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10 de jun. de 2024 · George Plimpton was my journalistic hero. Not only could the man turn a phrase like few others, but he also was a trailblazer in the field of participatory journalism. The cover of Plimpton’s Paper Lion.
10 de jun. de 2024 · George Plimpton was my journalistic hero. Not only could the man turn a phrase like few others, but he also was a trailblazer in the field of participatory journalism. The cover of Plimpton's Paper Lion. Plimpton was a spindly 6-foot-4 yet he managed to participate in Detroit Lions’ training camp (the result was Paper Lion),…
19 de jun. de 2024 · For the April 1, 1985, issue of Sports Illustrated, George Plimpton wrote “The Curious Case of Sidd Finch,” a profile on an incredible rookie baseball pitcher for The New York Mets. Sports fans took his April Fool’s Day joke seriously.
Há 3 dias · In celebration of the centenary of George Orwell's birth, Pynchon wrote a new foreword to Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. The introduction presents a brief biography of Orwell as well as a reflection on some of the critical responses to Nineteen Eighty-Four .
Há 5 dias · The Plimpton Playing Fields are used for various outdoor sports. They are named in honor of alumnus and trustee George Arthur Plimpton (1873). Phelps Stadium is used for football, soccer, lacrosse and field hockey. It was converted into turf surface in 2006.
Who remembers George Plimpton? The Atari 2600 is also known as Video Computer System or VCS. It was Atari's entry into the second generation of video games.
20 de jun. de 2024 · Sirhan was apprehended at the scene—tackled by George Plimpton, Rosey Grier, and others—and he reportedly said, “I did it for my country.” The attack took place on the one-year anniversary of the start of the Six-Day War.
