As a psychological coach (and ex-player), he helped revive a woeful Cleveland baseball team. He had a WFAN show about youth sports and shepherded best sellers.
Category: Writing and Writers
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A Writer Meets His Double
A writer meets his double.
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Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke and Joel Edgerton on Paul Schrader Films
Joel Edgerton, Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke explain how they worked with the writer-director, known for solitary characters grappling with sin and redemption.
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Damon Lindelhof and Soo Hugh on Encouraging ‘Creative Short Circuits’
Soo Hugh (“Pachinko”) and Damon Lindelof (“Lost,” “Mrs. Davis”) discuss learning from their staffs, wanting to hear “no” and navigating the writers’ strike.
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Andrew McCarthy Wrote a Book About a Father-Son Pilgrimage. His Son Gets His Say.
Sam McCarthy accompanied his father on the Camino de Santiago and is featured in his father’s new memoir, but what did he think of it? The pair discuss their achievement.
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Writers on Strike Make Time for Romance at Picket Lines
In Los Angeles, movie and TV writers on strike are eyeing one another with more than solidarity on their minds.
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Striking Hollywood Writers Disrupt TV’s Major Ad Event
Dozens of protesters greeted marketers as they entered the first major event of the upfronts, an annual showcase for advertisers in which media companies stage lavish gatherings to promote their lineups.
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Striking Writers’ Union Denies Waiver, Imperiling Tony Awards Telecast
The Writers Guild of America indicated it would not grant a waiver to allow a live telecast of the Tonys on June 11, threatening one of Broadway’s biggest marketing moments.
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When Connie Converse, the ‘Female Bob Dylan,’ Lived in N.Y.C.
There’s a resurgence of interest in the pioneering singer-songwriter who disappeared when she was 50.
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Drew Barrymore Drops Out of Hosting MTV Awards Show Over Writers’ Strike
Just days before the show was scheduled to air, the actress and talk-show host said she would pick up her hosting duties next year.
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Late Shows Go Dark in First Fallout From Strike
How long they stay off the air is an open question. During the last strike, they gradually returned after a couple of months.