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A dishy, incisive search of gossip—from star rumors to fictional romans à clef, from individual sniping to governmental slander—by among our “great essayists” (David Brooks)To his effective exams of a few of the most effective forces in contemporary life—envy, goal, snobbery, friendship—the eager observer and critic Joseph Epstein today provides News. No matter, despite its status, news is essential and endless. Herself a master of the-art, delightful mini is served up by Epstein -biographies of the Truly Amazing Gossips of the Western World along side several option pieces from their own expertise. He also makes a strong case that news has morphed from its old-fashioned best—clever, mocking, an excellent personal pleasure—to a harsh fresh-school edition, because of the reach of the Web and the media.