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It’s only natural to be curious. After all, it’s his world we’re living...

Author: By V.e. Hyland, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Scene and Heard | 2/12/2004 | See Source »

...began as a matter of curiosity,” Williams said. “I was curious to know who was benefiting from Tennessee’s tax dollars. Unfortunately, the people who benefit most are the ones who write the laws...

Author: By Adam C. Estes, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Center Announces Finalists for Journalism Prize | 2/11/2004 | See Source »

...thing? Indeed, not only are the two often conflated, but many on the Right seem more scandalized by sex than by violence. I can’t find Powell on the record being nearly as harsh about violence on TV as he is about Janet Jackson’s curious article of jewelry, or Ashcroft denouncing the countless paintings of violent battle in our government buildings. In fact, one of the objections to the FCC’s unprecedented deregulation of the airwaves, championed by Powell, is that it contributes to the televisual monopoly of violent trash. Never mind...

Author: By Peter P.M. Buttigieg, | Title: Prudes and Puritans | 2/9/2004 | See Source »

...curious about Joe Eszterhas' memoir, Hollywood Animal (Knopf; 736 pages). Really. It's perfectly natural. After all, Eszterhas is the most (or maybe the only) famous screenwriter in the business, best known for hitting commercial gold in 1983 with Flashdance and again in 1992 with Basic Instinct. He also has several notorious craters to his credit, including Jade and Showgirls. But a word of advice: given its ample girth and its very low signal-to-noise ratio, you might want to approach Hollywood Animal with this handy guide...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: His Instincts Are Basic | 2/2/2004 | See Source »

...other chapters, the ones about Eszterhas' feuding with a loutish Sylvester Stallone on the set of F.I.S.T., and auditioning dewy showgirls for Flashdance with producer Jerry Bruckheimer, and arguing over the size of Glenn Close's posterior on the set of Jagged Edge. You're no doubt also curious about Eszterhas' alleged death threat from Michael Ovitz, and Marlon Brando's feces collection, and Elizabeth Berkley's exhibitionism on the set of Showgirls. There's a large amount of celebrity dirt in Hollywood Animal, and much of it is rich, loamy, high-quality dirt. Go ahead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: His Instincts Are Basic | 2/2/2004 | See Source »

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