James Wolcott

James Wolcott is an American journalist, well-known for his stylish critiques of contemporary media. Wolcott is the cultural critic for Vanity Fair and contributes to The New Yorker. He also writes a popular blog.

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American - Vanity Fair - The New Yorker - Blog

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Born in the suburbs of Baltimore, Wolcott attended Maryland's Frostburg State College for two years. From there, he moved to New York City to work at The Village Voice.

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Baltimore - Frostburg State College - New York City - The Village Voice

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Since then, Wolcott has been a columnist on media and pop culture for publications such as Esquire, Harper's, the New York Review of Books, and New York Magazine. He was lured to Vanity Fair by the late-Leo Lerman, then editor.

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Esquire - Harper's - New York Review of Books - New York Magazine - Leo Lerman

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Wolcott wrote a novel, The Catsitters, published in 2001. In 2005, he published Attack Poodles and Other Media Mutants, a scathing critique of right-wing media in the US. In addition, he recently contributed the foreword to Geoffrey Beene's forthcoming book, Identity.

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Attack Poodles and Other Media Mutants - Geoffrey Beene - Identity

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He is married to Laura Jacobs, a contributing editor of Vanity Fair.

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