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PREMIERE!  GOOD DR. ENGLISH:
Love - v. - In Love
D. A. BLYLER
 Welcome G21 readers and English language students to the inaugural column of Good Doctor English. Our publisher's continued quest to enlighten and entertain the World's denizens has led him to ask that I, too, do my small part for the needy. And so, this column.
In the coming months, Good Doctor English will field your English language questions, be they concerns about the existential nature of the lowly comma or the pros and cons of dating the new English lecturer at your university. Indeed, no questions are beyond the scope of the good doctor's knowledge and experience. As the doctor has no reader questions to field on this, his debut, he'll begin by tackling the thorny issue of:
Love vs. In Love
This past week my students accosted me with a linguistic problem that was causing them trouble. I responded by using my usual tact when faced with problems. I avoided it... More
TABLOID HART:
Liz Hurley: Dim Bulb
THOMAS HART
 The National Enquirer (the United States national newspaper of record) lead reads: "Pregnant Liz Hurley jetted from London to Los Angeles for a showdown with ex-boyfriend Steve Bing over their baby's future -- only to be cruelly snubbed by the reluctant dad-to-be." I don't know what y'all think about that, but down here the trailer park, we have decided that Liz Hurley is a dim bulb.
Let me repeat that: Liz Hurley is a few cards short of a full deck.
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"Write Like God..."
ROD AMIS
NEW ORLEANS, 26 November, 2001 - Every writer says he/she can do it, but it's a tall order to write the best you can --- let alone "Write like God..." as Max Adams advised me this past week.
This advice was part of our (behind-the-scenes) long-running conversation about good and great writing and writng for Hollywood -- something I now intend to do. Oh-oh!
Now that I am jumping into Max's arena, as a collaborator with another woman writer who insists that I must lose Mr. Pessimism and become Mr. Optimism, the very least I am required to do is write like God... More
RECOMMENDED DAILY REQUIREMENT: :
The Season of Family
RADIO RAHEEM
OAKLAND, CALI - NOVEMBER 25, 2001: Thanksgiving was the usual family scene at my Mom's house in Benicia. The relatives from Louisiana weren't up this year -- which was a relief for me and Tanya, after the wedding. They are letting us rest until Christmas.
We are back in the season of family. After what happened on September 11th, it seems like lots of the people here in America are takin' their families more seriously. I like that. But I have always talked in these pages about takin' our families more seriously. So that's nothin' new.
I kindah missed havin' them wide-load Louisiana relatives of mine --- too loud, too wild, full of that parish juice --- makin' our lives a bit more chaotic. But it was good to not have the kids get hyper from their influence, too.. More
RDR 11.20.01: ROD AMIS explains why it's still okay to be "Just the Way You Are"
RDR 11.12.01: RADIO RAHEEM shares another anecdote from life in the 'hood with "Little Girls Lost"
RDR 11.05.01: BILL STEVENS looks at "The Quality of Mercy"
POWERSSOUND: :
Ross Tompkins & Piano
BOB POWERS
America lost one of its few jazz outlets on television when Johnny Carson decided to retire in 1992. The Tonight Show band, led by trumpeter "Doc" Severinson (who never claimed to be a jazz man), contained some of the best musicians in the business. To many fans of the late-night show, pianist Ross Tompkins deserved more solo time. .. More |
Updated: MONDAY, 26 NOVEMBER, 2001
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