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Franken, who rose to fame as a writer and actor on “Saturday Night Live” before becoming a bestselling author, on-air political satirist and Grammy-winning comic, said he was thrilled to be selected...
...What do actors talk about when there's no audience? Answer: Without an audience, they would cease to exist. But in Dinner for Five, Jon Favreau (with Cheri Oteri and waiter) plays host to four colleagues for a private dinner chat about work, other actors and the pitfalls of fame (e.g., the ugly fan who says, "Everybody tells me I look just like you!"). The guest list mingles affable cutups like Kevin Pollak with volatile screen lions like Rod Steiger, who seems ready to pop somebody. It's self-involved and amusing--and often both at once...
...hours of trying to dance haphazardly to implosive quasi-funk is enough for a day, which is why Plaid garnered the most cheers and excitement. Besides their relative fame, as former members of the Black Dog—a pioneering techno outfit—and as one of the Warp label’s most acclaimed artists, Plaid throw all pretensions out the door. Their music is quirky and experimental, even resembling some of the insectile funk and robo-talk that had preceded them. Yet it’s a perfectly logical extension of the Detroit techno, electro...
James Brown ’73—better known as “JB”—and Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw host “Fox NFL Sunday,” the most watched NFL pre-game show in America. In March, Brown launched “The James Brown Show,” a nationally syndicated sports radio morning show. His myriad hosting assignments have included two Super Bowls, two Winter Olympics, the Tour de France, the NHL, the NBA Finals and the NCAA basketball championships. At Harvard, where he concentrated in government...
...retain friends, in college and afterward. I know some very talented adults who feel justified in having few or no friends because no one meets their high standards. Perhaps these perfectionists are being authentic to themselves, but every one of them is also authentically lonely. No matter what riches, fame or influence you might acquire in your lifetime, none will contribute to your happiness or fulfillment in the same way that a group of close friends will. Find them, cultivate them, retain them. They will prove themselves imperfect, as all of us do, but you should prefer to be with...