Paul Newman Copies Steve Martin
Another unfunny attempt to poke fun at The Right. First, we had Steve Martin on WMDs, and now Paul Newman goes after Fox News.
Unreliable sources report that the Fox suit has inspired Paul Newman, the actor, to file a similar suit in federal court against the Department of Housing and Urban Development, commonly called HUD. Mr. Newman claims piracy of personality and copycat infringement.
Whats the point of these celebrity articles poking their noses into politics? Both tried to be funny, or at least ironic, and by my tastes - both failed miserably. The Fox News situation ought to be an easy set up for someone wanting to make fun of the, but Newman fails horribly. I thought Steve Martin's was bad, but Newman's is by far the worse written piece.
Do any of you find these two pieces funny, ironic or insightful? Should the NY Times be in the business of printing just about anything that a celeb writes to them?
Unreliable sources report that the Fox suit has inspired Paul Newman, the actor, to file a similar suit in federal court against the Department of Housing and Urban Development, commonly called HUD. Mr. Newman claims piracy of personality and copycat infringement.
Whats the point of these celebrity articles poking their noses into politics? Both tried to be funny, or at least ironic, and by my tastes - both failed miserably. The Fox News situation ought to be an easy set up for someone wanting to make fun of the, but Newman fails horribly. I thought Steve Martin's was bad, but Newman's is by far the worse written piece.
Do any of you find these two pieces funny, ironic or insightful? Should the NY Times be in the business of printing just about anything that a celeb writes to them?
# | August 19, 2003