November 24, 2007
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Culture Wars continued:
Standards "The undermining of
standards of seriousness
is almost complete."
-- Susan SontagDoonesbury 11/23/07:
For standards of comedy,
see Angels in Arabia.For standards of tragicomedy,
see Molly Ivins on the owner
of Condé Nast Publications:
"Murray
Kempton once observed,
'I think Si Newhouse has
lost his moral compass
since Roy Cohn died.'"
-- Molly IvinsHappy Holidays from Roy Cohn,
Mike Nichols, Al Pacino, and Elvis:
"Thousands have impersonated Elvis Presley over the years. Now, Bill
Murray offers his own indelible tribute to the king of rock 'n' roll--
on the cover of Condé Nast's new music/movie magazine, Movies Rock.The magazine, which covers music and its impact on filmmaking,
launches in November as a supplement in the December subscriber issues
of 14 Condé Nast publications."
