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The State of the Crime Novel

Jason Pinter | Posted 11.05.2009 | Books

Read More: Book Publishing, Publishing, Publishing Industry, Huffpost Books, Crime, Crime Thrillers, Books, Thriller, Mysteries, Society, Critics, Criticism, Books News
Jason Pinter

I've asked six of the most renowned crime fiction critics in the country to weigh in with their thoughts on the state of the crime novel. I hope you find their responses as interesting as I did.

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Pork Industry Bailout Request Full of Fat

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Horse Protection Act, Iowa Pork Producers, Animal Welfare Act, National Debt, Commodity Programs, Public Funds, Pork, Usda, Critics, Green News
Wayne Pacelle

Our government actually bails out the pork industry when it overproduces and buys up volumes of surplus pork, typically by dumping these surplus commodities into our nation's schools and food programs.

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The Real Ugly Truth

Tracey Jackson | Posted 08.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Critics, Entertainment, Film, Executive Power, The Ugly Truth, Screenwriters, Movie Reviews, Entertainment News
Tracey Jackson

When I read Ms. Dargis and all the other critics who sight Nicole Eastman, and Lutz and Smith as being unfunny or not able to deliver or "peddle shamelessly," all I can do is yell.

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How Abraham Lincoln's "Hot Letters" Can Keep You From Going All Alice Hoffman

David Quigg | Posted 08.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Publishing, Twitter, Civil War, Boston Globe, Doris Kearns Goodwin, George Meade, Team of Rivals, Roberta Silman, Writing, Books, Abraham Lincoln, E-Mail, Alice Hoffman, Novelists, Critics, Anger Management, Media News
David Quigg

We all have our limits. Abraham Lincoln's limit is that he left behind no wise counsel for the man who finds himself garmentless at 30,000 feet. But he did leave something for the Twitterers.

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Don't Ask Alice

Jennifer Weiner | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Book Reviews, Twitter, Literary Feuds, Critics, Alice-Hoffman, Living News
Jennifer Weiner

Bad reviews, as any writer will tell you, are the price of doing business. Put your work out there in the world, and you can be sure that someone will rise up and declare "UR BOOK SUX!"

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Kobe Doin' Work Sends the Right Message

Danny Groner | Posted 06.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Leadership, San Antonio Spurs, Kobe-Doin-Work, Youth, Espn, Kobe-Bryant, Spike Lee, Basketball, Teamwork, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets, Documentary, Kobe Doin' Work, Critics, Nba, Entertainment News
Danny Groner

Kobe Doin' Work, Spike Lee's new original ESPN documentary, provides an up-close look at what Kobe Bryant thinks about and considers during an NBA game.

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The Snark Ascending

Steven G. Kellman | Posted 02.12.2009 | Style

Read More: Snark, Satire, David Denby, Books, Tom Wolfe, Snarkiness, Karl Rove, Dale Peck, Lewis Carroll, Pessimism, Political Satire, Critics, Stephen Colbert Satire, Nihilism, Style News
Steven G. Kellman

Snark presupposes a secret society of shared disdain. It preens, reveling in its own cleverness.

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Last Month: WaPo Fashion Editor Declared Palin's Wardrobe Had "Nothing To Do With Fashion" (Another Reason To Stop Listening To Critics)

Mark Nickolas | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Media Coverage, Media Criticism, Washington Post, Robin Givhan, Critics, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Fashion Trends, Sarah Palin Shopping Spree, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Mark Nickolas

If there's one thing about this presidential cycle that so excites me so much is just how much more irrelevant the traditional media has become.

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Mavericks Don't Lead

Jacqueline Leo | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Visionaries, Leadership, John McCain, Mavericks, Critics, Presidency, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Election, Congress, Congressional Career, Election Promises, Politics News
Jacqueline Leo

The reason John McCain is ten points behind Barack Obama is, ironically, one of the main reasons people want to vote for him -- he's a maverick.

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"Winespeak" and Other Obscenities

Marlene Rossman | Posted 09.15.2008 | Style

Read More: German, Wine, French, Critics, Flavors, Barnyard, Food, Rhone, Style News
Marlene Rossman

Why do we need experts (and I am one of those) to teach, tell and advise us on what wine tastes like? So we won't dribble it down our lips and bibs and never have a clue as to what we are tasting?

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