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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.
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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
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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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