Word: jacksonism
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...appropriate an exquisite passage from the works of Isak Dinesen and weave it into his own story--unattributed, of course. Plagiarism never fails to induce a feeling of shock and deep disappointment. Fellow writers, editors and teachers, please continue to preach the word: plagiarism is wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong! JACKSON MAHANEY Lebanon...
...same logic applies to the rest of the current set of singers, lip-synchers and ambiguous go-betweens. Despite the reported $30 million Michael Jackson spent to hype his recent Invincible incarnation, the album failed to attract young listeners because it was one song deep. Though naysayers wishfully forecast doom and destruction for Britney Spears and the rest of the teen pop movement, she and ’NSYNC continue to outlive the predictions. Why? Because as savvily packaged and heavily promoted as they may be, their songs remain danceable and fun. Jessica Simpson and the Backstreet Boys are drifting...
...case with their films, Ring’s Peter Jackson and Mind’s Ron Howard are sure things. Baz Luhrmann’s boldly excessive vision for Moulin Rouge assures him of a nomination as well. Despite Robert Altman’s snub from the Directors Guild of America (DGA), I’m confident that his multiple honors for Gosford Park (from the Globes, the AFI, and the New York critics, among others) are a sufficient bellwether for an Oscar nod. Ridley Scott’s DGA and AFI nominations for his command of Black Hawk Down?...
...time really has run out. The terminal is in sight. The Mercedes pulls up to the curb outside Terminal B—next to a slew of “No Parking” signs. Once again, he shows faith in the benevolence of traffic cops. The Rev. Jackson turns to us—we who haven’t had time yet to worry about getting home (our total “on-person” assets: $1.53 and a gum wrapper)—and lets us know how we’ll earn our keep...
...explain that we’re just two reporters and that this is Jesse Jackson’s car. We point the trooper into Terminal B to consult with Jackson himself...