We need a Harlan Ellison to stand up to the cultural bully that is insisting "Frank Sinatra Had a Cold" is greatest mag profile of all time.
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@brianmdoherty Slate pitch: Gay Talese isn't a very good writer, and certainly not worth emulating.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@brianmdoherty I haven't read enough Talese to have a strong opinion on this, but the Slate pitch I made is certainly defensible.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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@brianmdoherty About Talese, what little I've read of him seems very mannered and self-conscious. Not what I'd want to hold up as a model.
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