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Ben McGrath looks at a beef between Times columnist Paul Krugman and investment consultant/blogger Don Luskin of poorandstupid.com in a New Yorker piece, "Blalking." Luskin met Krugman then blogged, "I have looked evil in the face. I’ve been in the same room with it. I don’t know how else to describe my feelings now except to say that I feel unclean, and I’m having to fight being afraid," leading Krugman to call Luskin "stalker-in-chief." And so on. McGrath details the escalating war between them as well as the blogosphere's introspection about what stalking really is, calling this new web-enabled stalker "blalker." Blalker. Blalker blah blah. Hmm, it makes the point, but it's not as pithy as "psycho blogger." Which Gothamist certainly is to a degree (hello, Jerry Orbach/Will Ferrell/Amy Sedaris/Anthony Bourdain).
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You forgot Steingarten.
Well, I've actually spoken to Steingarten at this point...
as someone who's played both sides of the stalking game, i've got to say, the internet encourages some pretty stupid behavior. but there's a simple solution- everyone involved needs to grow up. if you find yourself writing long, insane posts on your blog about someone you dislike- for whatever reason- it just makes you look like an idiot, and encourages the other person to act insane.
The same can be said on the other side- if you are harassing someone via email or in person, or via your blog, you deserve everything that you get, so quit whining about it like a little baby and take your medicine like a man.
More blalking fodder for you: Will Ferrell spotted at Madison Square Garden, where the crowd chanted "Old School! Old School! Old School!"
Yeah, I had a couple of Mayor-elect Flannery's cronies blalking me all year. One took to cataloguing what events I showed up at, and the other one whether I was dress casual or not.
Hard to see those guys as township attorneys or serving on any community boards, but Bridgewater Township is a weird enough place, who knows?