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Byline: HANNAH MORRILL
Asnark was a humorless feathered monster when Lewis Carroll coined the word in 1874. According to David Denby, author of Snark: It's Mean, It's Personal, and It's Ruining Our Conversation (Simon & Schuster), the beast we have on our hands now is far more insidious.
What is snark? It's mockeryyou're not for anything, just against everything. Al Gore is probably its most high-profile casualty. Sure, he reminded you of your high-school principal, but he was smart and presidential, and snark played a significant role in ...