New York Times columnist David Brooks was the subject of protracted ridicule on Twitter Friday after writing, among other things, lines like “Girl I want your body” and “sex is a gold nugget” in a Nov. 2 column about sexual predators. In the piece inspired by numerous accusations of sexual harassment against powerful Hollywood men such as Harvey Weinstein, Brooks expressed a very interesting take on what makes a man a “predator”: “I don’t think good men wake up one morning and suddenly start thrusting their tongue down the throats of women they barely know. You’ve got to walk through a.
- 11/3/2017
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
J.K. Rowling has a way with words — just ask the millions (billions?!) of people who’ve ever picked up a Harry Potter book. And though she’s no longer penning the Harry Potter series, she’s still working on new texts in a shorter form.
Much shorter, in fact: 140 characters.
When Rowling is not answering fan questions about Harry, Hermione and the rest of the Hogwarts gang, she’s tweeting about all sorts of topics. Oftentimes, it’s her tweets about President Donald Trump that gain the most traction.
Here are some of her best clapbacks and criticisms (and this...
Much shorter, in fact: 140 characters.
When Rowling is not answering fan questions about Harry, Hermione and the rest of the Hogwarts gang, she’s tweeting about all sorts of topics. Oftentimes, it’s her tweets about President Donald Trump that gain the most traction.
Here are some of her best clapbacks and criticisms (and this...
- 10/5/2017
- by Diana Pearl
- PEOPLE.com
- 8/11/2017
- Pastemagazine.com
New York Times columnist David Brooks is defending James Damore, the senior software engineer who was fired from Google after his memo about gender diversity circulated within the company, by calling for the resignation of another Google employee: CEO Sundar Pichai. “There are many actors in the whole Google/diversity drama, but I’d say the one who’s behaved the worst is the C.E.O., Sundar Pichai,” Brooks opens his piece. Damore was fired on Monday after his memo was circulated within the tech company, and then obtained and published by media outlets over the weekend. The memo is 10 pages long,...
- 8/11/2017
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
Despite being set in the present day, the world of Brigsby Bear (2017, directed by Dave McCary) is a cosy 1980s nostalgia affair. Most of what we see either comes from or belongs to another time. It is a very deliberate look that extends right across the production design and costumes.
Separate from the overall costume design of Brigsby Bear (by Sarah Mae Burton), Stoopid Buddy Stoodios worked on the creation and execution of the actual Brigsby Bear suit. We chatted to David Brooks and Ben Bayouth from the studio to discover exactly how they arrived upon the distinctive finished article.
Clothes on Film: What led Stoopid Buddy Stoodios to be working on Brigsby Bear?
Ben Bayouth: Well I had worked with one of the producers beforehand. Also I’d recently started with Stoopid Buddy in their new ‘Buddy Builds’ department which was set up to make all sorts of practical effects.
Separate from the overall costume design of Brigsby Bear (by Sarah Mae Burton), Stoopid Buddy Stoodios worked on the creation and execution of the actual Brigsby Bear suit. We chatted to David Brooks and Ben Bayouth from the studio to discover exactly how they arrived upon the distinctive finished article.
Clothes on Film: What led Stoopid Buddy Stoodios to be working on Brigsby Bear?
Ben Bayouth: Well I had worked with one of the producers beforehand. Also I’d recently started with Stoopid Buddy in their new ‘Buddy Builds’ department which was set up to make all sorts of practical effects.
- 7/28/2017
- by Lord Christopher Laverty
- Clothes on Film
As Twitter exploded over the news about Donald Trump Jr.’s emails on Tuesday morning, another controversy has been making the viral rounds: a strange tale about a sandwich.
In a New York Times op-ed titled “How We Are Ruining America”, columnist David Brooks wrote about income inequality in the U.S. and the inherent advantage that upper-middle-class citizens have in our society. While he began the piece with some concrete statistics about class structure, his point got derailed when he told the story of a meal he had with a friend with a lower level of education than himself.
In a New York Times op-ed titled “How We Are Ruining America”, columnist David Brooks wrote about income inequality in the U.S. and the inherent advantage that upper-middle-class citizens have in our society. While he began the piece with some concrete statistics about class structure, his point got derailed when he told the story of a meal he had with a friend with a lower level of education than himself.
- 7/11/2017
- by Shay Spence
- PEOPLE.com
New York Times columnist David Brooks was ripped on Twitter Tuesday morning for a new opinion piece about how off-putting “upper-middle-class culture” can be. Commenters zeroed in on this passage in particular in his column, titled “How We Are Ruining America.” “Recently I took a friend with only a high school degree to lunch. Insensitively, I led her into a gourmet sandwich shop. Suddenly I saw her face freeze up as she was confronted with sandwiches named ‘Padrino’ and ‘Pomodoro’ and ingredients like soppressata, capicollo and a striata baguette. I quickly asked her if she wanted to go somewhere else and.
- 7/11/2017
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
In what will feel like a slap in the face to some fans, The Good Wife TV series finale, "End" has nabbed an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Drama series. Creators Michelle King and Robert King penned the final episode of the drama series, which ran for seven seasons on CBS. None of The Good Wife TV series cast, including Julianna Margulies, Matt Czuchry, Christine Baranski, or Chris Noth received Emmy nods.Good Wife Costume designer Daniel Lawson, and assistant designers David Brooks, Daniele Hollywood, Angel Peart, were nominated for Outstanding Costumes for a Contemporary Series, Limited Series or Movie. For his guest turn as Louis Canning, Michael J. Fox was nominated as an Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. Likewise Carrie Preston, who played Elsbeth Tascioni on The Good Wife, was nominated as Outstanding Guest...
- 7/15/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
New York Times columnist David Brooks wrote not long ago that middle age is a time of growth rather than the proverbial "crisis." Does he watch Bravo? We're up to season 8 of The Real Housewives of New York City, and while there are hints of mature thoughtfulness in the premiere - newly single Bethenny Frankel is ready to renew her focus on entrepreneurial projects - the chief source of growth will probably be the ladies extending their gossipy scrutiny to newcomer Julianne Wainstein.Gossip on Rhonyc is like ivy getting its grip on the stone front of an Upper East Side townhouse: It digs in,...
- 4/7/2016
- by Tom Gliatto, @gliattoT
- PEOPLE.com
New York Times columnist David Brooks wrote not long ago that middle age is a time of growth rather than the proverbial "crisis." Does he watch Bravo? We're up to season 8 of The Real Housewives of New York City, and while there are hints of mature thoughtfulness in the premiere - newly single Bethenny Frankel is ready to renew her focus on entrepreneurial projects - the chief source of growth will probably be the ladies extending their gossipy scrutiny to newcomer Julianne Wainstein.Gossip on Rhonyc is like ivy getting its grip on the stone front of an Upper East Side townhouse: It digs in,...
- 4/7/2016
- by Tom Gliatto, @gliattoT
- PEOPLE.com
It took a few months and several primaries and caucuses, but it's safe to say that some in the Republican party are now officially anxious about the prospect of Donald Trump as their standard-bearer and presidential nominee. And in a last-ditch effort to try to stop him from claiming their party's nomination - let alone the White House - the Republican establishment is pulling out all the stops. 1. There might be a contested convention.As Donald Trump's delegate count and primary wins continue to grow in number, there's been more and more discussion of a contested convention, which could...
- 3/18/2016
- by Diana Pearl, @dianapearl_
- PEOPLE.com
It took a few months and several primaries and caucuses, but it's safe to say that some in the Republican party are now officially anxious about the prospect of Donald Trump as their standard-bearer and presidential nominee. And in a last-ditch effort to try to stop him from claiming their party's nomination - let alone the White House - the Republican establishment is pulling out all the stops. 1. There might be a contested convention.As Donald Trump's delegate count and primary wins continue to grow in number, there's been more and more discussion of a contested convention, which could...
- 3/18/2016
- by Diana Pearl, @dianapearl_
- PEOPLE.com
If nothing else, Donald Trump is the presidential field’s greatest emotional multitasker. When news of Nancy Reagan’s death broke on Sunday morning, the Gop frontrunner for Tweeter-in-Chief immediately ripped New York Times columnist David Brooks as “the dumbest of them all” on Twitter. Then, a minute later, he posted a no-doubt heartfelt tribute to the fallen former First Lady, using one of his six go-to adjectives, “amazing.” A minute after that, he shifted back into ninth gear, blasting the plaintiff in the civil case against his Trump University. Also Read: Nancy Reagan, Former First Lady, Dies at 94 The...
- 3/6/2016
- by Jordan Burchette
- The Wrap
Brooks Ayers is breaking his silence about the controversy surrounding his claim that he has cancer after the hospital where he said he was treated revealed he was never a patient there.
On Wednesday, Ayers, who is Real Housewives of Orange County star Vicki Gunvalson's ex-boyfriend, made the bombshell admission that he had indeed forged medical documents from cancer hospital City of Hope, which he originally presented in an attempt to prove his diagnosis.
"Words cannot express the deep regret that I have in fabricating documents to 'prove' to the world that I, in fact, have cancer," Ayers told E!
On Wednesday, Ayers, who is Real Housewives of Orange County star Vicki Gunvalson's ex-boyfriend, made the bombshell admission that he had indeed forged medical documents from cancer hospital City of Hope, which he originally presented in an attempt to prove his diagnosis.
"Words cannot express the deep regret that I have in fabricating documents to 'prove' to the world that I, in fact, have cancer," Ayers told E!
- 11/11/2015
- by Aurelie Corinthios
- People.com - TV Watch
Controversy continues to swirl around Brooks Ayers' claim that he has cancer.
Ayers, who is Real Housewives of Orange County star Vicki Gunvalson's ex-boyfriend, has maintained he has received treatment for cancer at City of Hope, a cancer hospital in Duarte, California.
However, a hospital spokesperson tells People that City of Hope "has not provided any cancer treatment to anyone by the name of David Brooks Ayers." E! was the first to report the news.
Last week, Ayers sat down for an interview with E! in which he presented medical documents with "City of Hope" printed across the top...
Ayers, who is Real Housewives of Orange County star Vicki Gunvalson's ex-boyfriend, has maintained he has received treatment for cancer at City of Hope, a cancer hospital in Duarte, California.
However, a hospital spokesperson tells People that City of Hope "has not provided any cancer treatment to anyone by the name of David Brooks Ayers." E! was the first to report the news.
Last week, Ayers sat down for an interview with E! in which he presented medical documents with "City of Hope" printed across the top...
- 11/10/2015
- by Aurelie Corinthios
- People.com - TV Watch
New York Times columnist David Brooks wrote a scathing op-ed aimed at the Republican Party on Tuesday, ripping the “mental corruption” of a once conservative party that he argues has become radicalized. “The Republican Party’s capacity for effective self-governance degraded slowly, over the course of a long chain of rhetorical excesses, mental corruptions and philosophical betrayals,” he wrote. Brooks, a conservative columnist, criticized the Gop for straying from its foundations. “The party abandoned traditional conservatism for right-wing radicalism.” He named names, pointing out how the emergence of Rush Limbaugh has coincided with the party shifting dangerously to the right.
- 10/14/2015
- by Jordan Chariton
- The Wrap
New York Times columnist David Brooks was slammed on Twitter Friday after he wrote a column — in the form of a letter to The Atlantic’s Ta-Nehisi Coates — about Coates’ new book about the African-American experience and white privilege. Brooks’ “Listening to Ta-Nehisi Coates While White” compliments Coates’ “searing contribution to the public education,” but then switches gears to criticize the book, “Between the World and Me.” “The disturbing challenge of your book is your rejection of the American dream,” Brooks wrote. “My ancestors chose to come here. For them, America was the antidote to the crushing restrictiveness of European.
- 7/17/2015
- by Jordan Chariton
- The Wrap
Another spring book season has come to pass, and with it another set of factual mini-scandals. Earlier this month, the New York Post found major inaccuracies in Primates of Park Avenue, Wednesday Martin’s “study” of Upper East Siders and their wife bonuses, prompting Simon & Schuster to slap a quick disclaimer onto its best-seller. A Salon.com writer found that a key statistic in David Brooks’s The Road to Character was badly mangled and wrongly sourced. (Random House will correct it in future editions.) And last week, New York’s Jesse Singal fact-checked On the Run, Alice Goffman’s immersive, quasi-academic account of Philadelphia lawbreakers, which has come under fire for its shakiness on details. None of these flubs belongs in the pantheon of hardcover frauds and fabricators whose names must by law be dropped in a piece like this: James Frey, Jonah Lehrer, pretend–Native American gang member Margaret Seltzer.
- 6/23/2015
- by Boris Kachka
- Vulture
Ben Mcleod
Fusion Tribal has posted a round up of some of the coolest Interstellar poster designs on the web. These aren’t official posters, but they are really creative and fun. The studio-released posters for Interstellar have actually been pretty good, or at least not as bad as some, but these artists’ takes are just much more interesting. I wish studios would start looking to some of these artists for their official posters. It would make the walk through the cinema lobby all the more fun. If you like these, check out this collection from the poster posse.
The Dark Inker
David Brooks
Harlan Elam...
Fusion Tribal has posted a round up of some of the coolest Interstellar poster designs on the web. These aren’t official posters, but they are really creative and fun. The studio-released posters for Interstellar have actually been pretty good, or at least not as bad as some, but these artists’ takes are just much more interesting. I wish studios would start looking to some of these artists for their official posters. It would make the walk through the cinema lobby all the more fun. If you like these, check out this collection from the poster posse.
The Dark Inker
David Brooks
Harlan Elam...
- 10/13/2014
- by Mily Dunbar
- GeekTyrant
The reactions to David Brooks' column about pot have been flooding in from all over the place, most of them of the humorous variety, but last night, MSNBC's Chris Hayes used it to make a pot about the racial nature of the Drug War, going so far as to talk about the time he almost got arrested at one of the most high-security areas in the country for having pot in his bag.
- 1/4/2014
- by Josh Feldman
- Mediaite - TV
David Brooks smoked weed. That bombshell forms the spine of a circuitous argument in which the New York Times columnist opposes new efforts by states such as Colorado and Washington to legalize the dank stuff. It’s not that Brooks’ had any particularly damaging personal contact with ganja — aside from a post high English presentation in high school (video of this needs to exist). Rather it was a vague sense of promise unfulfilled and shame that led Brooks and his buddies to put down the pipe, brush away the smoke clouds and emerge as the conservative pundit that coastal liberals tolerate.
- 1/3/2014
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
Indie director Josh Vargas had decided to make his latest flick into one helluva memorable experience. Check out the details below, as described by Vargas himself, about the twisted subject matter of In a Madman's World.
About In A Madman's World
"The movie I just finished, called In a Madman's World, is based entirely on the Dean Corll/Wayne Henley/David Brooks serial killings of the early 1970's in Houston, TX," Vargas said. "The film will be told from the perspective of 15-year old, Wayne Henley, who, with another teenager, led teenage boys into the hands of, Dean Corll, a sexual sadistic serial killer.
"I researched the case for two years before I wrote the script and shot the movie. I've acquired and studied the entire case file and read the entire court transcript. I've spent over 50 hours interviewing Wayne Henley in prison and have two year's worth of written Q&A sessions with him.
About In A Madman's World
"The movie I just finished, called In a Madman's World, is based entirely on the Dean Corll/Wayne Henley/David Brooks serial killings of the early 1970's in Houston, TX," Vargas said. "The film will be told from the perspective of 15-year old, Wayne Henley, who, with another teenager, led teenage boys into the hands of, Dean Corll, a sexual sadistic serial killer.
"I researched the case for two years before I wrote the script and shot the movie. I've acquired and studied the entire case file and read the entire court transcript. I've spent over 50 hours interviewing Wayne Henley in prison and have two year's worth of written Q&A sessions with him.
- 3/29/2013
- by Scott Hallam
- DreadCentral.com
New York Times op-ed columnist David Brooks is teaching "Humility" to Ivy Leaguers. This semester, the conservative pundit will lead a global-affairs course at Yale on "traditions of modesty ... in character building and political leadership," according to the school's course catalogue. Here, what students thought of the teaching of other celebrities who have stepped inside the classroom, based on reviews posted to RateMyProfessors.com.
- 1/8/2013
- by nymag.com
- Huffington Post
DreamWorks Pictures announced today that .Lincoln,. directed by Steven Spielberg, will hit $100M at the domestic box office today, 34 days from its initial exclusive release in 11 theaters on November 9. With its relevancy and riveting storytelling, the powerful film has resonated with American audiences across a wide demographic, drawing in moviegoers from teens to senior citizens.
.Lincoln,. starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader, Hal Holbrook and Tommy Lee Jones, has steadily delivered strong performances to hit the $100M mark today. To support audience demand, an additional 271 theaters will be added Friday, bringing the total number of theaters to 2285.
Today, .Lincoln. received seven Golden Globe® nominations.more than any other film this year and more than any other Spielberg film. In addition to best picture drama and best director nods, the film was nominated in the best actor, best supporting actor and best supporting actress categories as...
.Lincoln,. starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader, Hal Holbrook and Tommy Lee Jones, has steadily delivered strong performances to hit the $100M mark today. To support audience demand, an additional 271 theaters will be added Friday, bringing the total number of theaters to 2285.
Today, .Lincoln. received seven Golden Globe® nominations.more than any other film this year and more than any other Spielberg film. In addition to best picture drama and best director nods, the film was nominated in the best actor, best supporting actor and best supporting actress categories as...
- 12/13/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Few are contesting that Mitt Romney won the first presidential debate on Wednesday night with President Barack Obama. While Romney’s detractors are unconvinced that every point he made last night was factually accurate, most conceded that Romney won on both style and substance. But the Democratic party has a job to do and that is to spin this debacle – and spin they have. The contention of the Democratic response appears to be that Romney was overly aggressive in his performance last night. So, what authoritative voice does the president's party use to reinforce that contention? The New York Times’ conservative columnist, David Brooks.
- 10/4/2012
- by Noah Rothman
- Mediaite - TV
I think I'm going to go with Rod McCullom's general assessment of Omari Hardwick's motivations on how he played a closeted gay man in Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls. We get it, you're straight.
ABC has ordered a Joss Whedon pilot for S.H.I.E.L.D., though details are light about what characters they'd have involved. You can't just pull Chris Evans into a television show. How do the comics handle it? Do they have good stories without the super powered heroes?
It appears that not only is Calvin Klein's ex Nick Gruber writing a tell-all book, he's also found and interesting new squeeze in John Luciano, the nephew of the famous gangster, who took him on a shopping spree. What's next, an appearance on Logo's In The Big House?
Gay Marine Beaten To a Pulp To Fire Up the Rnc Crowd.
The Six Pack's Ben Harvey...
ABC has ordered a Joss Whedon pilot for S.H.I.E.L.D., though details are light about what characters they'd have involved. You can't just pull Chris Evans into a television show. How do the comics handle it? Do they have good stories without the super powered heroes?
It appears that not only is Calvin Klein's ex Nick Gruber writing a tell-all book, he's also found and interesting new squeeze in John Luciano, the nephew of the famous gangster, who took him on a shopping spree. What's next, an appearance on Logo's In The Big House?
Gay Marine Beaten To a Pulp To Fire Up the Rnc Crowd.
The Six Pack's Ben Harvey...
- 8/29/2012
- by lostinmiami
- The Backlot
Mitt Romney looks increasingly like Michael Bluth in the TV show Arrested Development, unable to stop his family from careening towards oblivion
My favourite TV programme of all time is, easily, Arrested Development, the brilliant show about the fall of a once powerful family, brought down by their own weaknesses, corruption and self-centredness. The sensible adult son, Michael Bluth, tries to rescue his family name and reunite his relatives but the family have no interest in helping Michael or themselves, bent as they are on self-destruction. Whether this is down to selfishness, short-sightedness or stupidity is not always clear but, for whatever reason, Michael can only watch as his family careen ever closer to their end, acting more deranged as they go.
I think it is my fondness for Arrested Development that explains my enjoyment of the Republican convention currently taking place in Tampa, Florida. "Taking place" was nearly an...
My favourite TV programme of all time is, easily, Arrested Development, the brilliant show about the fall of a once powerful family, brought down by their own weaknesses, corruption and self-centredness. The sensible adult son, Michael Bluth, tries to rescue his family name and reunite his relatives but the family have no interest in helping Michael or themselves, bent as they are on self-destruction. Whether this is down to selfishness, short-sightedness or stupidity is not always clear but, for whatever reason, Michael can only watch as his family careen ever closer to their end, acting more deranged as they go.
I think it is my fondness for Arrested Development that explains my enjoyment of the Republican convention currently taking place in Tampa, Florida. "Taking place" was nearly an...
- 8/28/2012
- by Hadley Freeman
- The Guardian - Film News
"Blood, Lies & Alibis" (Mon., 9 p.m. Et on ID) looked all the way back to the early 1970s at one of the earliest and most disturbing serial killer cases. Dean Corll was thought to be just a friendly electrician, but he was actually the "Candy Man," with a death count of at least 27 people.
Corll had molested and killed the young teen boys from 1970 until his death in 1973. At the time, they thought one of his victims had managed to turn the tables on his attacker, but the truth was far more terrifying.
Corll had two teen accomplices, and it was one of them who killed him. Wayne Henley was 17-years old when he killed Corll. This after he and fellow 17-year old David Brooks had lured Corll's victims in, and later helped him dispose of the bodies.
Henley received six 99 year sentences for his part in the killings, while Brooks got one 99-year sentence.
Corll had molested and killed the young teen boys from 1970 until his death in 1973. At the time, they thought one of his victims had managed to turn the tables on his attacker, but the truth was far more terrifying.
Corll had two teen accomplices, and it was one of them who killed him. Wayne Henley was 17-years old when he killed Corll. This after he and fellow 17-year old David Brooks had lured Corll's victims in, and later helped him dispose of the bodies.
Henley received six 99 year sentences for his part in the killings, while Brooks got one 99-year sentence.
- 8/28/2012
- by Jason Hughes
- Huffington Post
It's a Hollywood rule of thumb that if you want to be a player come awards season, you've got to be a critical and commercial success. Director Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom," a quirky, summer-set tale of very young love has now checked both of those boxes, emphatically. "It's going to be interesting when the Top 10 lists start to come out," David Brooks, president of worldwide marketing for distributor Focus Features, told TheWrap. "We're in the discussion now, and I'm sure we'll continue to be." "Moonrise Kingdom" was co-written by Anderson (left)...
- 8/10/2012
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
Finally! Given capitalism's insuperable ability to absorb everything, including cultural paraphrenalia created specifically to undermine it, it was only a matter of time before we got us a Karl Marx credit card. I know what you're thinking, "irony Waaah," but you already have an Mc in your wallet with the logo of Brown University or Reed College, or—god help you—Swarthmore emblazoned on it, so why not just skip the middle man and slap K-Marx's big ole mug right on your skinny plastic? After all, "If only Karl had made capital instead of writing about it," right? Meanwhile my band, Karl Marx Fucked The Maid, remains grossly unappreciated.
Now. What can I get you, sir?
10. A giant novelty bottle of champagne
Obvi. Bonus if one of the servers injures himself while carrying it.
9. Yoga tote bags with Randian slogans
"Money is the barometer of a society’s virtue" is my favorite pose.
Now. What can I get you, sir?
10. A giant novelty bottle of champagne
Obvi. Bonus if one of the servers injures himself while carrying it.
9. Yoga tote bags with Randian slogans
"Money is the barometer of a society’s virtue" is my favorite pose.
- 6/18/2012
- by Evan McMurry
- Celebsology
The Independent Reviewers of New England Irne Awards recognize the extraordinary wealth of talent in the Boston theatre community, and this year's nominations have just been announced. Irne Reviewers include among others David Brooks Andrews, Sheila Barth, Jules Becker, Kay Bourne, Beverly Creasey, Shirley Esthimer, Richard Fahey, Guy Giampapa, Norm Gross, Nancy Grossman, Bryce Lambert, Beatrice Lee, Kilian Melloy and Larry Stark.
- 2/21/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Yesterday we posted "Food Rules," the Michael Pollan-inspired entrant in a film contest hosted by the Royal Society for the encouragement of the Arts. In answer to the competition's requirement to enact an Rsa-hosted talk through film, the stop-motion short used food to act out an excerpt from Pollan's book, "Food Rules," which Pollan doubled as the keynote speech at a 2010 Rsa event.
Today, we can't get enough of another competitor making use of popular source material -- Korok Chatterjee's visualization of an excerpt from David Brooks' 2011 book "The Social Animal." Just as "Food Rules" aptly used food to illustrate Pollan's points on sustainable farming, Chatterjee found an ideal medium for Brooks' musings on the unconscious, or as Carl Jung would have it, "the shadow aspect." Using one of those conjoined wooden figurines that everyone's seen but no one seems to actually own, a spotlight and some creative puppeteering,...
Today, we can't get enough of another competitor making use of popular source material -- Korok Chatterjee's visualization of an excerpt from David Brooks' 2011 book "The Social Animal." Just as "Food Rules" aptly used food to illustrate Pollan's points on sustainable farming, Chatterjee found an ideal medium for Brooks' musings on the unconscious, or as Carl Jung would have it, "the shadow aspect." Using one of those conjoined wooden figurines that everyone's seen but no one seems to actually own, a spotlight and some creative puppeteering,...
- 2/16/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
The Public Theater Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director Joey Parnes Interim Executive Director has just announced the complete line-up for the third Public Forum event of the season, Does Culture Make Us Who We Are This dynamic evening, hosted by Anne Hathaway and in association with the Aspen Institute Arts Program, will feature noted author and New York Times columnist David Brooks Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell, the Dean of the Tisch School of the Arts and the Vice-Chair of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities Bill Irwin, acclaimed actor currently playing The Fool in The Public's production of King Lear and Damian Woetzel, former principal dancer at New York City Ballet and the new Director of the Aspen Institute Arts Program. The evening will also feature remarks by Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis on the arts and our democracy. Tickets, priced at 25, are on sale now.
- 11/14/2011
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Happy almost Independence Day! Hope everybody is having a great holiday weekend. This first link should put you in the mood. Or not.
This is a little different than my typical Must Reads, but I thoroughly enjoyed Jack Sargeant reprinting his history and analysis of the ’80s “death film” genre, most famously epitomized by the film Faces of Death. I’ve never seen any of these films — nor do I want to — but Jack’s conclusion is fabulous.Filmmaker Waylon Bacon has written a fantastic overview of the Berkeley film scene for CineSource Magazine.Fangoria interviews director Rona Mark on the eve of her awesome Strange Girls finally getting a DVD release. Finally!GorePress.com has a really nice interview with Paul Campion about his first feature film, The Devil’s Rock.IndieWIRE interviews Mike Plante about his new Cinemad distribution venture, who, strangely enough, isn’t in it for the money.
This is a little different than my typical Must Reads, but I thoroughly enjoyed Jack Sargeant reprinting his history and analysis of the ’80s “death film” genre, most famously epitomized by the film Faces of Death. I’ve never seen any of these films — nor do I want to — but Jack’s conclusion is fabulous.Filmmaker Waylon Bacon has written a fantastic overview of the Berkeley film scene for CineSource Magazine.Fangoria interviews director Rona Mark on the eve of her awesome Strange Girls finally getting a DVD release. Finally!GorePress.com has a really nice interview with Paul Campion about his first feature film, The Devil’s Rock.IndieWIRE interviews Mike Plante about his new Cinemad distribution venture, who, strangely enough, isn’t in it for the money.
- 7/3/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The reaction to the justice secretary's rape remarks proves that true political discourse a thing of the past
This week's problem: where to find a quiet place in which to sit and think? Granted, most days are mighty shouty now, thanks to the echo chamber that is British politics. But even by our sandpaper-throated, pass-me-the-Nurofen standards, these past few have been close to deafening. Kenneth Clarke, the justice secretary, went on a radio programme (Victoria Derbyshire's yellfest on 5 Live) to discuss his plan to consult (please note: only to consult) on sentencing for crimes including rape and robbery (among the ideas he wanted to float was the concept that an increased discount be offered for an early guilty plea).
As he attempted to explain the nuances of sentencing, the way in which prison terms rise according to various "aggravated" circumstances and the discretion of the judge, he appeared to...
This week's problem: where to find a quiet place in which to sit and think? Granted, most days are mighty shouty now, thanks to the echo chamber that is British politics. But even by our sandpaper-throated, pass-me-the-Nurofen standards, these past few have been close to deafening. Kenneth Clarke, the justice secretary, went on a radio programme (Victoria Derbyshire's yellfest on 5 Live) to discuss his plan to consult (please note: only to consult) on sentencing for crimes including rape and robbery (among the ideas he wanted to float was the concept that an increased discount be offered for an early guilty plea).
As he attempted to explain the nuances of sentencing, the way in which prison terms rise according to various "aggravated" circumstances and the discretion of the judge, he appeared to...
- 5/21/2011
- by Rachel Cooke
- The Guardian - Film News
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.Were you counting down the moments untilSnooki, suspended in a translucent ball, would make her descent upon Times Square? Or were you Googling “debt ceiling,” “what is debt ceiling,” “what happens when we hit debt ceiling,” and “panic debt ceiling”? In the case of the latter, you’ve come to the right place. Per NPR’s Planet Money: “There’s a law on the books—first passed in 1917, updated many times since—that caps the federal debt at $14.3 trillion. This is the debt ceiling.” Now that the ceiling has been reached, you’ll be relieved to hear that as of right now, there may not be many tangible consequences other than perhaps some more polarizing David Brooks columns.
- 5/16/2011
- Vanity Fair
Celebrities seem intent on becoming lifestyle gurus. But how easy is it to follow the rules?
You are a celebrity. The world, you are led to believe, is fascinated by your every movement: what you eat (do you eat?), where you hang out, who you know. You spend much of your time detailing all of the above to interviewers – so why don't you lecture the peasants directly how to live their lives? Welcome to the age of the celebrity lifestyle guru, in which any celebrity with a fondness for shopping can start a website and tell fans how they (if they're lucky!) can be more like them.
Oprah Winfrey: oprah.com
Makeup advice, fashion tips and joyless food for 'guilt-free' living
I start the day with a bowl of "high energy (and guilt-free!) cereal", which is a revelation, as I never thought of cereal as being particularly guilt-inducing. But...
You are a celebrity. The world, you are led to believe, is fascinated by your every movement: what you eat (do you eat?), where you hang out, who you know. You spend much of your time detailing all of the above to interviewers – so why don't you lecture the peasants directly how to live their lives? Welcome to the age of the celebrity lifestyle guru, in which any celebrity with a fondness for shopping can start a website and tell fans how they (if they're lucky!) can be more like them.
Oprah Winfrey: oprah.com
Makeup advice, fashion tips and joyless food for 'guilt-free' living
I start the day with a bowl of "high energy (and guilt-free!) cereal", which is a revelation, as I never thought of cereal as being particularly guilt-inducing. But...
- 5/3/2011
- by Hadley Freeman
- The Guardian - Film News
LinkedIn, with its database of over a hundred million names, is also an interesting trove of sociological data. Should you give your baby one of the most popular names for CEOs?
Is your name your destiny? David Brooks not long ago pointed to research suggesting that Dennises became dentists and Lawrences became lawyers more often than mere chance would dictate. Some have even given the idea a sciencey term: “nominative determinism.”
LinkedIn today offers new perspectives on this question, releasing lists of most popular names in certain professions and positions. Among the findings that first caught our eye are these, the top ten CEO names for both men and women:
Top 10 Male CEO Names (Globally)
1. Peter 2. Bob 3. Jack 4. Bruce 5. Fred 6. Bill 7. Ron 8. Christian 9. Alexander 10. Don
Top 10 Female CEO Names (Globally)
1. Deborah 2. Sally 3. Debra 4. Cynthia 5. Carolyn 6. Pamela 7. Ann 8. Cheryl 9. Linda 10. Janet
Frank Nuessel, a linguist and the editor of Names: A Journal of Onomastics,...
Is your name your destiny? David Brooks not long ago pointed to research suggesting that Dennises became dentists and Lawrences became lawyers more often than mere chance would dictate. Some have even given the idea a sciencey term: “nominative determinism.”
LinkedIn today offers new perspectives on this question, releasing lists of most popular names in certain professions and positions. Among the findings that first caught our eye are these, the top ten CEO names for both men and women:
Top 10 Male CEO Names (Globally)
1. Peter 2. Bob 3. Jack 4. Bruce 5. Fred 6. Bill 7. Ron 8. Christian 9. Alexander 10. Don
Top 10 Female CEO Names (Globally)
1. Deborah 2. Sally 3. Debra 4. Cynthia 5. Carolyn 6. Pamela 7. Ann 8. Cheryl 9. Linda 10. Janet
Frank Nuessel, a linguist and the editor of Names: A Journal of Onomastics,...
- 4/27/2011
- by David Zax
- Fast Company
Bill Maher's Friday night chatter continues as March 25 features some excellent guests. The roundtable guests this week are New York Times columnist David Brooks, editor Tina Brown and former Pa. Gov. Ed Rendell. Actress Ellen Page is an interview guest. David Brooks' new book "The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character and Achievement" (Random House) is about the human unconscious. Brooks concludes that the unconscious has an image problem - rather than a deep dark place where even therapists fear to tread, the unconscious is our ablest ally on the battlefield of life. Ellen Page co-stars with Rainn Wilson and Liv Tyler for their new film 'Super,' a super-hero film, directed by James Gunn, screened earlier this...
- 3/24/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Renée Zellweger stopped in an Upper East Side bookstore in Manhattan yesterday to pick up a copy of David Brooks's The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement. She's a single lady after news of her split with Bradley Cooper surfaced late last week, and she's moving on by taking in Broadway shows and diving into new reading material - what books have you read to get over a breakup? Bradley spent the weekend at home in La after concluding an extensive promotional tour for Limitless that sent him traveling overseas, modeling on the cover of GQ, and playing game show host to the winner of I'm a Huge Fan! There's been no specific reason that Bradley and Renée called it quits, but sources close to the couple are speculating she was ready to settle down while he's starting to enjoy all of his success. View...
- 3/21/2011
- by Katie Henry
- Popsugar.com
After reporting on the motives of high school drop outs, New York Times columnist and author of Bobos in Paradise David Brooks latched onto scientific findings about the unconscious forces—emotions, intuitions, perceptions—that spur individuals, from infancy to old age, to lead productive lives. In his new book, The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement (Random House), Brooks chronicles the life cycle of a fictional American couple, Harold and Erica, peering “one level down” into the inner mind to demolish the conventional formula for success (good grades plus proper job skills equals prosperity). Below, Brooks introduces Erica in the eighth grade as she fights to escape her public school and enter the Academy. Listen to the podcast after the jump.
- 3/14/2011
- Vanity Fair
Episode Number: 7035 (March 9, 2011)
Guests: Anthony Weiner, David Brooks
Segments: Stephen Gives up Catholicism for Lent, Bench Press
Videos: Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Before I start, a big Get Well Soon to our buddy Jacob, our Junior Senior Correspondent, who had a procedure yesterday to get a better look at his heart. Here’s hoping for a quick recovery, and enjoy that Valium while you can!
Happy Late Ash Wednesday! While I think it’s hysterical that Stephen is giving up Catholicism for Lent, I also found it doubly funny that by eating pork, “Stephen” was breaking Stephen’s Ash Wednesday abstinence. Oh, Catholics, you are so wacky! But apparently not as wacky as those Jews and their skull doilies. I also love how Stephen had a wet-wipe, a Yarmulke, and a huge plate of bacon just hanging out underneath his desk. I will say that I think that Stephen makes a much better looking Catholic than Jew.
Guests: Anthony Weiner, David Brooks
Segments: Stephen Gives up Catholicism for Lent, Bench Press
Videos: Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Before I start, a big Get Well Soon to our buddy Jacob, our Junior Senior Correspondent, who had a procedure yesterday to get a better look at his heart. Here’s hoping for a quick recovery, and enjoy that Valium while you can!
Happy Late Ash Wednesday! While I think it’s hysterical that Stephen is giving up Catholicism for Lent, I also found it doubly funny that by eating pork, “Stephen” was breaking Stephen’s Ash Wednesday abstinence. Oh, Catholics, you are so wacky! But apparently not as wacky as those Jews and their skull doilies. I also love how Stephen had a wet-wipe, a Yarmulke, and a huge plate of bacon just hanging out underneath his desk. I will say that I think that Stephen makes a much better looking Catholic than Jew.
- 3/11/2011
- by DB
- No Fact Zone
News about celebrity performers taking huge sums of money to perform for the family of Libyan dictator Muammar el-Qaddafi, has brought shame on the likes of Mariah Carey, Beyonce and Nelly Furtado. They have all quickly given money to charity to mitigate the damage done to their image -- being seen to do business with dictators is bad for celebrities you see, though it's okay if you're a Senator, or President.
In light of these offensive private shows, The Hollywood Reporter has taken a look at some of the most shocking sums singers have made off of private shows in the past. Here are ten of the most gratuitous:
10. Amy Winehouse took just under $1 million to perform at a Russian oligarch's corporate party in Moscow in 2010.
9. Guns N' Roses reportedly took $1 million to perform in Moscow for the deputy chairman of Russia's Federal Grid Company.
8. Mariah Carey took $1 million to...
In light of these offensive private shows, The Hollywood Reporter has taken a look at some of the most shocking sums singers have made off of private shows in the past. Here are ten of the most gratuitous:
10. Amy Winehouse took just under $1 million to perform at a Russian oligarch's corporate party in Moscow in 2010.
9. Guns N' Roses reportedly took $1 million to perform in Moscow for the deputy chairman of Russia's Federal Grid Company.
8. Mariah Carey took $1 million to...
- 3/3/2011
- by Brandon Kim
- ifc.com
The Wisconsin Republican has the misfortune of playing second fiddle to President Obama's State of the Union address. History hasn't treated most first responders too kindly, says Samuel P. Jacobs.
Congratulations, Paul Ryan, you just got the worst job in politics: the chance to respond to the State of the Union, the president's yearly address to Congress.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Nice Rhetoric, but Need Real Results
By its very design, the response spot is a diminishing one. There's no sergeant at arms to announce your arrival. No geeky lawmakers reserving prime seats four hours before curtain, awaiting a brief moment to press the flesh. The State of the Union is American political theater at its grandest. The rebutter-in this case, the 40-year-old Wisconsin congressman-is usually exiled to a black-box setup, condemned to perform before an empty crowd. Last year, Republicans made a huge improvement in stage...
Congratulations, Paul Ryan, you just got the worst job in politics: the chance to respond to the State of the Union, the president's yearly address to Congress.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Nice Rhetoric, but Need Real Results
By its very design, the response spot is a diminishing one. There's no sergeant at arms to announce your arrival. No geeky lawmakers reserving prime seats four hours before curtain, awaiting a brief moment to press the flesh. The State of the Union is American political theater at its grandest. The rebutter-in this case, the 40-year-old Wisconsin congressman-is usually exiled to a black-box setup, condemned to perform before an empty crowd. Last year, Republicans made a huge improvement in stage...
- 1/22/2011
- by Samuel P. Jacobs
- The Daily Beast
Her poll numbers are off, and some Gop bigwigs have come out against her. But Sarah Palin's fan base couldn't care less. Matt Latimer on what her followers see in her.
The polls don't look good for Sarah Palin, at least for the moment. The Gop's professional chatterers-Karl Rove, Peggy Noonan, David Brooks, and most recently Joe Scarborough-fret that she will do to the Republican Party what "Burlesque" has done to Cher. Even the Gop's royal family-the Bushes of Texas-by-way-of-Greenwich, Connecticut-has taken the rather unusual step of publicly seeking her prompt exile from their club. Bar, in particular, is not amused.
Related story on The Daily Beast: What If McCain and Palin Won?
And yet Sarah Palin remains a rank-and-file favorite. Her second book is yet another hit. She has nearly two million more Facebook fans than establishment favorite Mitt Romney, two million more than even former President George W. Bush,...
The polls don't look good for Sarah Palin, at least for the moment. The Gop's professional chatterers-Karl Rove, Peggy Noonan, David Brooks, and most recently Joe Scarborough-fret that she will do to the Republican Party what "Burlesque" has done to Cher. Even the Gop's royal family-the Bushes of Texas-by-way-of-Greenwich, Connecticut-has taken the rather unusual step of publicly seeking her prompt exile from their club. Bar, in particular, is not amused.
Related story on The Daily Beast: What If McCain and Palin Won?
And yet Sarah Palin remains a rank-and-file favorite. Her second book is yet another hit. She has nearly two million more Facebook fans than establishment favorite Mitt Romney, two million more than even former President George W. Bush,...
- 12/7/2010
- by Matt Latimer
- The Daily Beast
Courtesy Library of Congress Flickr. Last week, the Protestant Establishment enjoyed an increasingly rare distinction—it was central to a column David Brooks wrote for The New York Times about rising Ivy League superstars and brilliant twenty-first century business ideas. But what isn’t surprising—especially, I’m sure, to readers of this blog—is that Brooks essentially concluded that Wasp culture no longer plays an instrumental role in shaping the nation’s most distinguished college graduates and emerging power brokers.
- 10/12/2010
- Vanity Fair
New York Times: David Brooks, The Gray Lady’s conservative op-ed columnist, scolds “The Social Network” for “bad sociology” (asserting that “the old Wasp Harvard of Mayflower families, regatta blazers and Anglo-Saxon cheekbones” doesn’t exist alongside “the largely Jewish and Asian Harvard of brilliant but geeky young strivers” but has actually been replaced by it), praises it for “good psychology (“the movie does a brilliant job dissecting the sorts of people who become stars in an information economy and a hypercompetitive, purified meritocracy”), and makes a terrific observation (“I was reminded of the famous last scene in ‘The Searchers,’ in which the John Wayne character is unable to join the social bliss he has created”).
New York Magazine: Willa Paskin compares the teaser trailer (released about a month ago) with the theatrical trailer (released last night) for “127 Hours,” the latter of which “powerfully lays out the stakes” but “[witholds] all signs of bloody hand amputation…...
New York Magazine: Willa Paskin compares the teaser trailer (released about a month ago) with the theatrical trailer (released last night) for “127 Hours,” the latter of which “powerfully lays out the stakes” but “[witholds] all signs of bloody hand amputation…...
- 10/8/2010
- by Scott Feinberg
- Scott Feinberg
Photo on right by Dennis Clark/Splash News. Today saw the conviction of former Dhb Industries C.E.O. David Brooks, the millionaire military contractor who famously employed the services of 50 Cent, Aerosmith, the Eagles, Kenny G., and Tom Petty at his daughter’s 2005 bat mitzvah. A New York jury found Brooks guilty of lying about the financial state of his company, and convicted him of fraud, obstruction of justice, and conspiracy, among other charges. Brooks also misused millions of company dollars to finance his lavish, Kenny G.-infused lifestyle. Of course, it’s comical that such extravagances come from a man named David Brooks, also the name of the New York Times columnist who literally wrote the book on conspicuous consumption. There are also other differences between David Brooks and David Brooks, many of which we’ve described for you below.
- 9/14/2010
- Vanity Fair
The New York Times, in its constant effort to stay ahead of the heckling of the right wing, hired the 31-year-old Ross Douthat to be its No. 2 conservative columnist, after David Brooks, a bit more than a year ago, and almost nobody has taken notice of him since. It is not that his conservatism makes him invisible, but that he is so mealy-mouthed. The man-boy must be desperate to be liked or afraid of his own shadow or steadfast in his desire not to insult anybody and keep his job. Possibly, no one has ever read an entire Ross Douthat column Continue Reading at Newser.com »...
- 8/10/2010
- Vanity Fair
In the aftermath of Gen. Stanley McChrystal's firing and inevitable resignation, Michael Hastings has appeared on a few programs defending himself. However, one of his most vocal defenders has been his fellow Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi. Having previously written a response to David Brooks' comment on the subject, Taibbi published a response today to CBS' Lara Logan where he did not mince words. How unminced was it? Well, the blog post was entitled, "Lara Logan, You Suck."...
- 6/29/2010
- by Jon Bershad
- Mediaite - TV
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