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The Best Writers at the New York Times

They write better by writing shorter.

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You think so, punk? I dare you to write a more accurate and more entertaining capsule than the Times did for Truly, Madly, Deeply: "A kind of British Ghost. Gooey, faddy, weepy." Send your best 20 words to slate.pressbox@gmail.com. (E-mail may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)

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