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Has Salon jumped the shark?
Man, this article is right up there with "I bought a pair of jeans that were too small for my one-year old and had a life crisis."
Of course sensible people know that there is a huge difference between passing on legitimate news (e.g. someone just started an MFA) and discussing things that might be really hurtful (someone is cheating on her husband). The problems come up in the grey areas, e.g. when you mention to someone's boss that they are thinking about that MFA. It would have been interesting to read an article that really tackled some of the real issues about gossip, rather than setting up a false and silly dichotomy.