“A deeply troubling article sat atop the New York Times’ most-emailed list yesterday (no, not the one about catching horrible diseases at the gym). ‘Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital Age’, the headline proclaimed, pinpointing a problem, weaving a theory, and excusing youthful copycats in one fell swoop …” (more)
[Elizabeth Minkel, New Yorker, 4 August]