It’s Hard Out Here for a Publicist (v.3)
(Part of our ongoing series of excerpts from the official biographies of popular musicians.)
Biographies
The Famous Shows We’re Most Sorry We Missed
From 2007: The Village Voice asks theater pros to name the productions they wish they could have been there to see.
First In, First Out in Campaign 2008
Mike Huckabee, Dennis Kucinich… remember those guys?With the final pairing set — John McCain vs. Barack Obama — here’s a quick look back on the fallen campaigners of 2008:
Clint Eastwood Has Two Expressions
“Sergio Leone, who directed Eastwood in his breakthrough role in the Man With No Name trilogy of spaghetti westerns, said he liked the actor because he had only two expressions: ‘one with the hat, one without it.'”Funny aside from the new interview with Clint Eastwood in the British paper The Guardian.
Clinton Concedes, Backs Obama
“I congratulate him on the victory he has won and the race he has run. I endorse him and throw my full support behind him.”
Big Brown Wins Triple Crown!
Top challenger Casino Drive is out with a bruised hoof. The rest of the Belmont Stakes field is suspect.
Wife Pounds Obama
Call it a fist-bump, a knuckle-bump, or the more hipsterish “pound” — Obama and his wife shared one this week.And now, the obligatory over-analysis:
Clinton to Back Obama
“I have said throughout the campaign that I would strongly support Senator Obama if he were the Democratic Party’s nominee, and I intend to deliver on that promise.”Senator Hillary Clinton, telling supporters that she will end her campaign and support her Democratic opponent, Barack Obama.
RFK +40
Today is the 40th anniversary of the shooting of Robert F. Kennedy. (The shooting happened on June 5th, and Kennedy died the next day.)The New York Times invited three of Kennedy’s children to share a memory of him. Their stories are naturally warm, but they’re also powerfully simple. If you don’t remember thoughtful idealism in American politicians, you can see it on display here.
Obama Claims Democratic Nomination
“Because of you, tonight I can stand before you and say that I will be the Democratic nominee for president of the United States of America.”So said Senator Barack Obama last night, after winning the Montana primary and (apparently) clinching enough votes for the Democratic nomination. If the delegate count holds up, he will face John McCain in the general election on 4 November 2008.