Feb 21, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
On today”s Daily Beast, critic Lee Siegel hopes against hope that the Members of the Academy will have the wisdom to reward and encourage real acting —as opposed to camera-aided impersonation— by choosing Frank Langella as Best Actor. Whereas Mickey...
Feb 21, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
An AFP story out of Hollywood takes a look at the odds that bookmakers are offering as to what film or actor or actress will win the “Golden Dude,” as Robin Williams tearfully dubbed his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor when he won for Good Will Hunting....
Feb 19, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
John W. Dean’s latest column at findlaw.com concerns Frost/Nixon. That’s not especially surprising in itself. But what is downright strange is that Dean has not seen Ron Howard’s film or Peter Morgan’s play because, he says,...
Feb 19, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
Wonkette paid a visit to Harold Ickes — the man who already owned the f bomb when Rahm Emanuel was still in short pants. The son of FDR’s distinguished (and famously cantankerous) Interior Secretary, Mr. Ickes was a successful labor lawyer before becoming...
Feb 18, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
On 18 February 2008, the first edition of The New Nixon was uploaded. The rest is history.
Feb 17, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
Our once and future colleague Father Taylor recently linked to the results of C-SPAN’s most recent survey of historians regarding the reputations and legacies of American Presidents. The sixty-five survey participants included an interesting mix of academics and...
