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PERIODICALS
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Why Writers Love to Hate the M.F.A.
The New York Times
The proliferation and power of M.F.A.s in creative writing have created heated scholarly debate. Aspiring novelists, take note.
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Tryouts for the Rest of Your Life
The New York Times
How to get into a top theater program: flap your arms, sing woo-woo-wah and hold your breath.
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Gunfight at the HBO Corral
Premiere magazine
Z Channel’s mix of hard-to-see movies was Hollywood’s best-kept secret. Eventually it fell victim to the cable wars, and its visionary programmer killed his wife and shot himself in the head.
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The Betty Mystique
Washingtonian magazine
Betty Friedan will go down in history for launching the modern women’s movement, but in real life she was just as imperfect as most people.
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Have Schtick, Will Travel
The Washington Post
An orthodox rabbi with an unorthodox approach hits the road in a reality TV show meant to treat the discord in America's families.
'M.F.A. programs make money off of people's dreams,' says one editor. 'One hopes people at least understand the odds.'
"The students had just come back from a prep talk: don’t stand too close to the auditors, don’t stare at them during the monologue, don’t waste time stating your name, loosen up and have fun (sure)."
"In the months before the murder-suicide, Harvey saw Z crumbling around him. He had devoted an obsessive eight years to the channel and had drawn his identity and celebrity from it."
“I think we can work together. You’ll see I’m really not such a monster,” Friedan told the author.
"So what ails the American family? 'America has little domestic peace. Men and women do not know how to get along. Children don't want to be around their parents,'" Shmuley told the author.