Gore Vidal

Why Are These Artists Defending Pedophiles?

Johann Hari | Posted 11.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Oscar Wilde, Gore Vidal, Alan Bennett, Stephen Fry, History Boys, Roman Polanski, Entertainment News
Johann Hari

Over the past few years, there has been a drip-drip of artists, from Alan Bennett to Gore Vidal, defending old men who abuse their power over young boys and girls for sexual pleasure.

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Gore Vidal Knocks His Longtime Rival, Bill Buckley, During National Book Awards

Huffington Post | Marcus Baram | Posted 11.19.2009 | Books

Read More: Bill Buckley, Vidal vs. Buckley, William F. Buckley, Buckley Vidal Debate, Gore Vidal, National Book Awards, Vidal Buckley, Books News

At Wednesday night's National Book Awards, honoree Gore Vidal got in one last dig at his arch-rival, conservative intellectual William F. Buckley, who...

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Gore Vidal Knocks Obama, Says "Anti-Semitism" Got "Poor Polanski"

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.28.2009 | Books

Read More: John F. Kennedy, The Atlantic, Barack Obama, John Meroney, Roman Polanski, Bill Clinton, Gore Vidal, Jfk, The Atlantic Monthly, Polanski, Hillary Clinton, Books News

To mark the recent publication of Gore Vidal's memoir, Snapshots in History's Glare, The Atlantic's John Meroney interviewed the American literary and...

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Gore Vidal Has Lost His Mind

Ryan J. Davis | Posted 10.28.2009 | Media

Read More: Gore-Vidal, Gore Vidal, 9/11 Truthers, Barack Obama, Roman Polanski, Media News
Ryan J. Davis

Why does this guy still get interviewed? Can't someone stop him from embarrassing himself? Doesn't someone have power of attorney? Isn't there anyone concerned with this guy's vanishing legacy?

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HuffPost Review: Amelia crashes

Marshall Fine | Posted 10.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Ewan McGregor, Amelia Earhart, Hilary Swank, Gore Vidal, Richard Gere, Amelia Movie Review, Mira Nair, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

It's as if, once Hilary Swank got her hair cut and lightened and had the faux freckles applied, well, that was the whole character.

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National Book Awards: What Do You Think? (PHOTOS, POLL)

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 10.16.2009 | Books

Read More: Book Publishing, Lorrie Moore, Books, Fiction, Slidepoll, Biographies, Dave Eggers, National Book Award Nominees, National Book Awards, Publishing, Darwin, University Presses, Book Awards, National Book Foundation, Vanderbilt, National Book Award, Bookslut, Gore Vidal, Non-Fiction, Booker Prize, Literary Prizes, Books News

The National Book Foundation rolled out the nominations for the 2009 National Book Award on Wednesday, and the winners will be announced November 18. ...

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Obama Is "Incompetent" and the U.S. Is a "Madhouse": An Exclusive Interview With Gore Vidal

Johann Hari | Posted 10.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Gore Vidal, Barack Obama, Ted Kennedy, Entertainment News
Johann Hari

Vidal holidayed with the Kennedys, cruised for men with Tennessee Williams, was urged to run for Congress by Eleanor Roosevelt, and co-wrote some of the most iconic Hollywood films.

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Gore Vidal: We'll Have A Dictatorship Soon In The US

Times Online | Posted 11.30.2009 | World

Read More: Gore Vidal Conversation, Literary Figures, Barack Obama, War in Afghanistan, Military Dictatorship, President Obama, Hillary Clinton, Gore Vidal, Gore Vidal Interview, War in Iraq, American Foreign Policy, World News

Last year he famously switched allegiance from Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama during the Democratic nomination process for president. Now, he reveals...

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Gore Vidal, Dave Eggers To Receive Honorary Awards

AP | Posted 11.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Gore Vidal, Dave Eggers, National Book Awards, Literary Prizes, Media News

NEW YORK — Congratulations, Gore Vidal. The author, playwright and political commentator will receive an honorary National Book Award medal thi...

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Jim Crowley: Racist or Thuggish Bully?

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Disorderly Conduct, Gore-Vidal, Racism, Sgt James Crowley, Gates Racism, Obama, Harvard Professor Arrest, Peace Officer, Racial Profiling, President Obama, Conflict Resolution, Jim Crowley, Politics News Professor Gates, Cambridge Police, Race, Henry Louis Gates, Politics News
Blake Fleetwood

Obama was right in the real world (maybe not politically). Crowley certainly did act "stupidly." But Professor Gates acted stupidly as well.

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The Wages of Mendacity

David O. Stewart | Posted 08.28.2009 | Media

Read More: Plagiarims, Lying, Book Publishing, Creative Non-Fiction, Oprah Books, James Frey, Chris Anderson, Gore Vidal, Ben Mezrich, Media News
David O. Stewart

Remember James Frey's "memoir" which turned out to be largely false? This month, the liars are back, and lying continues to be a winning strategy.

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Amazon.com anti-GLBT "Glitch" Infuriates Web 2.0 Denizens

Theresa Darklady Reed | Posted 05.15.2009 | Media

Read More: Amazon.com, Gore Vidal, GLBT Community, Tristan Taormino, Censorship, Rachel Kramer Bussel, Media News
Theresa Darklady Reed

"Glitch or not, my erotica books still have no rankings," Rachel Kramer Bussel complained via Twitter, adding the hash tags, #glitchmyass and #amazonfail to drive home her point.

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Can Voters and Nonvoters Battling Against Despair Respect Each Other?

Bruce E. Levine | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Florida, Sarah Silverman Video, Cynicism, Voting, Gore Vidal, Election 2008, Barack Obama, Helen Keller, Sarah Silverman, Politics News
Bruce E. Levine

I had to chuckle at Silverman's video pitch "The Great Schlep"... her video is so clever, adorable, and so silly that it energized me.

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Kevin Spacey Signs On To Play "Shrink" To The Stars

Variety | Posted 06.25.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Griffin Dunne, Saffron Burrows, Kevin Spacey, Mark Webber, Robin Williams, Dallas Roberts, Keke Palmer, Jack Huston, Pell James, Gore Vidal, Robert Loggia, Laura Ramsey, Entertainment News

Kevin Spacey will lead the ensemble cast of indie "Shrink," a Jonas Pate-directed drama that has just begun production in Los Angeles. Spacey, who's ...

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