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NYT’s ‘M*A*S*H’ Retrospective Lacks 20/20 Heinz Sight
Page One of yesterday’s Arts section in the New York Times featured James Poniewozik’s big takeout on the 5oth anniversary of the seminal television dramedy, “M*A*S*H.” ‘M*A*S*H’ at 50: War Is Hell(arious) Five decades ago, “M*A*S*H” anticipated today’s TV dramedies, … Continue reading
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Tagged American Heritage, Death of a Racehorse, Grantland Rice, H. Richard Hornberger, James Poniewozik, Jeff MacGregor, M*A*S*H, MASH4077TV, Nathan Ward, New York Times, Once They Heard the Cheers, Pete Hamill, Richard Hooker, Robert Altman, Sports Illustrated, The Professional, Tom Wolfe, W.C. Heinz, What a Time It Was, When We Were One
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Joseph Epstein Review Of Red Smith Anthology Lacks Heinz Sight
One of the several joys of subscribing to The Weekly Standard is the work of Joseph Epstein, a writer of uncommon sense and sensibility. His piece last week was a review of American Pastimes: The Very Best of Red Smith, a Library … Continue reading
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Tagged American Pastimes: The Very Best of Red Smith, Death of a Racehorse, Frank Graham, Grantland Rice, Jeff MacGregor, Jimmy Cannon, John Lardner, Joseph Epstein, Library of America, New York Sun, New York Times, Red Smith, Ring Lardner, Sports Illustrated, The Weekly Standard, W.C. Heinz
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Great American Sportswriter Lists Lack Heinz Sight
Two recent pieces (not to be confused with Reese’s Pieces) about American sportswriters have excluded one name from the roll call of the best at their craft: W.C. Heinz, Heavyweight Champion of the Word as Jeff MacGregor dubbed him in a … Continue reading
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Tagged A.J. Liebling, Brownsville Bum, Damon Runyon, Frank Deford, George Plimpton, Heavyweight Champion of the Word, Jeff MacGregor, Jim Murray, Jimmy Breslin, Last King of the Sports Page, New York Times, Nicholas Dawidoff, Once They Heard the Cheers, Red Smith, Ring Lardner, Roger Angell, Sports Illustrated, The Professional, W.C. Heinz, Wall Street Journal
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