Word: barreled
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...Alienate People" (Da Capo; July 4). Kirkus enjoys the dish. "Kiss-and-tell memoir of Young's ill-fated stint as contributing editor at Vanity Fair magazine... This skewering of celebrity worship at the nation's leading 'upscale supermarket tabloid' bears a distinct resemblance to shooting fish in a barrel; nonetheless, Young's language is energetic and engaging, making one wish (along with his father, apparently) that he'd find a worthier subject. Enjoyably bitchy specifics of Cond? Nast culture, buried beneath tedious social analysis and self-deprecation...
...They say the apple never falls far from the tree. or is it, there's a rotten apple in every barrel? Either way, there aren't enough clich?s in the world to comfort South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, whose All My (Corrupt) Sons soap opera has the politician yearning for the do-nothing end of term to which a lame duck is entitled. Kim's youngest son, high-living L.A. resident Kim Hong Gul, faces charges that he took at least $1.2 million in bribes from local businessmen to facilitate deals. He apologized to his parents and the nation...
...would sacrifice your remaining dignity misses the central lesson of your presidency: dignity is overrated. Serenading us on Arsenio, talking underwear on MTV, emoting at town meetings--your entire national career was a talk show. You won two terms because you knew that in America power flows through the barrel of a video camera...
...thought he was going to throw a curveball,” Shakir said. “I was looking for it, and I got enough of the barrel on it to drop it in there. It was garbage, but I’ll take...
...would sacrifice your remaining dignity misses the central lesson of your presidency: dignity is overrated. Serenading us on Arsenio, talking underwear on MTV, emoting at town meetings - your entire national career was a talk show. You won two terms because you knew that in America power flows through the barrel of a video camera...