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    Pierce on Obama

    I'd say yes. No question they both have a stable of great writers. Paterniti writes for GQ now and he used to write for Esquire; Junod writes for...
    Post by: Mr. Magazine, May 9, 2008 in forum: Sports and News
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    The Office is Back!

    I completely agree. Don't forget: "Sometimes you just gotta ride the Bull." I sometimes wonder what it'd be like to dye my hair with printer ink.
    Post by: Mr. Magazine, Apr 26, 2008 in forum: Anything goes
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    Gary Smith probably doesn't read you

    I went to go see Gay Talese give a talk two years ago and I raised a hand and asked him who he liked to read, thinking he'd mention some of the...
    Post by: Mr. Magazine, Apr 25, 2008 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Mags that do long-form

    GQ. Texas Monthly. And then from there to the bigger city and regionals. Quite a few of them run 8,000+ stories more than once a year.
    Post by: Mr. Magazine, Apr 16, 2008 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Five things you wish you'd written

    I went back and dusted off my old "Short Story Masterpieces" book and re-read Shaw's story last night. I had to type up one of my favorite...
    Post by: Mr. Magazine, Mar 27, 2008 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Five things you wish you'd written

    Couldn't agree more about the dialogue in "No Country." I read the book before I saw the movie, and was sad that my favorite part (the part where...
    Post by: Mr. Magazine, Mar 26, 2008 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Five things you wish you'd written

    1. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy 2. The Open Boat, by Stephen Crane ("None of them knew the color of the sky" ... one of the best first sentences...
    Post by: Mr. Magazine, Mar 26, 2008 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Mizzou question ...

    The Missourian operates like a daily, sure--but there are several things about it (and maybe some of the current students and even the editor can...
    Post by: Mr. Magazine, Mar 26, 2008 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Breaking into magazines

    Definitely, playthrough. City and regional mags in a lot of places run tons of ambitious narrative writing (and often have more space than...
    Post by: Mr. Magazine, Mar 25, 2008 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Mizzou question ...

    I'll second doubledown's sentiments about the Missourian editing, and the classwork. I graduated a few years ago and I hardly remember anything...
    Post by: Mr. Magazine, Mar 24, 2008 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    SI's complete story archive going online

    This is just terrific. Thanks for posting. I think one of the first stories I'll go back and read is Deford's piece about Little Irvy, the two-ton...
    Post by: Mr. Magazine, Mar 19, 2008 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Underappreciated flicks

    Agreed. Last month I watched all three in a row, and after Part III (granted, this was, like, at 2:30 in the morning) I just had this realization...
    Post by: Mr. Magazine, Mar 16, 2008 in forum: Anything goes
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    Underappreciated flicks

    Killer Klowns from Outer Space. It's got one of the best theme songs ever, written and performed by The Dickies.
    Post by: Mr. Magazine, Mar 15, 2008 in forum: Anything goes
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    Underappreciated flicks

    Anyone said Godfather III yet? I know a lot of people think it sullies the series but I thought it was a good, dark end to the whole thing.
    Post by: Mr. Magazine, Mar 15, 2008 in forum: Anything goes
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    How to become a better writer

    While I completely and respectfully disagree with what old_tony is saying, I honor that it comes down to what I'll call taste and style...
    Post by: Mr. Magazine, Mar 15, 2008 in forum: Journalism topics only