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...have invented any of them, but he enlarged them all to the proportions we now take for granted. Above all, it was Hoving who did the most to develop the concept of the blockbuster loan show that's now a staple of almost every museum's calendar, to say nothing of its revenue stream. He was the main engine behind the most popular traveling exhibition of all time, the King Tut show. During a three-year tour of seven U.S. cities that ended in 1979, that glittery sampling of Egyptian tomb loot was seen by more than 8 million people...
...began to support me, and I like medicine and I like law enforcement because they're life on the edge. You are dealing with people who are in trouble by in large, and you learn a lot about human nature from seeing people who are stressed out. I always say that I'm just like Kinsey Milhone unless you don't like her, and then I disavow any connection...
...early days of the ABC-TV newsmagazine 20/20, from 1978 to 1983, he was its on-air arts correspondent. For a few years after that, he was chief editor of Connoisseur, a now defunct magazine of the arts, which I contributed to for awhile, so I can say with authority that an editorial meeting with the very tall, tirelessly enthusiastic Hoving was like sitting across a table from a windmill...
...economy may be showing signs of perking up, but the recession's gloom has hit the holiday-card industry. Greeting-card giant Hallmark has rolled out some 25 new recession-themed cards this year - up from just five last year. "We can say it: This wasn't the year that any of us had hoped for," reads one gold-inked card. Another shows a small Christmas tree with three wrapped presents underneath: "We don't have to have a lot to have everything...
This willingness to share is a key part of Smith’s identity, and something he will never apologize for. “I have opinions and I’m used to having to defend those opinions,” Smith says. “I’m out there, and I’ll say...