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Ann Patchett is Wrong About the Pulitzers

April 18, 2012   ·   0 Comments

By Samir Chopra: Ann Patchett has an Op-Ed in today’s New York Times, which waxes angsty over the failure of the Pulitzer committee to award a prize ...

Farewell Gastro-Porn: Is the Foodie Frenzy Finally Fizzling Out?

By Alexander Cockburn: This has been a bad year for grand restaurants in the three- to four-star range and the clang of their closing doors raises ...

Not Fit To See

By Danny Schechter: The New York Times has launched a new “Op Doc” feature to add videos. They are partnering with The Sundance Film Festival that ...

NYT Mag’s Adam Davidson Hails ‘Trophy Nanny’ as 1% Status Symbol

By Yves Smith: In his role as the Lord Haw-Haw of yawning income disparity, Adam Davidson reports on the world of elite nannies in his latest New York ...

“The Feminist”

By Marie Burns: Sarah Hepola. Hepola wrote a tour-de-force in the Times Style section “pondering why no one has taken Gloria Steinem’s place as ubiquitous spokesperson for women’s rights.” Good question.

Wanted (by NYT): One Woman to Represent All Feminists

By Julie Hollar: Over the weekend, the New York Times published an article pondering why no one has taken Gloria Steinem's place as ubiquitous spokesperson for women's rights...

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This is What Happens When We Keep Talking About Gender in Comedy

By Molly Knefel: Last week, the New York Times published a profile of Eddie Brill, the man in charge of booking stand-up comics on The Late Show with ...

This is Why We Keep Talking About Gender in Comedy

By Molly Knefel: Every few months, another article pops up about women in comedy.  Perhaps it is by some dude boldly proclaiming that women aren’t funny, ...

Letterman’s Comedy Booker Fired After Sexist Comments

By Tracie Egan Morrissey: CBS has dropped Eddie Brill as the comedy booker for Late Night after he universally insulted female comedians. Last week theNew York Times published a profile on “comedy gatekeeper” Brill—referring ...

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