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The Blind Side - New York Press

The Blind Side
New York Press
But Precious is all fabrication—the most outrageous literary hoax since JT Leroy, yet with more mileage since it's full of the grotesque black myths that ...

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Mary Karr: the buzz about “Lit: A Memoir” - Christian Science Monitor

Los Angeles Times

Mary Karr: the buzz about “Lit: A Memoir”
Christian Science Monitor
Rebecca Steinitz in the Boston Globe: “In recent years, the narrative misdeeds of faux memoirists like James Frey and JT LeRoy have given the genre a ...
After a scarred childhood, years of self-destruction before sobriety and the ...Boston Globe

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Ben Foster finally takes the lead - Time Out New York

Ben Foster finally takes the lead
Time Out New York
His career has been eclectic, beginning in children's television (1996's Flash Forward) and going on to encompass productions both indie (2004's JT LeRoy ...

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What a Strange Trip It's Been - New York Magazine

New York Magazine

What a Strange Trip It's Been
New York Magazine
Mad Men's third season began with flashbacks to Don's birth, bravely—or foolishly—showcasing the series' greatest flaw, that JT LeRoy–esque origin story. ...

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Film: Why Precious Should Be Taught Math - Newsweek

Film: Why Precious Should Be Taught Math
Newsweek
Popular tough-luck memoirs marketed as the works of naif savants JT Leroy, Margaret Jones, and Nasdijj have been debunked as the work of educated, ...

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Film Review: World's Greatest Dad - Weekly Alibi

Film Review: World's Greatest Dad
Weekly Alibi
Borrowing freely from assorted modern literary scandals—from JT LeRoy to James Frey—the script follows Lance as he achieves sudden (albeit reflected) fame ...

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Life in plastic - Eye Weekly

Life in plastic
Eye Weekly
When Sky Gilbert was casting for his 2007 play Will the Real JT LeRoy Please Stand Up?, Arsenault decided to audition. She didn't get the part, ...

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Telling Tales: A History of Literary Hoaxes - Financial Times

Financial Times

Telling Tales: A History of Literary Hoaxes
Financial Times
Other purveyors of the literary hoax include James Frey, whose graphic account of addiction and rehab even fooled Oprah Winfrey; JT Leroy, the teenage boy ...


The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 - Movie City News

Movie City News

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Movie City News
Darren Curtis and Pat Kiley's story appears to have been inspired by JT LeRoy, the pseudonym of writer Laura Albert, who perpetrated a similar hoax on the ...


Freshman spark SU to rout - Danville News

Freshman spark SU to rout
Danville News
Cue newcomers JT Wilson and Daryl Augustus, who combined for 20 rebounds -- 13 on the defensive glass -- Friday to spark the Crusaders in an 84-48 win over ...


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