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...comparison between the two is wrong because they are after completely different things. Lagasse is, as Batali puts it, "more of a showman," hollering "bam!" and cooking up "wicked peach cobbler" with diva Patti LaBelle, a recent guest on Emeril Live. On a typical installment of Molto Mario a couple of weeks ago, the only guests were three quiet friends of Batali's, who never once cheered but instead asked about the struffoli (drab Italian pastries), "Would you want to use powdered sugar on these?" To which Batali's answer was no, unless you want to depart from the simple...
...Lincoln still permeates the mansion. There are more paintings and busts of Lincoln than of any other President and more bits of legend about his life in the White House, including the lone ghost preserved in myth. No President has yet claimed to have seen it, but consummate showman Ronald Reagan said two of his guests sleeping in the Lincoln Bedroom saw the misty figure on two separate nights. On being discovered, the ghost turned and walked into the darkness...
...some of those hours it's just off-white noise, a hum of verbs and volubility, to which I pay little attention while working or reading. But radio also provides entertainment and information, and I know the difference. So as a culture critic who can appreciate a spellbinding showman, whatever he's peddling, I introduced conservative chat guru Rush Limbaugh to TIME's readers back in 1991. In the next few years I wrote two other appreciative stories about the man with "talent on loan from...
...passionate Meneses had his eyebrows furrowed painfully as Pressler perhaps unconsciously began to sing at the piano. In the third movement, Pressler showed again the flair of a seasoned performer as he maintained a strong rhythm and constant tempo that kept the anxious intensity. Kim was the great showman in the playful fourth movement. His energy propelled not only his bowstrokes, but also his limbs; indeed, at times he seemed to be lifted from his seat...
...cultural forces of Mozart's time appear in "The Magic Flute." What's interesting is how little this type of live show has changed. "Pokemon Live" is third- rate even by these standards, much less as a work of art, and Mozart would be appalled. But as a showman, he could relate...