(Pictured: NYRB staffers at work.)
Yes, the New York Review of Books has thrown off its flimsy progressive clothing and come out on the side of the snobs. In the camp of the privileged, the elites, the wealthy-- where they've been all along. According to reports, they've officially joined a new writers organization designed to defend their kind: Protect Our Wealthy Writers! The delicate and sheltered New York Review of Books folks realize that with the sudden rise of indy ebooks, status quo writers have become an endangered species.
The trigger? Someone sent them a dissenting opinion by tweet. A mild criticism. But still.
"We haven't been criticized in ten years!" a snooty NYRB member insisted. "The nerve!"
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