Carl Bialik
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Carl Bialik is an American journalist, best known for his work for The Wall Street Journal
's web site, and the paper itself. He is also a co-founder of the growing online-only Gelf Magazine.
At WSJ.com, Bialik is the creator and writer of the weekly Numbers Guy column, about the use and (particularly) misuse of numbers and statistics in the news and advocacy. It launched in early 2005.
He is also the co-writer on the Web site's blog-like Daily Fix column, which bills itself as "a daily look at the best sportswriting on the Web" -- and, more precisely, is a fun rehashing of sports stories and columns mainly from the online editions of major newspapers, but also other publications.
His regular column at Gelf, which skews toward a meta-journalism focus but also includes many humorous, sports and political articles, is Blurb Racket, which pulls back the curtains on the critic quotes in movie and book advertisements
, mainly by comparing them directly with the actual reviews they come from.
He has also written for The Monitor, Media Life Magazine, Yale Alumni Magazine, Arabies Trends, SI.com, The Yale Herald, Yale Scientific Magazine, CareerBuilder, Student.com, and Scientific papers. He had an extraordinary role in the truly independent film, Jackie's In Trouble.
He is a graduate of Yale
University and was the valedictorian
of the class of 1997 of the Bronx High School of Science
. He is a Brooklyn resident and New York native, and is not related to Blossom
star Mayim Bialik
. He is an avid fan of Bananagrams
, Apples to Apples
and soft shell crabs, and an accomplished player of Taboo (game)
.
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
's web site, and the paper itself. He is also a co-founder of the growing online-only Gelf Magazine.
At WSJ.com, Bialik is the creator and writer of the weekly Numbers Guy column, about the use and (particularly) misuse of numbers and statistics in the news and advocacy. It launched in early 2005.
He is also the co-writer on the Web site's blog-like Daily Fix column, which bills itself as "a daily look at the best sportswriting on the Web" -- and, more precisely, is a fun rehashing of sports stories and columns mainly from the online editions of major newspapers, but also other publications.
His regular column at Gelf, which skews toward a meta-journalism focus but also includes many humorous, sports and political articles, is Blurb Racket, which pulls back the curtains on the critic quotes in movie and book advertisements
Blurb
A blurb is a short summary or some words of praise accompanying a creative work, usually used on books without giving away any details, that is usually referring to the words on the back of the book jacket but also commonly seen on DVD and video cases, web portals, and news websites.- History :The...
, mainly by comparing them directly with the actual reviews they come from.
He has also written for The Monitor, Media Life Magazine, Yale Alumni Magazine, Arabies Trends, SI.com, The Yale Herald, Yale Scientific Magazine, CareerBuilder, Student.com, and Scientific papers. He had an extraordinary role in the truly independent film, Jackie's In Trouble.
He is a graduate of Yale
YALE
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University and was the valedictorian
Valedictorian
Valedictorian is an academic title conferred upon the student who delivers the closing or farewell statement at a graduation ceremony. Usually, the valedictorian is the highest ranked student among those graduating from an educational institution...
of the class of 1997 of the Bronx High School of Science
Bronx High School of Science
The Bronx High School of Science is a specialized New York City public high school often considered the premier science magnet school in the United States. Founded in 1938, it is now located in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx...
. He is a Brooklyn resident and New York native, and is not related to Blossom
Blossom
In botany, blossom is a term given to the flowers of stone fruit trees and of some other plants with a similar appearance that flower profusely for a period of time in spring...
star Mayim Bialik
Mayim Bialik
Mayim Hoya Bialik is an American actress who also holds a PhD in neuroscience.Her most notable TV roles have been as Blossom Russo on NBC's Blossom and as Amy Farrah Fowler on CBS's The Big Bang Theory.-Early life:...
. He is an avid fan of Bananagrams
Bananagrams
Bananagrams is a word game invented by Abraham Nathanson of Narragansett, Rhode Island, wherein lettered tiles are used to spell words.Nathanson conceived and developed the idea for the game with the help of his family...
, Apples to Apples
Apples to Apples
Apples to Apples is a party game originally published by Out of the Box Publishing, and now published by Mattel. It is designed for four to ten players and played for 30–60 minutes....
and soft shell crabs, and an accomplished player of Taboo (game)
Taboo (game)
Taboo is a word guessing party game published by Hasbro in 1989. The object of the game is for a player to have his/her partner guess the word on his/her card without using the word itself or five additional words listed on the card....
.