Tom Shales | The New York Observer

The Wink Heard 'Round the World

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:29:51 -0400

Whether they think Sarah Palin or Joe Biden "won" last night's vice presidential debate, pundits and critics are in agreement about one thing: Governor Palin's wink was really important.

As Governor Palin told ABC News' Charlie Gibson, "You can't blink."

But she sure can wink.

Here are some takes on the gesture that launched a thousand op-eds:

- "The whole debate was about Sarah Palin. She is not a person...

Helen Thomas Goes Prime Time: It's Not CSPAN ... It's HBO

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:04:52 -0400

Tonight, HBO will air a documentary by Rory Kennedy about White House press room mainstay Helen Thomas called Thank You, Mr. President. While less sexy than other HBO fare such as Heidi Fleiss: The Would-Be Madam of Crystal and probably less controversial than Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, it promises to offer journalism buffs some insight into Ms. Thomas' incredible 47-year (and still going strong) career.

The New York Times' Susan Stewart says:

Ms....

D-Girl Becomes Dawson's Gal … Shales Is Fat … Friends Fun … Wendie Malick, Egyptian Temptress

Sun, 16 May 1999 20:00:00 -0400

Wednesday, May 12

Hadley Davis, 27, knows how to get ahead in TV. Basically, her formula is this: master one job, then move on to another area of the business, starting at the bottom. Now, with her eye on a career as a show-biz macher , she has landed a job writing for Dawson's Creek . She used to be a New York-based development girl. (What's that, Bill?) Well, development girls (and guys) read scripts,...