tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post8389815924889141640..comments2007-04-06T00:09:23.492-04:00Magpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993magpiemusing@gmail.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-80449145895156856822007-04-06T00:09:23.492-04:002007-04-06T00:09:23.492-04:00i'm just about to read this!pinknesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16753673917404683996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-23804105252062012602007-04-05T17:04:28.112-04:002007-04-05T17:04:28.112-04:00Sadly, every time I read something by Gopnik, the only thing that comes to mind is some (probably completely untrue) gossip that I heard from a friend of a friend.<BR/><BR/>A while back (say 15 years ago) Gopnik put together some kind of exhibit (I've forgotten the details) at one of the New York museums. He was crushed when a reviewer described it as "breathtakingly pretentious."<BR/><BR/>The next time the friend of a friend saw Adam, she remarked that his tie was "breathtakingly pretentious." He most emphatically was not amused.niobewww.deadbabyjokes.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-62217358155688662942007-04-04T20:53:17.297-04:002007-04-04T20:53:17.297-04:00Writing IS hard. But I'm not sure I could have said it nearly as elegantly as Gopnik. Thanks for sharing that beautiful passage -- two of my great passions (food and writing) in one. :-)Nancyhttp://mommaamme.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.com