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Bestselling biographer and big mouth, now coming to you from the wilds of New Mexico. Come for the Muppets, Star Wars, and Dr. Seuss; stay because I make a mean cocktail. Up next: the U.S. Capitol. Find me at brianjayjones.com. He/him. Go Lobos.
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Scott Jennings is perplexed.
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Give them time, they’ll come around.
(That was sarcasm, btw)
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Bullfuckingshit. Shame on you.
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Worst. Take. Ever, and I can’t believe you wrote this with a straight face. This ain’t about “showcasing the American military” as an act of “patriotic celebration.” It’s fealty. And what’s worse, you *know* it. Come on.
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He’s still not gonna blow you.
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It is indeed.
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These people do not enjoy joy.
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🙏🏻
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Congratulations, Kristen! It sounds fascinating!
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Arched eyebrow now at 63 percent.
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Among the first albums I bought with my own money! I think it was the first time I ever heard “For No One.”
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YOU’LL NEVER KNOW.
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(It was the story that went with this photo....)
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Most definitely. I cut two deeply researched pages out of the beginning of one chapter, for instance, because it bogged down the narrative. I LOVED the sequence, but it was me just trying to use it all.
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Yeah, people would lose their MINDS about this at The Other place, and were usually VERY quick to state that Jim Henson would be aghast. Which clearly showed they knew absolutely nothing about Jim Henson.
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I mean, it happens? The worst offenders just download every last detail, confusing being in the weeds with being thorough. As someone who's written 2 phone book size bios of creatives, the trick is to look at the life through the work and the work through the life, without bogging down in either.
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And the media will let it go in two days. Meanwhile: Biden is old.
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(IYKYK)
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I had a bit of a crush on her!
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I gotcha.
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And because that clip leaves you in media res, here's the song they segued into, "Side by Side" and then the big finale, "What Would We Do Without You." Swit is a GREAT singer--and watch how when they get to the big dance kicks--which Muppets can't do--she gamely turns left and right with them.
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She clearly had a blast, as she appears in several of the running set pieces, from Veterinarian's Hospital to Piiiiiiiigs in Spaaaaaace... (And I love that Frank Oz as Miss Piggy calls her "Lorette."
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I’m certain Walter Isaacson will write a breathless reappraisal of all it for the new paperback edition of his bio, explaining that it’s all just part of Musk’s quirky genius.
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Murray.
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But see, that's the thing--you don't have to look over your shoulder if, uh, there's an extra life that evens the score, I think, or, uh, if, like, things are in reverse to try to . . . something something. Beats me. And I've only ever watched two.
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It’s “Muppet performer” and not “Muppeteer.”
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"...and so he moved on her like a bitch."
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Fair enough.
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Might wanna find out what that actually means in the context of my bio.
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All brought to you as breathlessly reported by the flushed NYT.
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The NYT wrote just an absolutely blistering takedown on the Twain bio, and the main complaint was much the same as yours: downloading info, including (so they thought) WAY too much on his daughters. (I haven't read it yet, so I can't say whether I agree with any of it. But it was a torpedo.)
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Well, when it comes to Star Wars fans, that's inevitable! Most discussions of Star Wars involve Star Wars fan trying to out-Star Wars every other Star Wars fan.
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(I mean, if you've seen Rogue One, great . . . but you don't need any real knowledge of a bunch of other Star Wars lore and planet names and Easter Egg Characters. Basically, it's just "Ah, so THIS is what it takes to turn a regular dude into someone rebelling against the Imperial infrastructure.")
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All you really need to have seen is Star Wars. You'll be fine.
Severance is STILL awesome, though.
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21 points is "edges out"? Come on.
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Use the word, guys. "Bribe."