Bruce Feirstein
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Hug It Out, Al!
by Bruce Feirstein
Feb. 18th, 2007, 8:00 pm
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Feb. 18th, 2007, 8:00 pm
Memo to: Al Gore
From: Ari Gold
Subject: Your Oscar Speech
Dear Al:
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People, Please! Limit Terms Such As—Well, ‘Term Limits’
by Bruce Feirstein
Jan. 14th, 2007, 8:00 pm
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Jan. 14th, 2007, 8:00 pm
Every year, the media tends to beat certain words, phrases and concepts to death. Remember the read more »
Are You Rich- Or Super-Rich? Baby, Take My Quiz!
by Bruce Feirstein
Dec. 17th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Dec. 17th, 2006, 8:00 pm
As close readers of The New York Times will attest, the paper of record has recently thrown itself h read more »
Are You Rich— Or Super-Rich? Baby, Take My Quiz!
by Bruce Feirstein
Dec. 17th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Dec. 17th, 2006, 8:00 pm
As close readers of The New York Times will attest, the paper of record has recently thrown itself h read more »
Bargaining in Beijing: Zing Went My Strings-Boy, China Is Big!
by Bruce Feirstein
Nov. 12th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Nov. 12th, 2006, 8:00 pm
BEIJING—I’m standing on the third floor of a multi-story shopping center not far from Tiananmen read more »
Bargaining in Beijing: Zing Went My Strings—Boy, China Is Big!
by Bruce Feirstein
Nov. 12th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Nov. 12th, 2006, 8:00 pm
BEIJING—I’m standing on the third floor of a multi-story shopping center not far from Ti read more »
I.M., I Said! The Medium Is The Instant Message
by Bruce Feirstein
Oct. 15th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Oct. 15th, 2006, 8:00 pm
As anyone under the age of 52 can attest, the era of e-mail is over. read more »
Mosque Remember This: Bin Laden Burning Man At Culver City Shrine
by Bruce Feirstein
Sep. 17th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Sep. 17th, 2006, 8:00 pm
The largest mosque in Southern California is located in Culver City, just south of Beverly Hills, no read more »
Mosque Remember This: Bin Laden Burning Man At Culver City Shrine
by Bruce Feirstein
Sep. 17th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Sep. 17th, 2006, 8:00 pm
The largest mosque in Southern California is located in Culver City, just south of Beverly Hills, no read more »
An Angeleno’s Angst: Red-Hot Temps, Pink Slips
by Bruce Feirstein
Aug. 6th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Aug. 6th, 2006, 8:00 pm
As I sit down to write this diary, it’s been 103 degrees in Los Angeles for six days running.& read more »
An Angeleno's Angst: Red-Hot Temps, Pink Slips
by Bruce Feirstein
Aug. 6th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Aug. 6th, 2006, 8:00 pm
As I sit down to write this diary, it’s been 103 degrees in Los Angeles for six days running. read more »
Never Mind PG, MPAA Goes P.C.! My New Rating System
by Bruce Feirstein
Jun. 18th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Jun. 18th, 2006, 8:00 pm
As the architect Mies van der Rohe once famously observed, “God is in the details.” But read more »
Never Mind PG, MPAA Goes P.C.! My New Rating System
by Bruce Feirstein
Jun. 18th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Jun. 18th, 2006, 8:00 pm
As the architect Mies van der Rohe once famously observed, “God is in the details.” But thanks t read more »
Message From Mahmoud! Dear President Bush: We've Got Lots In Common
by Bruce Feirstein
May. 14th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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May. 14th, 2006, 8:00 pm
F rom the A.P., May 8, 2006: “Iran’s leader has written to President Bush, in the first letter read more »
Message From Mahmoud! Dear President Bush: We’ve Got Lots In Common
by Bruce Feirstein
May. 14th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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May. 14th, 2006, 8:00 pm
From the A.P., May 8, 2006: “Iran’s leader has written to President Bush, in the f read more »
Page Six This! L.A. Preoccupied By Private Eye Pellicano
by Bruce Feirstein
Apr. 16th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Apr. 16th, 2006, 8:00 pm
If you live long enough in New York, sooner or later you learn that no matter what you’ve got—no read more »
Page Six This! L.A. Preoccupied By Private Eye Pellicano
by Bruce Feirstein
Apr. 16th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Apr. 16th, 2006, 8:00 pm
If you live long enough in New York, sooner or later you learn that no matter what you’ve got& read more »
The Times Gets Tough: A New Public Editor! Meet Ali bin-Zabar
by Bruce Feirstein
Feb. 26th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Feb. 26th, 2006, 8:00 pm
Dear Readers of The New York Times:
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The Times Gets Tough: A New Public Editor! Meet Ali bin-Zabar
by Bruce Feirstein
Feb. 26th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Feb. 26th, 2006, 8:00 pm
Dear Readers of The New York Times:
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Tales of the Wiretap! Major Media Moments: Echelon Listens In
by Bruce Feirstein
Jan. 22nd, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Jan. 22nd, 2006, 8:00 pm
Let us begin this week with two recent items from the news. read more »
Tales of the Wiretap! Major Media Moments: Echelon Listens In
by Bruce Feirstein
Jan. 22nd, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Jan. 22nd, 2006, 8:00 pm
Let us begin this week with two recent items from the news. read more »
All I Want This Christmas: An Exit Strategy!
by Bruce Feirstein
Dec. 18th, 2005, 8:00 pm
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Dec. 18th, 2005, 8:00 pm
And so we’ve come to the final days of 2005.
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All I Want This Christmas: An Exit Strategy!
by Bruce Feirstein
Dec. 18th, 2005, 8:00 pm
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Dec. 18th, 2005, 8:00 pm
And so we’ve come to the final days of 2005.
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Oval Office Orders: Do the Right Thing, Right Wing!
by Bruce Feirstein
Nov. 13th, 2005, 8:00 pm
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Nov. 13th, 2005, 8:00 pm
From: Harriet E. Miers and Andrew H. Card Jr.
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Oval Office Orders: Do the Right Thing, Right Wing!
by Bruce Feirstein
Nov. 13th, 2005, 8:00 pm
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Nov. 13th, 2005, 8:00 pm
From: Harriet E. Miers and Andrew H. read more »
‘New’ L.A. Times Lands With Dull Thud: Kinsley Wasn’t Here
by Bruce Feirstein
Oct. 2nd, 2005, 8:00 pm
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Oct. 2nd, 2005, 8:00 pm
A Letter from our L.A. bureau:
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'New' L.A. Times Lands With Dull Thud: Kinsley Wasn't Here
by Bruce Feirstein
Oct. 2nd, 2005, 8:00 pm
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Oct. 2nd, 2005, 8:00 pm
A Letter from our L.A. bureau:
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Hop On, Everybody! Jane Fonda Taps Gas For Anti-War Bus Tour
by Bruce Feirstein
Aug. 7th, 2005, 8:00 pm
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Aug. 7th, 2005, 8:00 pm
From: Fonda Communications L.L.C. read more »
Hop On, Everybody! Jane Fonda Taps Gas For Anti-War Bus Tour
by Bruce Feirstein
Aug. 7th, 2005, 8:00 pm
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Aug. 7th, 2005, 8:00 pm
From: Fonda Communications L.L.C.
To: All members of the media
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Your Head, Examined: Clear Winter's Cobwebs With Handy News Quiz!
by Bruce Feirstein
Apr. 3rd, 2005, 8:00 pm
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Apr. 3rd, 2005, 8:00 pm
It's spring. read more »
Fear and Anxiety At Academy Awards: A Ritual Shilling
by Bruce Feirstein
Mar. 6th, 2005, 8:00 pm
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Mar. 6th, 2005, 8:00 pm
Several days before Oscar weekend, I was in a studio executive's office discussing a script. read more »
Hollywood Holidays: Box-Office Blues, Paunchy Celebs
by Bruce Feirstein
Dec. 26th, 2004, 8:00 pm
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Dec. 26th, 2004, 8:00 pm
And so it's Christmas in Los Angeles, 2004.The gifts have been sent, the tips have been disbursed, a read more »
He's Got Mail! Almighty Downloads 10 Commandments 2.0
by Bruce Feirstein
Nov. 28th, 2004, 8:00 pm
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Nov. 28th, 2004, 8:00 pm
The Final Countdown: On Nov. 2, Pundits Go Nuts
by Bruce Feirstein
Oct. 31st, 2004, 8:00 pm
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Oct. 31st, 2004, 8:00 pm
O.K., let’s be perfectly frank here: We’ve all heard, or said, virtually everything there is to read more »
Truth, Consequences: Redstone in China Faces Touchy Subject
by Bruce Feirstein
Oct. 3rd, 2004, 8:00 pm
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Oct. 3rd, 2004, 8:00 pm
On Saturday afternoon, Sept. read more »
Memo to Rather: Out-Fox the Critics—Go Left, Old Man!
by Bruce Feirstein
Sep. 26th, 2004, 8:00 pm
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Sep. 26th, 2004, 8:00 pm
Dear Dan Rather: Well, it’s over. read more »
Channeling Karl Rove: 'Ride of the Valkyries' Descends on Manhattan
by Bruce Feirstein
Aug. 8th, 2004, 8:00 pm
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Aug. 8th, 2004, 8:00 pm
Memofrom: Karl Rove
To: POTUS, The White House Brain Trust, the R.N.C. read more »
cc: Sean Hannity
Crisis in Kerry Camp: How to Suck Wind From Swift Boat Sails
by Bruce Feirstein
Jul. 25th, 2004, 8:00 pm
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Jul. 25th, 2004, 8:00 pm
Almost five months ago in this space, I offered some respectful advice to my candidate for President read more »
The Last Typhoon
by Bruce Feirstein
Jul. 11th, 2004, 8:00 pm
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Jul. 11th, 2004, 8:00 pm
So I'm sitting in a film producer's office in Los Angeles, overlooking Sunset Strip, on one of the f read more »
A Modish Proposal: Restylin' The Times–Whassup, Newsies?
by Bruce Feirstein
Jun. 13th, 2004, 8:00 pm
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Jun. 13th, 2004, 8:00 pm
EDITOR'S NOTE: After a long and painstaking review of the editorial process here at The New York Ti read more »
Global Buzzword Search-And-Delete: Rove at the Keyboard
by Bruce Feirstein
May. 16th, 2004, 8:00 pm
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May. 16th, 2004, 8:00 pm
Memo from: Karl Rove To: POTUS
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Preemptive Engagement: Worked in Iraq-How About Manhattan?
by Bruce Feirstein
Apr. 25th, 2004, 8:00 pm
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Apr. 25th, 2004, 8:00 pm
Between the 9/11 hearings and the Bob Woodward book, your diarist has been thinking about the Bush d read more »
View from the Lawn: The Stars, the Son, The Suicide Bomber
by Bruce Feirstein
Apr. 4th, 2004, 8:00 pm
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Apr. 4th, 2004, 8:00 pm
It's spring, and your diarist finds himself in a mood that is not so much bewitched as bothered, and read more »
'No Justice, No Sheets!' Of Martha, Mel, Mickey and Wal-Mart
by Bruce Feirstein
Mar. 14th, 2004, 8:00 pm
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Mar. 14th, 2004, 8:00 pm
Questions, questions, questions. read more »
Winter Clearance! Jailed Celebrities,'Nam Reruns, Disney
by Bruce Feirstein
Feb. 22nd, 2004, 8:00 pm
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Feb. 22nd, 2004, 8:00 pm
It's too late to complain about winter, too early to ridicule the annual deluge of Hamptons real-est read more »
Road to Redemption: Pull on a Sweater, You're Now 'The Get'!
by Bruce Feirstein
Feb. 1st, 2004, 8:00 pm
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Feb. 1st, 2004, 8:00 pm
On the morning after the Iowa caucuses, certain parts of Los Angeles-or, to be more precise, certain read more »
Los Angeles In the Season Of Terrorism
by Bruce Feirstein
Jan. 4th, 2004, 8:00 pm
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Jan. 4th, 2004, 8:00 pm
It rained in L.A. read more »
The Morning After: Let's Win One For the Groper
by Bruce Feirstein
Nov. 16th, 2003, 8:00 pm
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Nov. 16th, 2003, 8:00 pm
They say trends start in the West. read more »
Arnold Über Alles! Taking the State By Storm
by Bruce Feirstein
Oct. 12th, 2003, 8:00 pm
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Oct. 12th, 2003, 8:00 pm
Arnold, the first hundred days. Was it a dream, or a nightmare? read more »
Recall Enters Final Act: Send in The Script Doctors, Fast!
by Bruce Feirstein
Sep. 7th, 2003, 8:00 pm
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Sep. 7th, 2003, 8:00 pm
An election update from The Observer 's West Coast bureau:With a little over a month left until vote read more »
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