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...need to put myself in these films physically. I'm interested in the role this remarkable and sometimes dysfunctional republic seems to play in the progress of mankind. That should be the focus, not the town crier...
...Town Crier of Hollywood," Army Archerd made two simple requests of the celebrities he covered: "Give me a call" and "Don't let me read about it." Archerd, who died Sept. 8 at 87, spent more than half a century chronicling the industry's élite for Daily Variety. He interviewed Humphrey Bogart on his deathbed, Marilyn Monroe (below, with Archerd) in her dressing room, Charlie Chaplin in the director's chair and nearly every other star in Tinseltown. For nearly 50 years, he also served as the official greeter at the Academy Awards--a role that helped earn...
...barely 7 a.m. but there's a man making an unholy racket just outside the half-timbered portico of venerable London department store Liberty's. "Oyez, oyez!" bellows Peter Moore, the capital's sole remaining town crier, vigorously swinging his hand bell. "This store is open for all your Christmas shopping needs...
...news coverage means that the old news formats just don’t cut it like they used to. The Internet has the advantage of being able to incorporate all three media formats without any of the usual time delays—YouTube is now the most effective town crier. This competition has led to enormous shifts, with many stations and papers being forced out of business or being bought by large media conglomerates that have consolidated the media industry (think the Wall Street Journal).As these media conglomerates have bought up more and more assets, FCC regulations have become...
...which blocked Chinese immigration for more than 60 years -meant that it shared the bachelor culture of other Chinatowns in the U.S. Still, although gambling dens and brothels flourished, residents ran an organized, tight-knit community. Because the wooden buildings were susceptible to fire, an elderly town crier patrolled the streets every night. At half-hour intervals, he rapped on a wooden block, assuring everyone that all was well. The Delta Chinese were also politically active in support of democracy back home, raising substantial funds to support the revolutionary Sun Yat-sen and the new Republic of China of which...