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...pressure," writes Houseman. "Two simultaneous dramas were infolded each week in the tense, stale air of CBS Studio One: the minor drama of the current show and the major drama of Orson?s titanic struggle to get it on." By Monday afternoon Houseman had written the adaptation and an introduc-tion about the author; Herrmann had composed a score; the actors had their scripts. Then Welles showed up for the dress rehearsal...
...pioneer of the faux-Letterman gang was Australia's Steve Vizard, a lawyer turned comedian who was host of a late-night show down under for three years, starting in 1990. He had the Letterman repertoire down pat, introduc-ing bits with the same tongue-in-cheek flourish ("I have in my left hand... "). Staff members would even prep American guests on the show by telling them, "Just pretend you're on the Letterman show." Though critics hooted at the thievery, most Aussie viewers didn't get the references--until 1994, when the real Letterman show started airing in Australia...
...faculty of the Core Curriculum should reevaluate the Core's success at "introduc[ing] students to the major approaches to knowledge," but the proposed proliferation of double-counting and course substituting does not solve the problem. Sasha Dichter...
Harvard-Yenching Professor of History Albert M. Craig, who teaches Historical Study A-14, says he "uses the core course as an introduc- tion to the history of Japan," not necessarilyan "approach" to historical methodology...
...Today show began innocently enough, with Edwin Newman introduc-ing Guest George Jessel and settling down for another innocuous celebrity interview. Jessel, dressed in an Army uniform he had bought himself and had decorated with stars, bars and ribbons, began talking about American troops in Europe. In a calculated slip of the tongue, he pretended to confuse the New York Times with Pravda. A bit later, Jessel took the same crack at the Washington Post. Unamused, Newman rose to the defense of the press. Huffily he reminded Jessel of his guest status, then said by way of dismissal: "Thank...