Dick Cavett News Archives

The Churchill Series - Nov. 26, 2007 The address below will take you to a wonderful You Tube clip of Orson Welles reminiscing on The Dick Cavett Show about some "encounters" he had with Churchill. via John In Carolina

“Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community. The man who dies rich dies disgraced.”

Today is Monday Nov. 19, the 323rd day of 2007 with 42 to follow. The moon is waxing. via Political Gateway

CHRISTOPHER Hitchens on Norman Mailer: Pint-size Jewish fireplug that he was, Mailer also continually ran a great risk that very few are willing to run. via Anorak

“Words fail Norman Mailer. Yet again.”

Today's Robert's Snow links are: This violence was carried over into literary disputes. via Bookshelves of doom

“Mailer is forever shouting at us that he is about to tell us something we must know”

Norman Mailer, the author whose name was synonymous with literary celebrity in the second half of the 20th Century, died Saturday at the age of 84.. Mailer's death represents "the loss of a literary giant who ... via Newsday.com

THE MUSEUM OF Modern Art was packed to the rafters Sunday with celebs of every stripe, eager to see Robert Redford's new film "Lions for Lambs," a stellar polemic on our current political mindsets. via Variety