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Why, I wonder, should the popularity of a news story matter to me? Does it mean it's a good story or just a seductive one?

Susan Orlean

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Susan Orlean
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: October 31
Journalist
Writer
Cleveland
Ohio
News
Wonder
Story
Stories
Doe
Matter
Mean
Seductive
Good
Popularity

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