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...Andrew Glassman, the creator and executive producer of the show, which premieres May 18, to ask if drag queens might meet bingo on national television. "That probably wouldn't be a Season One occurrence," he said. "But we do look at this game as something everyone can enjoy, no matter what gender of clothing they happen to be wearing." Very true, Andrew. But trust me: it's more fun when the callers are in drag...
...goods and services act rationally on that information (a big assumption), decisions will be made based purely on value when all of the facts are present. In reserving a hotel room, if I can ascertain the detail, quality and price of every available hotel, my lodging choice is a matter of logic. Factors such as advertising and brand suddenly become irrelevant to my decision...
...been black himself, a sentiment nicely expressed by ESPN.com columnist Jemele Hill, who wrote, “In case you’re wondering, I would have been equally outraged if Imus were black, Asian, Latino, Portuguese, or Italian. The ethnicity or skin color of the perpetrator matters none.” Hill’s logic is a common feature of the conversation on racism. There is often an attempt to create an equality of offensiveness—to maintain that certain statements are identically racist no matter who utters them...
Almost nothing intimidates Stephan Jenkins. A man whose career was jump-started by a radio-friendly song about crystal meth and fellatio, the Third Eye Blind lead singer is not known for shying away from any subject matter. But there is one thing which impresses the irascible musician: “Is it weird that you go to Harvard?” he asks, lounging in flip-flops, faded jeans and a gray sweater which elongate his thin frame. “Have you published yet? You better,” he says. “If you don?...
...would study contemporary classical music and try to come to terms with a style that was so dissonant and then go back to our rooms and listen to Jimi Hendrix. I felt an urge to rebel.” Adams adds, “[Kirchner] himself felt that no matter what he did he’d never be as good as Shubert and passed that onto the students. It became a form of self-flagellation, kills the creative spirit, and was incipient in his teaching.” Despite this, Adams has words of praise for his taskmaster...