Word: shalit
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...opinion of John F. Kennedy Jr., whose new magazine George covers politics with a sense of rock-and-roll idolatry. Now, George is an extremely readable, interesting publication. The February/March 1996 issue interviews Larry King about interviewing and tackles the plagiarism put forth by The New Republic's Ruth Shalit. But the reporting, if one can call it that, has as its basis a thumbs-up/thumbs-down approach based on nothing more than style...
...populist. Not that there is a right side or a wrong side to be on, of course. But you have to pick a side and stick to it. Imagine Stanley Kaufmanns describing any given movie as a "lollapalooza of a film," or Gene "I loved it!" Shalit speaking of the auteur's role in the cinematographic aspects of the production, and you'll see what I mean...
...woman from the building across the street was there. Also, the Library Lady, Tony Randall, Gene Shalit, some Saturday Night Live staff and many people I didn't recognize. The party was during the war and NBC security mandated that everyone--from Tom Brokaw to the interns--wear I.D. cards at all times. Dave showed up with his I.D. still hanging around his neck...