Word: commenting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...racist remark. Howard, who is white, apologized immediately, but a stream of angry phone calls from citizens made it clear that the controversy would not go away, and he resigned Tuesday. Most troubling in the campaign of misinformation was Williams' acquiescence to the whole charade: In his comment on the matter, the mayor said Howard had shown "poor judgment" in using the word...
...equally eloquent in responding to the charges. When a TV crew showed up at his door last Monday to ask about his resignation from the committee, Johnson yelled at the woman reporter, grabbed her microphone, kicked the male cameraman and seized his camera. Which is to say, No comment...
...matter, but just as often it will be a value or an attitude. Perhaps the greatest gift my mother gave me when I was young was her commitment to sit just behind me each day when I practiced the piano. She said little, though she would occasionally make a comment or suggest that we listen to a record or go to a concert. I learned to love music. Even more important, I learned that--no matter how much or how little talent one has--one can steadily improve by working regularly at something. Now every day I sit slightly behind...
...publishers agreed to grant rights to, as they were gender nonspecific. But the day before opening night, the cast was ordered by Samuel French to cease and desist. The shows were canceled. Explanation? Samuel French has directed all questions to the playwright's publicist, who declined to comment...
...critic and biographer Peter Bogdanovich thinks out of the box--these days, way out of the box. His latest effort: directing a Wonderful World of Disney TV movie about parental role reversal. (It airs Jan. 24, and it's fun!) But don't look for a review in Film Comment...