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January 29, 1998
Did you know
The New York Times devoted 1,500 words last Sunday to a biographical profile of Monica Lewinsky, the 24-year-old woman who allegedly had an 18-month affair with President Clinton and who has been accused of lying about it under oath.
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Power, Politics & People
A nationally prominent Orthodox spokesman calls Monica Lewinsky \”a modern-day Queen Esther,\” only half-kidding. A Northeastern Chabad rabbi says, deadpan, that Lewinsky was \”sent by God.\”
A Woman’s Voice
Thoughts of Monica Lewinsky consumed me this week. Her name, her face, the too intimate details of her life. I couldn\’t escape the 24-year-old former White House intern whose allegations against the president have brought on the worst political crisis of the decade. No matter how much I know, I\’m compelled to go deeper. There\’s a story that the media is missing. For me, she\’s a Jewish girl, a Jewish daughter. She is my younger, more naïve self. She is one of our own.
Looking for the Genius in
One of the strangest anomalies in the theater is that of the successful turkey — plays that are essentially trivial, gauche and insubstantial, but still manage to achieve a certain kind of notoriety and even commercial success.\”Shear Madness,\” which has been playing for 15 years in Boston, is such a play; so was \”Kvetch,\” which completed a seven-year run in Los Angeles, the same city in which \”Bleacher Bums\” ran for 11 years.\”Abie\’s Irish Rose\” racked up 2,854 performances on Broadway –although it\’s depth could be measured with the first digit of one\’s pinky.
Other Voices
There\’s nothing so intoxicating as when a mentor singles you out,shining the warm light of approval all over you.
It seems you can\’t throw a cat without hitting a story about Monica Lewinsky, the former White House intern who may or may no thave engaged in untoward relations with President Clinton. We maynever know exactly what transpired between the two, but it has captured the world\’s attention more than any other of the president\’s alleged dalliances with the opposite sex.
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