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E-mail a friendMalcolm Gladwell: Perverse and Often Baffling
Gladwell is well known for his books, among them, Blink, The Tipping Point and Outliers, which delve into complex topics in novel and frequently amusing ways. Among his recent work in The New Yorker is an article examining the parallels between organized dogfighting and professional football.
Whatever Gladwell's talking about, whether it be spaghetti sauce or the merits of giving things away for free on the Internet, he's always saying something worth hearing. My personal favorite Gladwell story, however, was performed in front of a live audience for The Moth storytelling series, and later rebroadcast on This American Life.
The story, which prominently features the phrase "perverse and often baffling," is an hilarious account of Gladwell's early days as a journalist. If you're a fan of his, you'll love it, and if not, it's as good an introduction as any to one of the brightest minds in journalism today.