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Pick of the Fork: Your Wordsmiths (Christ, Why Don't We Just Say "Scribes"?) Revealed

Psyche! The quotes we used were all from Pitchfork! Joke's on...somebody. We'll get back to you as to whom—for now, here are the quotes, the reviews they were culled from, and, of course, their authors: More »

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It's The Return Of Pick Of The Fork!

Yes, for one time only we are reviving one of our wackest most beloved features, where we dig up the gonzoest of the gonzo writing at Internet indie-rock tastemaker site Pitchfork. Except this time, we have expanded it to include not just recent Pitchfork reviews but reviews from the site's entire history! More »

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Pick Of The 'Fork: Can You Spot The Fake?

pitchfork.jpgAnd we're back again with the now-twice-a-month Pick Of The 'Fork, in which we take recent examples of gonzo Pitchfork writing, and see if you can find the impostor. This week, we're focusing on some of the wordier passages from the past two weeks; the only problem is that our poll-presentation system only hold so many words, so you'll have to scroll down to vote: More »

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Pick Of The 'Fork: Your Wordsmiths Revealed

Awww yeaah! Today marked our fourth consecutive "Pick Of The 'Fork" semi-victory, thanks to the fake "guitar-driven" line, which drew a good-enough-to-not-lose 28.9 percent of the vote. Here's how the other entries shook out: More »

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Pick Of The 'Fork: Can You Spot The Fake?

And we're back again with the Pick Of The 'Fork, now coming to you twice a month (every time we do this, we need at least a week and a half to recover). Take a look at this week's examples of gonzo Pitchfork writing, and see if you can find the impostor. More »

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Pick Of The 'Fork: Your Wordsmiths Revealed

pitchfork.jpgWe hate to brag, but this was our third victorious Pick Of The 'Fork in a row! Keeping with today's "Let's mention the Arcade Fire whenever possible" theme, we phonied things up with that LCD Soundsystem reference in entry No. 1. We're hot—not quite "Best New Music" hot, but definitely "Recommended" hot. The rest of the entries shook out as follows: More »

pick of the fork

Pick Of The 'Fork: Can You Spot The Fake?

pitchfork.jpgAnd we're back again with the Pick Of The 'Fork, now coming to you twice a month (every time we do this, we need at least a week and a half to recover). Take a look at this week's examples of gonzo Pitchfork writing, and see if you can find the impostor. More »

pick of the fork

Pick Of The 'Fork: Your Wordsmiths Revealed

pitchfork.jpgWe're on a roll! For the second time in a row, our fake Pitchfork quote—the one with the "piss and vinegar and more piss" line—placed last, this time with 38 votes, or 16.1 percent of the vote. As for the other entries: More »

pick of the fork

Pick Of The 'Fork: Can You Spot The Fake?

And we're back again with the Pick Of The 'Fork, now coming to you twice a month (every time we do this, we need at least a week and a half to recover). Take a look at this week's examples of gonzo Pitchfork writing, and see if you can find the impostor. More »

pick of the fork

Pick Of The 'Fork: Your Wordsmiths Revealed

pitchfork.jpgThe results of our first "Pick" survey in more than two months could not have gone better: Our fake entry placed last, with 20.7% of the vote (we were hoping the Temporary Residence reference would throw everyone off). Here are the rest of this week's Pitchfork-sourced sentences, and their accompanying reviews: More »