Cheater Cheater
Everyone remembers their first, especially English professors. A professor confronts a student he busted for cheating—and who caused him to completely rethink plagiarism.
plagiarism
A collection of 6 issues
Sloppy Seconds With Opal Mehta
After dozens of entries and hundreds of footnotes—and the demise of the publishing industry—we’re pleased to publish the winner of our plagiarism contest, Bonnie Furlong, and her story, “The Parlourmaid’s Tale, or, MS in a Dustbin.”
The Word You Dare Not Spell
Whatever Kaavya Viswanathan’s legacy, she has inspired us to take pleasure in others’ misfortune. And as there happens to be a word that means just that—schadenfreude—many writers have been more than happy to remind us of it.
Steal This Book, and That Book, and That Book...
Announcing the TMN "Sloppy Seconds With Opal Mehta" Contest, where you, as "writer," plagiarize as much as you want, for a sort-of original story. Start cribbing now--the entry deadline is in two weeks!
The Facts of Life
Fact-checking: It's not an easy job, and it's not without its faults. Which is why it wasn't any feat of genius for Stephen Glass or Jayson Blair to crack the system.
Accidental Strength
Princeton graduate Ung Lee wins prestige, cash, and a number of prizes for his fiction thesis. The hitch is, one of the stories was stolen. The author whose work was robbed responds.