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Plimpton's fame and glaring idiosyncrasies (born and raised in New York City, he spoke as if he were always dashing off to a regatta) make him the perfect subject for a code-cracking biography, the kind that lays bare the man and his motivations. George, Being George does the trick, in part by borrowing the form of Plimpton's own biographies of Capote and Edie Sedgwick (Jean Stein's Edie: American Girl, which he edited). Recognizing that Plimpton's spirit would suffocate under the weight of analytic prose, editor Nelson Aldrich Jr. interviewed more than 200 verbally dexterous Plimpton...
Glickman: This subject comes up a lot with European colleagues, who look at our ratings system and say, "Oh, you're too restrictive on sexuality, but you allow so much violence." First of all, I'm not 100 percent sure that's true. But I do think that the American culture is one that historically has been more tolerant of violence than sexuality in entertainment...
...legitimate rating. It's not pornography. It's a movie for adult, not for kids. Frankly, we wish more filmmakers would use the rating. One of the things we've talked to them about is not to shy away from the rating if they think the subject matter is worth it. It's been said that theaters won't play the movies, but most will...
...start a business in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. Entitled The Three Mistakes of My Life, the book has already sold 500,000 copies, thanks to a text that is accessible to readers whose first language isn't English. "These kids may have only studied English as a subject in school, and they might not be able to read any other novel in English," he says, "but they can read a Chetan Bhagat novel...
...What the World Needs Now I appreciated Michael Kinsley's essay on intelligence and leadership [Oct. 27]. I have long felt that U.S. presidential candidates should be subject to a preliminary examination in their area of expertise. Candidates should have some knowledge of, if not proficiency in, world history, religions, cultures, geography. As it is now, we assume the media and debates will ferret out deficiencies in candidates' education - and that is not always the case. Marcetta Darensbourg, College Station, Texas...