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...Angeles, the picket lines trail into coffee shops. In the high-rises of Manhattan, the lawyers file into boardrooms. And this is no minor squabble: The strike affects over half a million entertainment jobs in Southern California alone. If the writers last as long as they did in 1988??the full 22 weeks of a TV drama season—it could cost the U.S. economy $1 billion...
Kreisberg—who taught “The Art of the Essay” in the Harvard Expository Writing program from 1980 to 1988??said that the same concepts used in Expos apply to business school admissions essays: writing “passionate, impactful, and reflective personal essays...
Mehlman would say: America is changing. Contrary to conventional wisdom, our political parties are very strong. Most independents are actually partisans who refuse to describe themselves as such. The number of “ticket-splitters” has been cut in half since 1988??from 16 to eight percent. And our country is closely divided. Until last year, no presidential candidate had won a majority of the popular vote since the President’s father ran 17 years ago. Americans face a wealth of information, and a poverty of attention. The average home...
These very public politics have earned Robbins a roast much less friendly than the Pudding’s in the conservative press. In one notable April 2003 incident, as the United States entered its second month in Iraq, the Baseball Hall of Fame planned a Cooperstown celebration of 1988??s Bull Durham featuring members of the film’s cast and crew. The event was cancelled when Hall of Fame president Dale Petroskey declared that recent remarks by Robbins and Sarandon—who were busy advocating for peace 15 years after starring in the minor-league...
...Best Director for 1995’s Dead Man Walking. He’s also won acclaim for his roles in 1992’s The Player, 1990’s Jacob’s Ladder, 1990’s Cadillac Man, and for his break-out performance in 1988??s Bull Durham. Real cinema buffs also recognize Robbins for his roles in 1999’s Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, 2000’s High Fidelity, 1986’s Top Gun, and the so-bad-it’s-good 1986 Howard...