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Somehow, knowing that a devoted father and doting husband lay behind his saucy veneer helped to give his commentary legitimacy. I didn't feel guilty when I laughed at his celebration of primitive masculinity, his politically incorrect comments, his berating of his staff and, perhaps most of all, the exhibitionism of his personal life...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder, | Title: Howard's End? | 10/26/1999 | See Source »

...curious and probably incorrect call, but Murphy pulled his field goal unit off and sent his offense in. Princeton, shocked, called time out again, setting up a memorable final confrontation...

Author: By Bryan Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BLee-ve It! | 10/25/1999 | See Source »

...tapes were incorrect. Go figure. But the fact that Simpson can't get a story straight isn't the heart of the matter. What's interesting is whether O.J. would have protected Guerrero, already charged with cocaine conspiracy and accused of supplying the money for his nephew to purchase 15 kilos of coke, had he thrown a pigskin instead of swinging...

Author: By Jordana R. Lewis, | Title: O.J. Simpson's 911 Call | 10/19/1999 | See Source »

...content to hone their craft and avoid the mainstream. Unfortunately, most Hollywood celebrities are desperate for "respect," a supposed consequence of winning an award. Instead, it provides a fleeting gush of self-importance which soon lapses into a renewed drive for something bigger and better. Leave it to "Politically Incorrect" host Bill Maher to sum it up best: "It always bugs me when people win awards and thank God. God could give a rat's ass if you win an MTV award...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Soman's In the [K]now | 10/8/1999 | See Source »

Addressing a standing-room only crowd, Pinker explained the origins of children's grammatical mistakes, the etymology of irregular verbs and why, for example, people say "slept" instead of "sleeped." His sprinkling of uncommon and incorrect forms of words throughout the talk, such as "smote," "clove" and "cleaved," elicited bursts of laughter from his audience...

Author: By David M. Debartolo, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Pinker Explains Language | 10/6/1999 | See Source »

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