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Johnny, we hardly knew ye: as Johnny Carson bows out of the heat of 'Tonight,' he takes the last cool breeze with him

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Johnny Carson will leave as host of the 'Tonight Show' after 30 years as the major personality of television talk shows. Despite personal disappointment and tragedy, Carson has been able to maintain his appeal through his self-directed humor and enthusiasm for popular culture.

Author: Wolcott, James
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Vanity Fair
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0733-8899
Year: 1992
Appreciation, Personalities, Popular culture, Talk shows, The Tonight Show (Television program), Carson, Johnny

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Live fast, die young, and leave a big stain

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The entrance of "scuzz" films in the 90s cinema is marked with violence, sex and eccentricity. However, the scuzz genre may not anymore stay long since it seemed to have exhausted all the aspects it can tackle. It culminated in films such as "Pulp Fiction."

Author: Wolcott, James
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Vanity Fair
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0733-8899
Year: 1998
Models, Analysis, Motion pictures, Movies, Film genres, Movie genres

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Too little, too 'Slate.'(World Wide Web magazine 'Slate')

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'The New Republic' editor Michael Kinsley has moved to Washington state and taken over Microsoft's new online magazine 'Slate.' The Web magazine features a great deal of poor writing. The online version is free, while a print version costs $70 a year.

Author: Wolcott, James
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Vanity Fair
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0733-8899
Year: 1997
Electronic publishing, Periodicals, Information services, Criticism and interpretation, Journalists, Kinsley, Michael

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