1. The Times’ Jenny Anderson (1500 words) hits most of the bases touched by Fortune’s Marcia Vickers (3400 words); the difference is largely detail, with a goodly chunk of that devoted to the subject’s alleged short-comings as a personnel person.

2. Which wasn’t exactly news. In fact, apart from a hue here and a tone there, neither add much to what was well-known about straight from “hedge fund central casting�? (Anderson) manager with his heart apparently set on “full-blown, captain-of-industry immortality�? (Vickers).

3. Less newsworthy still: Griffin “declined to be interviewed…in time to meet our deadline�? (Vickers) and “declined to comment for this article�? (Anderson). “Ken only wants to have what he calls ‘high bandwidth’ conversations,�? says a former trader (Vickers).

The man’s brilliant. Check. He’s a jerk to work for. Check. His wife’s a civilizing influence. Check. Found Amaranth’s wallet in the gutter. Check. IPO speculation. Check. Superstar? The next Goldman Sachs? Libretto by Tim Rice. Score by Andrew Lloyd-Webber. Weekend reading after the jump:

A hedge fund superstar
by Marcia Vickers
Fortune Apr. 3 2007

Will a Hedge Fund Become the Next Goldman Sachs [Tautology. Ed]
by Jenny Anderson
The New York Times Apr. 4 2007

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