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...thing to interpret the number of film adaptations of Greene’s work as symbolic of his popular appeal, but quite another to assume that the films are of equally high quality and benefit the author’s reputation...
This self-consciousness due to his popular reputation affected Graham’s work and meant that there would always be a tension between Graham Green’s pop-cultural appeal and his appeal for a respectable literary reputation...
Johnson has held several events on campus to publicize her campaign. She said several of her key platforms may appeal to students, including her support for affordable housing, her push for later hours for public transportation service and her emphasis on public safety in light of recent indecent assaults near campus...
...rely on slick ads and empty rhetoric. Money dominates politics because money buys ads, and ads work. If voters won’t listen to volunteers, candidates must rely on the most expensive—and most disgusting—medium out there. This means they must appeal to those who can write the big checks, and they’re free to ignore everybody else. Lazy voters made attack ads the only effective form of political mobilization, and only an active electorate will ever get rid of them...
Despite having no background in prime-time entertainment, Zucker was dispatched in late 2000 to Burbank, Calif., to help re-energize the network, which had failed to recognize the explosive appeal of reality TV. Within a short time, Zucker was doing what many observers say he does best: putting a new spin on a proven concept and promoting the heck out of it. He generated two hits in the gross-out fest Fear Factor and The Apprentice. "NBC thought reality TV was beneath them," says Steve Friedman, Zucker's producing predecessor at Today. "[He knew] that you can never...