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Attack Poodles and Other Media Mutants: The Looting of the News in a Time of Terror
Written by James Wolcott
Narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris
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Attack Poodles and Other Media Mutants is a hilarious and scathing critique of the so-called news establishment. Wolcott#8217;s book pokes, prods, and stirs up controversy. It also makes some serious points about the lamentable state of our news, and our nation.
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James Wolcott
Currently the cultural critic for Vanity Fair, James Wolcott has also been a staff writer at The Village Voice, Esquire, Harper's, and The New Yorker. He lives with his wife, Laura Jacobs, and their two cats, Roland and Jasper, in New York City.
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