Word: thingness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that Vilanch is about to become more-than-almost-famous, we wonder: Who will be the comic wind in his wings? Who will be Vilanch's Bruce Vilanch? And one other thing--those testimonials that Midler, Williams and Lane give in Get Bruce! Did Bruce write them...
...getting more dangerous every day for everyone from minorities to schoolchildren. There have always been violence and violent people here. With a population of more than 260 million, the U.S. is a place where anything can happen anytime. The real problem is that the press, making such a big thing out of every occurrence, is convincing people that we are all in danger. There's no question that schoolchildren get hurt and killed, but more than 15 million students go to high school every day and are not injured. Not everyone is in danger of being shot or killed...
...write a script. This did not deter him at all. It was all so overwhelming and exciting, I forgot to ask him what a manager does. This, I now realize, is probably how Mike Tyson got hooked up with Don King. Because even though I knew the whole thing was completely phony, it made me feel pretty. At one point, Weitzman saw a fellow employee at the restaurant. He brought her over. Like a gunslinger, she whipped her index finger at me and said, "You are so talented." It was obvious she had no idea who I was. This...
After I told Weitz he could be my agent, I found out I was also allowed to get a manager, even though they do the exact same thing. And it would only cost 20% of nothing. I told Weitzman to come aboard. He wanted to get right to work, starting with a meeting later this week with Weitz. So now I'm looking for a screenwriter to complete the team. I'm offering 10%. Please send applications to my agent...
...Rebecca's parents did keep them close in a highly structured setting, mostly to instill Christian values. These families are from the right wing of home ed, while Katie's family is from the secular left or "unschooling" tradition whose clarion cry was "do your own thing." Tad's folks are among a host of middle-grounders who feel they are combining the best of both...