Moe On Malcolm
Maureen Tkacik takes a fine knife to the Malcolm Gladwell phenomenon:
Gladwell’s signature style… projects the expertise of a scientist and the easy helpfulness of the guy who delivers the local television station’s “news you can use” segment at 6:25.
In searching for an anecdote or image with which to convey the ultra-absorbency of Gladwell’s book as compared with that of his soggier-sentenced peers, I found myself remembering a story Gladwell wrote in 2001 about the technology of diapers.
(via Natasha, who points to this appreciation on HTMLGiant).
