Daily Archives: August 1, 2007

The Hollywood Reporter’s New Editor

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Luke Ford

Nikki Finke writes: …But Kilcullen made clear to everyone inside the biz that he was looking for a softball editor to maintain the status quo, which consists of reporters never asking pesky questions of the paper’s advertisers and always running … Continue reading →

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Tabloid Prodigy babe exposed as an uptight fraud

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Luke Ford

Burt Kearns blogs on TabloidBaby: Urblogger, performance artist, genius savant and Air Supply fan Luke Ford does his latest, pointed, autistically focused and totally characteristic interview with writer Marlise Kast, who’s getting lots of ink for her book Tabloid Prodigy, … Continue reading →

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The Dog Days Of Summer Love

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Luke Ford

Eric Longabardi reports for ERSNews.com: Meantime, sources familiar with NBC/Telemundo tell ERS that news executives such as Telemundo News Director Al Corral have taken to making light of the situation, going as far to joking with colleagues as to whether … Continue reading →

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Ted Turner’s Big Love

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Luke Ford

From Slate.com: Robert Olen Butler won the 1993 Pulitzer for fiction for A Good Scent From A Strange Mountain, but at the moment a different selection from Butler’s oeuvre is attracting widespread notice within the literary community. That would be … Continue reading →

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The Mexican Mafia

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Luke Ford

MayorSam reports: Tony Rafael’s debut book, The Mexican Mafia, went on sale last Wednesday. Many Mayor Sam readers already know Rafael as Wally Fay, editor of In The Hat, a popular, long-running expert narrative on Los Angeles gangs, crime, cops, … Continue reading →

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