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Article: WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE by PETER BISKIND.(entertainment and politics mesh)
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- The Nation
- Article date:
- April 5, 1999
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When those in my modest circle of acquaintances learned that I was editing a Hollywood issue of The Nation, they found it either risible or irritating. In both instances, the reaction was something like, Et tu, Victor? Joining the celebrity parade? Looking for a little patina of stardust to spruce up those gray pages? But generally, after the laughter ebbed and the eyes settled back into their sockets, they acknowledged the logic. At a time when the financial clout of the conglomerates that own the studios has become enormous- entertainment having become America's second-leading export-you don't have to swallow the argument of Neal Gabler's recent book, Life the Movie, ...