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Nov

Norman Mailer, he dead. A penny for the old guy

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Categories: industry, writing and wtf?

I realize I have bowdlerized a bit of T.S Elliot here (who in turn referenced Joseph Conrad) but when I looked at the picture of Mailer plastered on the covers of the New York papers all I could think about was damn, could you find a less flattering photo? Wrinkly, scraggly, unkempt and kinda freaky looking, especially as a close up. Damn.

I’ve never met Norman Mailer, but I can guarantee we wouldn’t have agreed on one damn thing. I lost all tolerance for macho myopia back when I had to read Hemingway in high school. Still, can’t we accord folks a little dignity? Sheesh!

Nov

Just wondering . . .

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Categories: entertainment and wtf?

As promos of the latest Decision House dance across my TV screen, the question comes into my mind — is there any show Todd Bridges has too much shame to appear on? As I said, just wondering.


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