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The Long Goodbye: Elliott Gould Remembers Robert Altman
10 May 2009 2:01 PM, PDT
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(Elliott Gould, above, as Philip Marlowe in The Long Goodbye.)
by Jon Zelazny
Editor’s note: this article originally appeared at EightMillionStories.com on November 14, 2008.
With the back-to-back success of his Oscar-nominated role in the off-beat wife-swapping hit Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) and the even bigger off-beat hit Mash (1970), Brooklyn’s own Elliott Gould skyrocketed to worldwide fame.
While perhaps best known to those under 40 as Ross and Monica’s dad on “Friends,” or Vegas financier Reuben Tishkoff in the blockbuster Ocean’s 11 series, cine-scholars generally regard Robert Altman’s The Long Goodbye (1973) as Gould’s most iconic starring role. 2008 marks the 35th anniversary of their extraordinary modern-day reinterpretation of Raymond Chandler’s classic private eye, Philip Marlowe.
Elliott Gould invited me to his home in west Los Angeles, where he generously spoke at length of his three major collaborations with Altman, who passed away two years ago.
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Bush Twins Offer Obama Girls Advice
20 January 2009 3:18 PM, PST
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Jenna and Barbara Bush, the daughters of former President George W. Bush, are reaching out to Malia and Sasha Obama in an open letter, where they offer advice and share their insight on being kids in the White House. In an open letter posted in The Wall Street Journal entitled "Playing House in the White House," Jenna and Barbara Bush offer the following advice: "Surround yourself with loyal friends. They'll protect and calm you and join in on some of the fun, and appreciate the history." The Bush twins go on to write: "Slide down the banister of the solarium, go to T-ball games, have swimming parties, and play Sardines on the White House lawn. Have fun and enjoy your childhood in such a magical place to live and play. "When your dad throws out the first pitch for the Yankees, go to the game. "In fact, go to anything
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Jenna & Barbara Bush Give Advice to Sasha & Malia
20 January 2009 2:20 AM, PST
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In keeping with tradition, President Bush left President Barack Obama a note in the White House – and now his daughters have offered their own advice, in the form of an open letter, to Sasha, 7, and Malia Obama, 10.
Published in the Wall Street Journal Tuesday as Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States, Barbara and Jenna Bush reflect on their formative experiences in the White House – beginning
as granddaughters to President George H.W. Bush.
"We also first saw the White House through the innocent, optimistic eyes of children," they write, acknowledging their then-7-year-old-perspective.
From that point of view,
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