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December 14, 2012 by Jan Herman Leave a Comment

Straight Up

The agenda is just what it says: news of arts, media & culture delivered with attitude. Or as Rock Hudson once said in a movie: "Man is the only … [Read More...]

Books ‘n’ Stuff

I'm the author of several books, including A Talent for Trouble, the biography of Hollywood director William Wyler. It is now available as an ebook at … [Read More...]

My Checkered Career

I've been a staff writer covering arts and culture at the Los Angeles Times, a reporter and movie reviewer at The Daily News in New York, a reporter … [Read More...]

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Mark A. Vieira on When Trump Hog Called His Cabinet: Sooie!
You're reminding me of the hog-calling contest in Life Begins at Forty with Will Rogers and Slim Summerville. Hilarious.
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Leon Freilich on Poem for N.O.M.
Fine, moving poem, Jan. Sorry you lost your friend.
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Jan, I agree with you completely. If anyone is "venomous" and "knife-twisting," it's Trump. At least, our inglorious, ignominious president...
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Jan Herman on As the French Say: Dégoûtant!
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Jan Herman on As the French Say: Dégoûtant!
True.
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Jan Herman on As the French Say: Dégoûtant!
But in this case contrarian in a dead-wrong direction.
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MWnyc on As the French Say: Dégoûtant!
I think this is just Kinsley indulging the same contrarian impulse that made Slate (which he founded) what it is.
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