NBC's Big Events reshapes NBC programming focus
NBC executive Paul Klein outlines a shift to event programming over series, citing high reach and cross-audience appeal. He notes 75 percent of New York area sets in use by 9:30 p.m. and discusses the value of spin-offs, advertisers, and the balance between hits and one-time specials.
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Selected Letters of William Faulkner reviewed by Blotner
The review surveys Joseph Blotner's Selected Letters of William Faulkner, noting Faulkner's quiet country roots and musical Southern language. It discusses his conservative, plainspoken craft, speed of writing, and private life, arguing the letters reveal a towering yet self contained artist who used a penknife to whittle monuments from prose.
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William Faulkner
Joseph Blotner
Random House
Faulkner
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Paris
Hemingway
Fitzgerald
Hollywood
America
Movies
Partisan Review
Cancer Book Review by Grusneder Slams Modern Plague
A Berkshire Eagle critique of Ronald J. Glasser's Cancer The Subtle Modern Plague portrays cancer as a national crisis. It highlights epidemic rates, environmental causes, and the slow, long latency of carcinogenesis. The review praises Glasser’s evidence driven approach and urges societal action to prevent future generations' suffering.
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Ronald J. Glasser
M.D. Random House
New York
David E. Gruender
Berkshire Eagle
Glasser
University of Minnesota
Craft Workshops at RCCA Troy February to May
Rensselaer County Council for the Arts in Troy announces craft workshops for adults and children for February through May at 189 Second Street. Sessions include Weaving to Wear and Natural Dyes by Myra Dorman, Posters by Bernice Bornt Ledeboer, European Easter Eggs, Spinning, and Terrariums among others, with call-in details for fees at 273-0552. The listing notes partial NYSCA funding and includes a critical editorial aside on drug safety and cancer prevention.
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Georgia Urban
Ann Haynes
Eve Halloran
Kay Keyes
New York State Council On the Arts
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