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By Zeke Turner 7/06/10 6:37pm

Larry King and the Old Niceness, An Improbable Defense

Outgoing Larry King, and the idea of niceness in general, found an unlikely defender today in Washington Post Style columnist Tom Shales.

Mr. Shales, who isn’t known for taking it easy on people, wrote today:

King was indeed chided over the years for lobbing “softball” questions. Controversial guests would appear on Read More

By Robert Lanham 3/26/10 6:20pm

Nice Gestures

Down Times for the Thumbs Up

What with the cancellation of “At the Movies” and the recent allegations against pervy photographer Terry Richardson, these are difficult days for our second-favorite gesture involving the raising of a single digit. (A commenter on Fashionista alleged that Richardson even went so far as to remove photos of himself giving the thumbs Read More

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Nice Gestures

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