Category: RIP
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Will we ever laugh again?
I was in elementary school when “Mork & Mindy” was a hit. Nanu nanu? Not for me. Maybe I was turned off by the rainbow suspenders. Over the years my dislike of Robin Williams’ brand of frenetic, dated humor only grew. I have even less tolerance for his mawkish turns in “Dead Poets Society” and…
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Fred Phelps and the Sodomobile
There was a time when Michael Moore wasn’t quite so insufferable, such as this inspired stunt from his old TV show where he gives the late Fred Phelps a taste of his own vitriol.
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‘I’m not the sum of my parts’
My favorite Philip Seymour Hoffman role came in Sidney Lumet’s “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead,” in which he plays a desperate businessman more desperate than anyone — himself included — suspects.
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Fashion reacts to how Mandela’s death impacts PR
Some of the more ridiculous tweets in the aftermath of Nelson Mandela’s passing: #Madiba: Fashion Reacts To The Passing Of Nelson Mandela http://t.co/UGed6MbiJg — Bossip (@Bossip) December 6, 2013 Nelson Mandela’s Death Should Breathe New Life into PR http://t.co/IX2ChjdlcM (via @PRNewser) — Mediabistro (@Mediabistro) December 6, 2013 Related articles Athletes React to Passing of Nelson…
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Genius, asshole, caricature, sellout
Fortunately, Lou Reed’s genius overwhelmed the rest. A look back at the good, the bad and the unfortunate.
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RIP James Gandolfini
Gandolfini and Edie Falco were to television drama what Carroll O’Connor and Jean Stapleton were to TV comedy. Peerless characterization.
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