July 30th, 2012
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: Jonah Lehrer and the Lifespan of a Quote

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Jonah Lehrer admitted to fabricating Bob Dylan quotes for his book Imagine, and then lying to a reporter about it. Today Lehrer resigned from his position as a staff writer at The New Yorker and the publisher has halted all sales of his book. The situation once again brings up the question…

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    I’m on TEAM… Lehrer. Oh, honestly, what’s the big deal? (And I’m sympathetic towards him without ever having heard of...
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    Stephen Glass 2.0? Jonah, say it isn’t so! I am DISAPPOINT.
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