And now, the obvious punchline.

Scientists at the American Museum of Natural History in New York have named a new species of leech after Amy Tan, bestselling author of such novels as The Joy Luck Club and The Bonesetter’s Daughter.

That’s the story. It’s a tiny blood-sucking leech from Australia. So why isn’t it named after Rupert Murdoch? 

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