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Distrust That Particular Flavor

 * ... that one of the essays in William Gibson's new non-fiction collection Distrust That Particular Flavor caused his employer, Wired, to be banned from Singapore?
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ellerslie Eagles
 * Comment: "Reception" section to come

Created/expanded by The Interior (talk). Self nom at 20:57, 29 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol question.svg Date and length check out, hook is interesting and verified. However, the paragraph that begins "In "Disneyland with the Death Penalty"..." seems a little closer to Close paraphrasing than it needs to be; the three pieces discussed there are in the same order that the cited review presents them in (which doesn't seem necessary, as this isn't the order they appear in the book), and with about the same things to say about them. (Save the unsourced, but amusing, addition of Gibson's liking for Steely Dan). Perhaps the "Content" section could be revised a bit to better integrate and rework sources?
 * On a pickier note, I'm not sure Wired can be accurately described as Gibson's employer if it was just a freelance piece... or at least that it's a little misleading. Maybe just shave this down to


 * Symbol confirmed.svgALT1: ... that one of the essays in William Gibson's new non-fiction collection Distrust That Particular Flavor caused Wired magazine to be banned in Singapore?
 * In short, I think this one's almost there. Cheers, Khazar (talk) 16:43, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I've done a little re-org to avoid straying too close to the structure of the Quill and Quire review. I believe the text itself is properly paraphrased.  I also found it quite funny that Gibson likes Steely Dan, I've added a ref from the Toronto Star review ("to his intense affection for the 1970s jazz-rock band Steely Dan, which, he believes, outranks punk as the most subversive force in American popular music.") I like your ALT 1, freelance point taken. Thanks for the formatting,  The Interior  (Talk) 20:14, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
 * ALT1 good to go, then--thanks for the speedy improvements, and the quality article. I actually just ordered myself a copy of this on Amazon. Cheers, Khazar (talk) 20:20, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Mine's on order. Missed him speaking at my local library last week.  Pretty mad about that.  The Interior  (Talk) 20:27, 31 January 2012 (UTC)