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« The opera of deception continues | Main | Zombie rules will eat your brain » Tuesday, February 27, 2007Yes, but do you buy it?Evan, I meant to blog about that but got swamped. I cannot get enough of this story. We'd be remiss not to mention the excellent Globe story today, plus some additional blog comments and linkage by its author, Geoff Edgers. I'd be pretty cautious at this point about accepting the details of the "confession" -- and Edgers quotes other skeptics, too, who are sure the wife was in on it. Caught, the hoaxer suspiciously spins a tale that's much like the original story -- designed to exculpate his wife and attract sympathy. But who knows? The Globe piece has some delicious details: An eyewitness account of Hatto's abilities in the studio, circa 1970 (thumbs down) and the long-anticipated reaction from Richard Dyer, the retired Globe critic. Posted by Christopher Shea at 03:12 PM
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