Articles tagged "tom wolfe"

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Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

by Cynthia Fuchs

[3.Jul.08] :. While Gonzo makes a familiar case, that Thompson frequently lost himself in celebrity, it also argues for his legacy, not cynicism but optimism.

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For his next novel, Tom Wolfe samples Miami’s complexity

by Audra D.S. Burch and Lydia Martin [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[29.Jan.08] :. MIAMI—So this time the guy with the white suits and dazzling spats is wading through the cultural intersections of Miami. Already, Tom Wolfe has visited several times as tourist, sponge,...

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Wolfe offers no new scoop on his next book at Miami ‘conversation’

by Andres Viglucci [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[5.Oct.07] :. MIAMI—The story so far: Tom Wolfe is in Miami. The Tom Wolfe, the man in the white suit, the iconic journalist and novelist who brought us The Bonfire of the Vanities, The Me Decade, Radical...

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The Tomorrow Show: Tom Snyders Electric Kool-Aid Talk Show

by Sean O'Neal

[21.Sep.06] :. For the Deadhead completist, this may make the DVD a worthwhile addition to their library. For everyone else, it’s useful only as an example of arrogance run wild.

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I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe

by Stephen M. Deusner

[30.Nov.04] :. While she is certainly as self-possessed as the title claims, she does not move through the novel as an active agent, but instead merely reacts to the madness at Dupont.

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Welcome to New York

by Stephen Tropiano

Christine Baranski delivers one-liners so fast the audience barely knows what hit them. More importantly, she adds shading to what could potentially be a one-dimensional character.

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