I've had the privilege of watching Daniel Henniger on PBS's WSJ report a few times now.
His WSJ op-ed<a href="http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/dhenninger/">piece today crossed the lines of film and politics nicely I thought.
Posted by rladew on 2005-11-04 16:58:42 +0000
oops: TGL: can you fix my fat-fingered code?
I meant op-ed <a href="http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/dhenninger/">piece</a>
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Posted by dawnbixtler on 2005-11-04 19:16:35 +0000
Nicely done. Interesting to hear a "talk to Kansas" piece, not a "What's wrong with Kansas" nor "Why Kansas is Right".
I do think he missed the mark with NYC though. New York <b>doesn't</b> have a celebrity culture, and that's exactly why people flee Hollywood to the East Coast. Celebrities can walk down the street without being photographed or accosted. Yes, Studio 54 and Rubell, Calvin Klein, DiCaprio, Warhol, et al, are celebrities, but their celebration was in the fact they could be normal people, goofing around with New Yorkers - bankers, editors, teachers, shopkeepers. It is culture, but not celebrity culture; there is too little enthusiasm and just enough "been there, done that."
Posted by rladew on 2005-11-04 19:30:34 +0000
I remember hearing some Rollins spoken word once where he was talking about longing for the east Coast where "fuck you" means FUCK YOU...
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Posted by tgl on 2005-11-04 20:36:22 +0000
What a load a crap. I was caught up in the so-called Red State-Blue State division for a little while... also thinking that the Dems had to connect to "moral values" voters. I reject that now, people are more alike then they are different. People vote on their wallots, plain and simple. Fat wallet? status quo. Thin wallet? Incumbents must go. End of story.
Of course there are Manahattanites who consider anyone west of the Geo. Washington Bridge simpletons. Just as there are conservative voices who take glee in pointing out that fact. (And which is the group that is derided as being condescending?)
Capote didn't suddenly become in touch with his "Red State self" when confronted with the evil of Perry Smith. We are all equally revolted no matter what our origins.
I love it when columnists chastise people for the same foibles they themselves are committing. I don't need a blue blazered guy in tassled loafers with a house in Westchester County to tell me that people are complex.
I meant op-ed <a href="http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/dhenninger/">piece</a>
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I do think he missed the mark with NYC though. New York <b>doesn't</b> have a celebrity culture, and that's exactly why people flee Hollywood to the East Coast. Celebrities can walk down the street without being photographed or accosted. Yes, Studio 54 and Rubell, Calvin Klein, DiCaprio, Warhol, et al, are celebrities, but their celebration was in the fact they could be normal people, goofing around with New Yorkers - bankers, editors, teachers, shopkeepers. It is culture, but not celebrity culture; there is too little enthusiasm and just enough "been there, done that."
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Of course there are Manahattanites who consider anyone west of the Geo. Washington Bridge simpletons. Just as there are conservative voices who take glee in pointing out that fact. (And which is the group that is derided as being condescending?)
Capote didn't suddenly become in touch with his "Red State self" when confronted with the evil of Perry Smith. We are all equally revolted no matter what our origins.
I love it when columnists chastise people for the same foibles they themselves are committing. I don't need a blue blazered guy in tassled loafers with a house in Westchester County to tell me that people are complex.
A Lynnanite (seriously)? Lynnian? Lynnonian? Lynnt (my favorite)?
Ah, I wish I could afford to live in one of Lynn's McMansions in a gated community a ten minute walk to the beach... Wait, strike that...
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