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Tag Archives: Malcolm Gladwell
Simmons and Gladwell
I feel like I have literally died and gone to heaven. I am there now. Why? Cause Bill Simmons and Malcolm Gladwell are having an email exchange. I … I … can’t process my own … joy … Simmons starts … Continue reading
Malcolm Gladwell’s Blog
Huge news for those of you out there who care about such things: Here it is! Every week I scan the cover of The New Yorker to see if he has an article … I can’t get The New Yorker … Continue reading
The Books: “The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference” (Malcolm Gladwell)
Next book in my Daily Book Excerpt: Next book in my culture bookshelf: The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, by Malcolm Gladwell. I loved this book. Of course I did. That’s why it’s in my … Continue reading
In the Blink Of An Eye
I’m a fan of the writer Malcolm Gladwell. He writes really cool eclectic pieces for The New Yorker (here’s an archive of his stuff). He doesn’t seem to have one specific area of interest. I have NO idea where he … Continue reading
Mitchell And the Phenomenon of ‘Connectors’
Mitchell is one of my best friends. Our connection is so cosmic that we decided at one debauched New Year’s Eve party that our souls had traveled vast planetary distances in order to hook up in this realm of the … Continue reading
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Paul Revere tipping point
More from The Tipping Point: It’s rather long (what else is new). I’m putting this in here for my father. I was strolling through A&P, talking with him on my cell phone last night, describing to him the “Paul Revere … Continue reading