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| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: Michael Jackson, the Man Behind the Mask Bob Jones, Stacy Brown, 2005 Michael Jackson is the inside story behind the rumours, the ugliness, and the mystery surrounding Michael Jackson. His relationships with young boys, the plastic surgery and the strange behaviour is all discussed in detail. Is Michael Jackson just a confused person who got famous too soon, or is he a calculating villain who will stop at nothing to have his bizarre appetites satisfied? Bob Jones was Michael Jackson's chief of Public Relations for 34 years and executive Vice-President of Michael Jackson's entertainment company. He represented Michael for 17 years. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: Michael Jackson, the King of Pop Jel D. Lewis Jones, 2005 Written by a true fan, this internationally bestselling book chronicles Michael Jackson's interviews with such major talk show hosts and leading magazines as Oprah Winfrey, Dianne Sawyer Barbara Walters, USA Today, and Vibe Magazine. Includes lists of his songs, lyrics, and films. 16-page color insert. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson Elizabeth Amisu, 2016-09-26 An essential companion to Michael Jackson's music, films, and books, this work offers 21 original, academic essays on all things Jackson-from film, music, and dance to fashion, culture, and literature. Going well beyond the average celebrity biography, this comprehensive book looks at why Jackson is regarded as one of the most important musicians of our time, offering insights into every facet of his art, life, and artistic afterlife. It looks at the methods by which his work was created, presented, received, and appropriated; discusses Jackson's varied personas along with his public and private appearances, albums, conceptual art, short films, and dance; and considers his use of costume, makeup, and reinvention. To help readers understand the phenomenon that was-and is-Michael Jackson, the book focuses on Jackson's historical context through an analysis of his films, songs, and books, examining him as an artist and shedding light on the political and ideological debates that surrounded him. Not shying away from the controversial aspects of Jackson's life and legacy, it also tackles questions of sexuality and racism, gender, and class, comparing Jackson to artists ranging from J. S. Bach to Andy Warhol. Through its examination of Jackson's entire catalog, the work connects all the aspects of his art and life to exemplify-and explain-the performer's unparalleled influence in the 20th and 21st centuries. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: Searching for Michael Jackson's Nose Scott Feschuk, 2013-12-17 In his first book, National Post columnist Scott Feschuk offers a hilarious, satirical take on trends in television and our peculiar obsession with the famous, the infamous, and the nature of Tom Cruise’s sexuality. Searching for Michael Jackson’s Nose romps through the birth and the future of reality television, takes readers to the all-star parties thrown each summer by the major American television networks, and makes the case that what the world needs now is more – yes, more! – showbiz award shows. It pokes fun at Hollywood’s rich and renowned, and also at Steve Guttenberg. It both applauds and skewers our intensifying fascination with the profoundly inconsequential: tribal councils, celebrity interviews, the crude romantic exploits of bachelors and bogus millionaires. And it takes us on a tour through the prevailing popular culture of the twenty-first century, with stops at the Starship Enterprise, Britney Spears, Sesame Street, the Oscars, Pamela Anderson, a naked Billy Baldwin, and the everchanging facial topography of the King of Pop. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: Michael Jackson and the Blackface Mask Harriet J. Manning, 2023-06-16 Michael Jackson challenged the power structure of the American music industry and struck at the heart of blackface minstrelsy, America’s first form of mass entertainment. The response was a derisive caricature that over time Jackson subverted through his art. In this expanded, all-new edition, Michael Jackson and the Blackface Mask argues for the tangible relationship between Jackson and blackface minstrelsy. It reveals the dialogue at minstrelsy’s core and, in its broader sense, tracks a centuries-long pattern of racial oppression and its resistance and how that has been played out in popular theatre. Michael Jackson and the Blackface Mask explores Jackson’s early talent and fame and the birth and escalation of ‘Wacko Jacko’. In relation to all this, the book examines Jackson’s dynamic art as it evolved, from his live performances and short films to the very surface of his own body. Scholarly and interdisciplinary, this work is suitable for readers across a diverse spectrum of academic fields, including African American studies, popular music studies and cultural theory, media and communication, gender studies and performance and theatre studies. Academic but accessible, this book will also be an engaging read for anyone interested in Michael Jackson and especially in his role as an icon of difference, in America’s dynamics of race and his mass media image. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: The Millennial and the King Miriam Schwellnus, 2025-03-17 Would you rather believe a comfortable lie or the messy truth? The Millennial and the King is a sharp, self-aware, and darkly funny reckoning with the power of narratives—how they protect the powerful, pacify the public, and shape our personal lives in ways we rarely admit. Told through the eyes of a fan-turned-legacy detective, this book unravels the most successful public relations campaign in pop culture history: the mythmaking of Michael Jackson. From the highs of Thriller to the lows of courtroom scandal, from teenage adoration to adult criticism, the author takes one last ride through the King of Pop’s carefully curated kingdom in search of the truth. Part media autopsy, part midlife reckoning, part PR masterclass, this genre-blurring literary collage explores our hunger for stories—even when they serve someone else’s agenda. The Millennial and the King zigzags between personal essay, cultural analysis, and anecdotal memoir, parodying ‘90s movies, YouTube shows, and the absurdity of fandom. Using AI while it’s still cute, the two protagonists even meet for an interview that transcends time, reality, and probably ethics. For anyone who’s ever gone to battle for their hero only to find themselves on the wrong side of history, The Millennial and the King is a reminder that some stories are designed to entertain—and others are designed to control. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: Michael Jackson Jos Borsboom, 2011-04-01 The King of Pop was without any doubt the world's biggest entertainer of all time. Michael Jackson's tragic death shocked the world for weeks. He was planning the biggest concert tour the world had ever seen. Michael tried to hide his addiction to painkillers for years. A doctor, who visited his trashed hotel suite in The Mirage in Las Vegas said: It is Elvis all over again. The pop star died of an overdose on June 25, 2009 while preparing for his comeback tour. The author describes in detail how the mysterious death of Michael Jackson could be explained. The ultimate story about Michael Jackson's life, his work as a humanitarian, his awards, and finally his last days. BIOGRAPHY and MEMOIR, Music (20th Century), Celebrities, King of Pop, Michael Jackson, Humanitarian, Biographies, Memoirs, Musician, Pop, Thriller, Aid, Addiction, Videos, Albums, Fanclub, Legend, Icon, Memorial, Funeral. Please visit Michael-Jackson.mobi for more information. Hardback ISBN 978-1-4476-1399-2 Pages 400 |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: Michael Jackson ChristopherR. Smit, 2017-07-05 Throughout his 40-year career, Michael Jackson intrigued and captivated public imagination through musical ingenuity, sexual and racial spectacle, savvy publicity stunts, odd behaviours, and a seemingly apolitical (yet always political) offering of popular art. A consistent player on the public stage from the age of eight, his consciousness was no doubt shaped by his countless public appearances, both designed and serendipitous. The artefacts he left behind - music, interviews, books written by and about him, and commercial products including dolls, buttons, posters, and photographs, videos, movies - will all become data in our cultural conversation about who Michael Jackson was, who he wanted to be, who we made him to be, and why. Michael Jackson: Grasping the Spectacle includes essays that aim to understand Jackson from multiple perspectives: critical cultural theory, musicology, art history, media studies, cultural anthropology, sociology, philosophy, religious studies, literary theory, gender studies, performance studies, disability studies, film studies, and African-American studies. Intended for classroom use as well as research and general interest, this book expands our understanding both of this fascinating figure himself and of gender, sexuality, celebrity, and popular culture. |
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| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: MJ: The Genius of Michael Jackson Steve Knopper, 2016-06-28 A veteran music reporter offers a sweeping and vivid portrait of the King of Pop, from his first on-stage appearance at a local talent show in 1965, to his record-breaking album sales, Grammy awards, dance moves and years of scandal and controversy. --Publisher's description. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: The News Sorority Sheila Weller, 2015-11-10 A provocative critique of three influential women in television broadcast news draws on exclusive interviews with colleagues and confidantes to reveal how their ambition, intellect, and talent rendered them cultural icons. |
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| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: LOL Charlie Nitric, 2012-04-11 In his debut, Charlie Nitric takes the reader on a roller coaster of hilarious experiences. Rich in excitement, each short story is jam-packed with entertainment that will keep you highly amused and eager to jump into the next. LOL will keep you giggling from start to finish. From rodents to dentures to divorces to French kisses, every reader will fall in love with the tales in this book. |
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| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: Masquerade Deborah Bell, 2014-12-03 In its conventional meaning, masquerade refers to a festive gathering of people wearing masks and elegant costumes. But traditional forms of masquerade have evolved over the past century to include the representation of alternate identities in the media and venues of popular culture, including television, film, the internet, theater, museums, sports arenas, popular magazines and a range of community celebrations, reenactments and conventions. This collection of fresh essays examines the art and function of masquerade from a broad range of perspectives. From African slave masquerade in New World iconography, to the familiar Guy Fawkes masks of the Occupy Wall Street movement, to the branded identities created by celebrities like Madonna, Beyonce and Lady Gaga, the essays show how masquerade permeates modern life. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: American Television News: The Media Marketplace and the Public Interest Steve M. Barkin, 2016-09-16 This concise history of the news broadcasting industry will appeal to both students and general readers. Stretching from the radio days of the 1920s and 1930s and the early era of television after World War II through to the present, the book shows how commercial interests, regulatory matters, and financial considerations have long shaped the broadcasting business. The network dominance of the 1950s ushered in the new prominence of the anchorman, a distinctly American development, and gave birth to the golden age of TV broadcasting, which featured hard-hitting news and documentaries epitomized by the reports by CBS's Edward R. Murrow. Financial pressures and advertising concerns in the 1960s led the networks to veer away from their commitment to serve the public interest, and tabloid television - celebrity, gossip-driven soft news - and news magazines became increasingly widespread. In the 1980s cable news further transformed broadcasting, igniting intense competition for viewers in the media marketplace. Focusing on both national and local news, this stimulating volume examines the evolution of broadcast journalism. It also considers how new electronic technologies will affect news delivery in the 21st century, and whether television news can still both serve the public interest and maintain an audience. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: The Enlightened Bracketologist Mark Reiter, Richard Sandomir, 2007-03-09 Employing a system of brackets used in sports, this light-hearted study looks at some of popular culture's most baffling questions on topics ranging from popular songs and cookbooks to French phrases and wine. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: Elizabeth Taylor Boze Hadleigh, 2017-10-20 This book of quotes explores the many sides of the one-and-only Elizabeth Taylor. In her time, she was perceived as a celebrity, an actress, a siren, and a champion for causes. She became a popular and prominent female figure in the twentieth century, and her legacy continues to thrive today. In this book she is described in the words of others, from the stars of yesterday to the celebrities of today. Illustrated with over 80 rare photographs, this book will prove to be a fitting memento of a true film legend. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: Man in the Music Joseph Vogel, 2019-08-27 For half a century, Michael Jackson’s music has been an indelible part of our cultural consciousness. Landmark albums such as Off the Wall and Thriller shattered records, broke racial barriers, amassed awards, and set a new standard for popular music. While his songs continue to be played in nearly every corner of the world, however, they have rarely been given serious critical attention. The first book dedicated solely to exploring his creative work, Man in the Music guides us through an unparalleled analysis of Jackson’s recordings, album by album, from his trailblazing work with Quincy Jones to his later collaborations with Teddy Riley, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, and Rodney Jerkins. Drawing on rare archival material and on dozens of original interviews with the collaborators, engineers, producers, and songwriters who helped bring the artist’s music into the world, Jackson expert and acclaimed cultural critic Joseph Vogel reveals the inspirations, demos, studio sessions, technological advances, setbacks and breakthroughs, failures and triumphs, that gave rise to an immortal body of work. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: Dear Baby Girl, Let The Adventures Begin Jeanna Rangel, 2024-12-18 As we grow into adulthood and start a family, watching our little ones grow, reach milestones, and small achievements that we take for granted every day is heartwarming. As you well know, being a parent is the most rewarding job you will ever have, but it is also the most challenging job as well. When you see them smile for the first time, laugh, roll over, crawl, take their first steps, etc., these are huge achievements for them. Do you remember the hilarious things they say and do as they are discovering their own character and personalities? Did you ever think I'll never forget that? I bet you forgot. I knew I would forget those little things, so I wrote everything down. I carried a little pocket calendar and notebook with me everywhere. I would write down things that they said and did, and then I would write them a letter once a month. I have written a letter since before they were even born every month for over seventeen years. I told them about the good, bad, and the ugly. The struggles they endured, the challenges they faced and gave me. The mistakes that we both made along the way and how we handled them together. I am not the perfect parent by any means, but I sure tried my hardest to be the best mother I could be to my girls. I love them both with all my heart. We are incredibly close. We are the Three Musketeers. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: I Can't Believe They Said That! Boze Hadleigh, 2025-04-01 Get ready to laugh out loud with I Can't Believe They Said That!, a riotous collection of the most outrageous and jaw-dropping zingers exchanged among the rich and famous that will leave you wondering, Did they really just say that?! The story of humankind has been filled with prevarication, equivocation, misdirection, and just plain over-the-top things people have said. I Can’t Believe They Said That! entertains via shock and humor and flabbergasting things famous people have said—often about each other. Much of it is politically incorrect— the kind of thing someone will read and then repeat to someone else, saying, Can you believe they said that?! |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: You Never Forget Your First Josh Lewin, 2014-05-27 Having already penned Getting in the Game, his inside scoop on the mayhem within baseball's winter meetings, Josh Lewin once again gives baseball fans a window into the big leagues. By interviewing big league ballplayers about their first day in the majors, Lewin creates fascinating mini-biographies of the players, highlighting the personalities hidden behind the on-field accomplishments. He lets the players recount their own memories of how they made it to the big leagues. In You Never Forget Your First, Lewin shares the stories of players great and less so. Tony Gwynn recalls singling in his first at bat and finding Pete Rose waiting for him at first base with a wink and a warning: Don't break my record all at once, kid. Bob Brenly heard of his call-up on the car radio while on a family trip to the Grand Canyon. He then stood helplessly in the middle of the Arizona desert after his transmission gave out, trying to convince passersby he was a ballplayer heading to the big leagues and needed a lift to the airport. Duane Kuiper witnessed a fight both on the field and in his own clubhouse his first day in Cleveland. Greg Maddux recalls being stuck at the Chicago River drawbridge, convinced he'd never make it to Wrigley Field in time for his debut. Lewin interviews modern star players such as A-Rod, Barry Bonds, and Manny Ramirez, as well as Hall of Famers such as Jim Palmer, Don Sutton, and George Brett. More than 100 popular baseball players are profiled, complete with the box scores of their big league debuts. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: Elizabeth and Michael Donald Bogle, 2017-06-06 A dual biography of entertainment legends Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson that explores their individual careers and personal lives leading up to and including their 25-year friendship. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: Too Famous Michael Wolff, 2021-10-19 If you can judge a book by its enemies, Too Famous could be an instant classic. Bestselling author of Fire and Fury and chronicler of the Trump White House Michael Wolff dissects more of the major monsters, media whores, and vainglorious figures of our time. His scalpel opens their lives, careers, and always equivocal endgames with the same vividness and wit he brought to his disemboweling of the former president. These brilliant and biting profiles form a mesmerizing portrait of the hubris, overreach, and nearly inevitable self-destruction of some of the most famous faces from the Clinton era through the Trump years. When the mighty fall, they do it with drama and with a dust cloud of gossip. This collection pulls from new and unpublished work—recent reporting about Tucker Carlson, Jared Kushner, Harvey Weinstein, Ronan Farrow, and Jeffrey Epstein—and twenty years of coverage of the most notable egomaniacs of the time—among them, Hillary Clinton, Michael Bloomberg, Andrew Cuomo, Rudy Giuliani, Arianna Huffington, Roger Ailes, Boris Johnson, and Rupert Murdoch—creating a lasting statement on the corrosive influence of fame. Ultimately, this is an examination of how the quest for fame, notoriety, and power became the driving force of culture and politics, the drug that alters all public personalities. And how their need, their desperation, and their ruthlessness became the toxic grease that keeps the world spinning. You know the people here by name and reputation, but it’s guaranteed that after this book you will never see them the same way again or fail to recognize the scorched earth the famous leave behind them. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: Journalism: Critical Issues Allan, Stuart, 2005-01-01 Over the years it has been frequently remarked that journalism is at a crossroads - indeed so often that it risks sounding somewhat cliched - yet there is every indication that its very forms, practices and institutions are being decisively transformed, with startling implications. Accordingly, the principal aim of this book is to help provide the basis for new dialogues to emerge regarding journalism today, as well as about where it may be heading tomorrow. Journalism: Critical Issues poses a series of important questions afresh, questions deserving of much greater attention than they have typically received to date. Each of the contributors seeks to challenge conventional ways of thinking about the 'critical issue' at stake in their respective chapter. In so doing, it is their intention to further our understanding, but also to encourage future explorations with the potential to revitalise journalism studies. In adopting this approach, it is hoped that the book will make for a lively, argumentative (in the best sense of the word) and engaging intervention. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: Spy , 1986-11 Smart. Funny. Fearless.It's pretty safe to say that Spy was the most influential magazine of the 1980s. It might have remade New York's cultural landscape; it definitely changed the whole tone of magazine journalism. It was cruel, brilliant, beautifully written and perfectly designed, and feared by all. There's no magazine I know of that's so continually referenced, held up as a benchmark, and whose demise is so lamented --Dave Eggers. It's a piece of garbage --Donald Trump. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: Oprah Winfrey Tatiana Ryckman, 2016-07-15 Oprah Winfrey is not only a well-known media personality but a woman who has based her career on helping others. This book examines Winfreys background and the foundational moments that made her into the media mogul she is today. Students learn about her influential work for women and girls in South Africa, as well as her inspiring journey from poverty to financial and professional success. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: Jet , 1997-10-06 The weekly source of African American political and entertainment news. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: Einstein, Michael Jackson & Me Howard Bloom, 2020-04-15 A science nerd with no knowledge of popular music plunges into the dark underbelly of science and fame where new superstars are made and embarks on a hunt for the gods inside of you and me. In the process, he helps build or sustain the careers of over one hundred of the biggest rock-and-roll stars. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: The Star Chamber Eric Dubin, 2007 An unprecedented inside look behind celebrity trials from attorney Eric Dubin. Dubin spent five years in the high profile trenches culminating with his 30-million-dollar jury verdict against Robert Blake for killing his wife. Dubin details the raw truth behind the scenes, when the media circus invades the courthouse, and the powerful effect it has on all participants, including the defendant, lawyers, judge, and jury, as well as the verdict. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: Badass Affirmations Becca Anderson, 2018-05-15 Positive Affirmations and Motivational Quotes for a Badass “No matter how you use it, there can be benefits for you and your daily life.”―Nerdy Girl Express #1 Best Seller in Popular Culture, Quotations, Women’s Studies, Love & Marriage Humor, Self-Esteem, LGBT, and Trivia Badass Affirmations is full of positive affirmations, profiles of powerful real-life heroines, and inspirational quotes for women. Packed with just the right amount of sass, this book is the perfect women empowerment gift for you and all your fabulous BFFs. Even a badass needs positive affirmations. No one leaps out of bed knowing they’re amazing and about to have an incredible day. We find ourselves rushing around, working hard to please others―and often we find ourselves making everyone happy but our own damn selves. Badass Affirmations is here to stop the negativity with positive quotes and affirmations from powerful women. Discover strong women quotes and encouraging self-affirmations. In Badass Affirmations, positive living and affirmation queen Becca Anderson reminds you that you are pretty darn great. Inside this motivational quotes and affirmations book, you’ll be fired up by inspirational quotes for women, by women. Alongside these women empowerment quotes, you’ll gain new knowledge of the badass ladies who have left their mark on the world with a mix of short bios and longer profiles. And when you’re done learning from other fierce females, you can work on affirming yourself with uplifting journal prompts. Read Badass Affirmations and: • Learn the habit of affirming yourself daily • Empower yourself and strengthen your self-esteem • Be encouraged by words of wit and wisdom Readers of affirmations books and positive quote books for women like Let That Sh*t Go, A Year of Positive Thinking, or Beautifully Said will love the inspirational quotes for women in Badass Affirmations. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: Telling the Untold Story Steve Weinberg, 1992 Author of his own controversial unauthorized biography of Armand Hammer, Steve Weinberg here shows how a new generation of biographers is revealing the lives of powerful individuals in dramatic and important new ways. Trained as investigative journalists, today's writers have entered a domain once dominated by university scholars. Unlike their more academic predecessors, who often wrote nonjudgmental books on the public lives of long-dead individuals, these new biographers are willing to tackle such powerful, living subjects as Nancy Reagan, Henry Kissinger, Hugh Hefner, Pete Rose, and Fidel Castro. Few of these books are adoring. Without cooperation from their subjects, and sometimes under threat of lawsuit, these writers are probing into private lives and enabling readers to make up their own minds about public figures. Tracing the evolution of the craft of biography up to the present day, Weinberg draws on interviews with some of today's best biographers, as well as his own experience with the Hammer biography, to highlight the careers of some of the writers whose work exploded the boundaries of traditional biography. When Robert Caro became the first journalist to win a Pulitzer Prize for Biography for his book on Robert Moses, it marked the dawn of a new approach to the craft. Weinberg also explores the techniques of Philadelphia Inquirer journalists Donald Barlett and James Steele, whose jointly authored biographies of Howard Hughes and Nelson Rockefeller mark another sign of how far the genre of biography has come. The book is enriched by samples of investigative biography at its best, including a scathingly honest profile of the reigning queen of unauthorized biography, KittyKelley, and Calvin Trillin's fascinating New Yorker profile of the Miami Herald's inimitable police reporter Edna Buchanan. The living of a life is more difficult than the chronicling of it, but the chronicling is certainly no simple task, writes Weinberg. Telling somebody else's life fully, fairly, and compellingly is probably an impossible task. But it is important to keep pushing the limits of the possible. For writers, reviewers, publishers, and general readers, Telling the Untold Story is a fascinating look at how a new kind of biographer has forever changed our expectations of the genre and continues to push biography to exciting new limits. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: Bubblegum Adam Levin, 2021-03-16 Adam Levin is one of our wildest writers and our funniest, and Bubblegum is a dazzling accomplishment of wit and inventiveness. —George Saunders Levin's brains may have earned him a cult...but here he swells to a democratic reach. Give him a try sometime. His gate’s wide open.” —Garth Risk Hallberg, The New York Times Book Review The astonishing new novel by the NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award-winning author of The Instructions. Bubblegum is set in an alternate present-day world in which the Internet does not exist, and has never existed. Rather, a wholly different species of interactive technology--a flesh-and-bone robot called the Curio--has dominated both the market and the cultural imagination since the late 1980s. Belt Magnet, who as a boy in greater Chicago became one of the lucky first adopters of a Curio, is now writing his memoir, and through it we follow a singular man out of sync with the harsh realities of a world he feels alien to, but must find a way to live in. At age thirty-eight, still living at home with his widowed father, Belt insulates himself from the awful and terrifying world outside by spending most of his time with books, his beloved Curio, and the voices in his head, which he isn't entirely sure are in his head. After Belt's father goes on a fishing excursion, a simple trip to the bank escalates into an epic saga that eventually forces Belt to confront the world he fears, as well as his estranged childhood friend Jonboat, the celebrity astronaut and billionaire. In Bubblegum, Adam Levin has crafted a profoundly hilarious, resonant, and monumental narrative about heartbreak, longing, art, and the search for belonging in an incompatible world. Bubblegum is a rare masterwork of provocative social (and self-) awareness and intimate emotional power. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: The Art of the Interview Lawrence Grobel, 2010-05-05 THE ULTIMATE INSIDER’S LOOK AT THE FINE ART OF INTERVIEWING “I had a fantasy the other night that this interview is so great that they no longer want me to act—just do interviews. I thought of us going all over the world doing interviews—we’ve signed for three interviews a day for six weeks.” —Al Pacino, in an interview with Lawrence Grobel Highly respected in journalist circles and hailed as “the Interviewer’s Interviewer,” Lawrence Grobel is the author of well-received biographies of Truman Capote, Marlon Brando, James Michener, and the Huston family, with bylines from Rolling Stone and Playboy to the New York Times. He has spent his thirty-year career getting tough subjects to truly open up and talk. Now, in The Art of the Interview, he offers step-by-step instruction on all aspects of nailing an effective interview and provides an inside look on how he elicted such colorful responses as: “I don’t like Shakespeare. I’d rather be in Malibu.” —Anthony Hopkins “Feminists don’t like me, and I don’t like them.”—Mel Gibson “I hope to God my friends steal my body out of a morgue and throw a party when I’m dead.”—Drew Barrymore “I want you out of here. And I want those goddamn tapes!”—Bob Knight “I smoked pot with my father when I was eleven in 1973. . . . He thought he was giving me a mind-extending experience just like he used to give me Hemingway novels and Woody Allen films.”—Anthony Kiedis In The Art of the Interview, Grobel reveals the most memorable stories from his career, along with examples of the most candid moments from his long list of famous interviewees, from Oscar-winning actors and Nobel laureates to Pulitzer Prizewinning writers and sports figures. Taking us step by step through the interview process, from research and question writing to final editing, The Art of the Interview is a treat for journalists and culture vultures alike. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: On Thinking for Yourself Caitlin Flanagan, 2023-10-10 “A great addition to the ongoing discourse around the value of perspective-taking, perfect for those hoping to elevate the approach to conversations about difficult subjects.” —Shelf Awareness Seven essays that make the compelling case for coming to your own informed conclusions in an age of extremes. An Atlantic Edition, featuring long-form journalism by Atlantic writers, drawn from contemporary articles or classic storytelling from the magazine’s 165-year archive. Caitlin Flanagan’s two decades of celebrated reporting and commentary at The Atlantic span an array of subjects—from cancer to fraternities, abortion to scammers—but always return to one central question: What happens when we suppress our critical instincts and shut our ears to opposing opinions and competing facts? With poise, humor, and an analytical acumen unlike any other working journalist, this collection of deep reporting and cultural commentary encourages readers to dismantle their echo chambers—whether they be social media feeds or lecture halls—and embrace disagreement. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: Jet , 1997-10-06 The weekly source of African American political and entertainment news. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: Protecting Our Own Katheryn Russell-Brown, 2006 Inspired by the O.J. Simpson case, Protecting Our Own explores the reasons behind the rise of the black protectionism phenomenon and its implications for the future. Comparing the plight of the African American community to the melancholy lyrics but vibrant beat of the blues, Russell-Brown uses the lyrics of these songs to paint a vivid picture of the African American community struggling through the burdens of racial oppression such as second tier status and lynchings solely due to the color of their skins. Russell-Brown explains the feelings of protectionism towards African American celebrities, as many African Americans feel that they have to protect their own because no one else will. Many African Americans, Russell-Brown argues, feel that African American are still under siege and that the few lucky African Americans who find a way into the spotlight deserve a break. However, with more and more African Americans in the spotlight, this practice has new consequences. Protecting Our Own considers these issues in detail. The book sets out to accomplish three goals: to define Black protectionism, to explain how it works and how it can be reformulated to work in the best interests of the African American community. The book uses cases such as the infamous O.J. Simpson case to illustrate and explain the motivations behind black protectionism, even if the defendant is accused of grievous moral and ethical wrongdoing. Russell-Brown criticizes the use of black protectionism as a knee jerk reaction and expresses the need to hold African American celebrities accountable for their misdeeds. She suggests a selective approach to black protectionism that will benefit the African American community at large rather than just a lucky few. This book praises black protectionism at its best--a fight that will ensure racial justice in the future. |
| barbara walters interviews michael jackson: The Year in Television, 2009 Vincent Terrace, 2014-01-10 This reference work is a chronicle of all the first run entertainment programs broadcast from January 1 to December 31, 2009. Included are series, TV movies, aired pilots, specials, miniseries and Internet series. Alphabetically arranged entries provide casts, storylines, production credits, networks, broadcast dates, and excerpts from newspaper reviews. New to this volume is a listing of the highlights of the year and coverage of all the unaired pilots produced for the 2008–2009 season. |
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May 7, 2024 · Barbara is a popular name derived from the feminine form of the Greek word ‘barbaros’, which means ‘stranger’ or ‘foreign.’ The term ‘barbaros’ was initially used by Greeks …
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Barbara is of Latin origin, and it is used mainly in the English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Slavic, and Spanish languages. The name is of the meaning 'foreign woman'.
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Jan 8, 2025 · Barbara: A classic name of Greek origin, meaning "foreign" or "stranger." Timeless and elegant, it carries a strong historical and cultural significance.
Barbara - Name Meaning and Origin
The name Barbara is of Greek origin and means "foreign" or "stranger." It is derived from the word "barbaros," which was used by the ancient Greeks to refer to people who did not speak Greek.
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Barbara as a girls' name is pronounced BAR-bra. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Barbara is "foreign woman". The adjective was originally applied to anyone who did not speak Greek; it …
Barbara (given name) - Wikipedia
Barbara is a given name used in numerous languages. It is the feminine form of the Greek word barbaros (Greek: βάρβαρος) meaning "stranger" or "foreign". [1] In Roman Catholic and …
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Meaning, origin and history of the name Barbara
Dec 1, 2024 · Derived from Greek βάρβαρος (barbaros) meaning "foreign, non-Greek". According to legend, Saint Barbara was a young woman killed by her father Dioscorus, who was then …
Barbara Name Meaning, Origin, History, And Popularity
May 7, 2024 · Barbara is a popular name derived from the feminine form of the Greek word ‘barbaros’, which means ‘stranger’ or ‘foreign.’ The term ‘barbaros’ was initially used by Greeks …
Barbara Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Girl Names Like Barbara ...
What is the meaning of the name Barbara? Discover the origin, popularity, Barbara name meaning, and names related to Barbara with Mama Natural’s fantastic baby names guide.
Barbara - Meaning of Barbara, What does Barbara mean? - BabyNamesPedia
Barbara is of Latin origin, and it is used mainly in the English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Slavic, and Spanish languages. The name is of the meaning 'foreign woman'.
Barbara: Name, Meaning, and Origin - FirstCry Parenting
Jan 8, 2025 · Barbara: A classic name of Greek origin, meaning "foreign" or "stranger." Timeless and elegant, it carries a strong historical and cultural significance.
Barbara - Name Meaning and Origin
The name Barbara is of Greek origin and means "foreign" or "stranger." It is derived from the word "barbaros," which was used by the ancient Greeks to refer to people who did not speak Greek.
Barbara - Name Meaning, What does Barbara mean? - Think Baby Names
Barbara as a girls' name is pronounced BAR-bra. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Barbara is "foreign woman". The adjective was originally applied to anyone who did not speak Greek; it …
