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The Sudden Death At 51 Of James Gandolfini Is Intolerable.

It's Lamented That The Youth Get Their News From Jon Stewart And Stephen Colbert. It's Lamentable That They Get More From Them Than From The News.

Anyone Working In The Media Can Tell You That There Seems To Be An Always-ready-to-explode Segment Of The Populace For Whom Offense Is A Fate Worse Than Anything Imaginable. You'd Think Offense Is One Of The Most Calamitous Things That Could Happen To A Human Being; Right Up There With The Loss Of A Limb, Or Just Missing A Parking Space.

The Very Phrase 'oscar Night' Used To Accelerate My Pulse. For One Thing - Dating Myself - It Meant Bob Hope. He Always Had Good, Strong Jokes, That Faultless Delivery, And Always A New Joke About His Own Films' Failure - Once Again - To Be Honored.

If (o.j. Simpson) Is Acquitted, I Will Renounce My Citizenship. And If I Converse With Him At A Cocktail Party, I Will Say, 'well, There Are So Many People Here Who Haven't Murdered Anyone. I Think I'll Go Talk To Them.' I'll Also Riot.