

Posted 07/02/07 in Vulture

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‘New England White’: Mystery Plus the Kitchen Sink