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Aaron Sorkin + Leon Wieseltier = Get Me Outta Here!
From our Worst Nightmare desk The hardworking staff just received this email from The New Republic: That’s some pairing, yeah? You’ve got Sorkin, whose The Newsroom is the show about journalism that journalists love to hate, teamed up with Wieseltier, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Sorkin, HBO, Leon Wieseltier, Pomposity Index, Smug-o-Meter, The New Republic, The Newsroom
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Palin By Comparison
Is it good or bad for Sarah Palin (R-No Hopey, No Changey) that she’s being attacked from the left and from the right? Lefty Leon Wieseltier of The New Republic has the No Hopey beat covered. Righty Dorothy Rabinowitz of … Continue reading
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“Shut Up, He Explained”
(Hat tip: Ring Lardner) New York Times Op-It Girl Maureen Dowd’s Wednesday column chronicled the Internet adventures of an Australian model who fought to unmask the anonymous blogger who called her a “skank” and a “ho.” In discussing her own … Continue reading
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Tagged flogosphere, Leon Wieseltier, Maureen Dowd, New York Times Op-It Girl, Ring Lardner
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