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...felt right at home in the information revolution. We can easily imagine having a beer with him after work, showing him how to use a Palm Pilot, sharing the business plan for a new venture or discussing Bill Clinton's foibles and George Bush's foreign policy. He would laugh at the latest joke about a priest and a rabbi or about a farmer's daughter. We would admire both his earnestness and his self-aware irony. And we would relate to the way he tried to balance, sometimes uneasily, a pursuit of reputation, wealth, earthly virtues and spiritual values...
...later, after the account was reprinted in both America and England, did Franklin reveal it was a hoax. As Franklin knew, humor was the gentlest yet most powerful way to make political points, and America would always be strongest when it was confident enough, and self-aware enough, to laugh at itself...
...middle of her runaway sentences, Beyonce usually interrupts herself with deep, rolling spasms of laughter. Whether the subject is her tendency to forget lyrics while performing, her lack of time to devote to a boyfriend or her profound inability to play guitar, every utterance arrives with its own disruptive laugh track. Then there are the pauses--earnest, eyes-drifting-into-future-space jobs that can stretch 10 or 15 seconds. Thus a typical Beyonce sentence goes, "As far as acting ... I want to ... hmm ... play some kind of a ... like a ... a dark character? Even though...
...works in an office suite adjacent to his Beverly Hills house. To talk with him is to watch the writing process in action. He continually tosses out clever phrases only to edit himself aloud until he strikes upon even more clever phrases. He seems almost ageless with his ready laugh and animated, unlined face. As for his good health, he credits genetics--his dad lived to 90--but quips that his only diet and exercise regimen is "to keep working and try not to get too hungry or sedentary...
...this may sound a little contrived and a lot exhibitionistic. But then again, a Manhattan restaurant is all about performance. People dress up to see and be seen. Women pretend to laugh at men's jokes. Waiters pretend to care whether you enjoyed your meal. What DiSpirito should be worried about is whether the formula for good TV is the formula for a good restaurant. (Taping began in March--before the restaurant opened in early June--and ended last week, but NBC may decide to order more episodes.) Successful restaurants depend on some measure of reliability. Successful reality shows thrive...