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After reading The Crimson's recent article, "Knocking on the Final Clubs' Closed Doors," I felt a sudden empathy for Gary Hart. I, like Gary Hart, had been victimized by a reporter out for a big scoop. Unfortunately, as a result of the reporter's hubristic hype and salacious sensationalism, I fear that the final club debate will degenerate into an even more misunderstood dialogue of the deaf...
Personal shots. Last week Gephardt Campaign Manager William Carrick apologized to Al Gore and Fred Martin, Gore's campaign manager, for calling them "bastards" in a Washington Post interview. The bad blood dates back to Gore's December win in the South Carolina straw poll. To hype the victory, the Gore camp issued a press release declaring that Carrick had personally led the Gephardt effort in the state. In fact, Carrick had returned twice to his native South Carolina, but only to visit his ailing mother...
...bottom in eight categories, including "worst male singer," "worst dressed," "worst album ((Bad))" and "worst single ((Bad))." The backlash has more to do with the singer's quirky personality than his music, says Rolling Stone Music Editor David Wild: "People are responding negatively to his image and to the hype. The category he should have won is 'worst image' or 'least understood.' " Even so, Jackson's album has sold 4 million copies and spawned three Top Ten singles, which isn't half...
...downhill, that the question was not whether the event would be canceled for the day but whether gatekeepers and photographers not protected by the start house could survive until officials admitted that the mountain gods were in no mood for a ski race. Back at ABC's hype central, talkers with dead air to fill turned to -- who else? -- Dr. Ruth, TV's advice giver to the sexlorn. Bearing in mind that the downhill demands superb reflexes and great stamina, did she counsel sex for the athletes in the 24 hours before the race? "Vell," said this ever reasonable sage...
Secondly, it's a film about the Rolling Stones, and as director Robert Frank admitted to me while signing promo posters in the lobby before the screening, "Anything concerning the Stones is by definition bound to create hype...