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James Wolcott

James Wolcott (b. 1952) is an American journalist, known for his critique of contemporary media. Wolcott is the cultural critic for Vanity Fair and a contributor to The New Yorker. His works include The Catsitters (2001), Lucking Out (2012), and Critical Mass, a collection of essays and reviews.

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Notes from New York

James Wolcott

‘Now and then it can appear that an entire magazine is opening up the silks, searching for a soft place to land.’

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New York

James Wolcott

‘Shiny and bright and compact, 'Heartburn’ whirrs along, not so much a novel as an appliance - an appliance whose inner workings are on the fritz.’

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