Many of the acolytes around Donald Trump these days seem to be running for cover, except for the man who essentially created him. Mark Burnett, the maven of reality TV, remains a Trump protector and is getting heat for it, but he himself dwells behind a veil of contradiction and mystery, as a lengthy piece in the New Yorker reminds us this week.
The man behind The Apprentice, Survivor, The Voice and Shark Tank, who now also serves as chairman of MGM Television, continues to churn out TV shows and movies, some of them embracing a clear ideological message. But who is he? I pondered this question given that that Burnett and his wife, Roma Downey, smiling and genial as ever, were dinner guests at my home not long ago – and left me more clueless than ever about the answer.
This much is known: Burnett anointed a financially foundering, B-list...
The man behind The Apprentice, Survivor, The Voice and Shark Tank, who now also serves as chairman of MGM Television, continues to churn out TV shows and movies, some of them embracing a clear ideological message. But who is he? I pondered this question given that that Burnett and his wife, Roma Downey, smiling and genial as ever, were dinner guests at my home not long ago – and left me more clueless than ever about the answer.
This much is known: Burnett anointed a financially foundering, B-list...
- 1/10/2019
- by Peter Bart
- Deadline Film + TV
JetBlue passengers got the scare of a lifetime when police surrounded and stormed a plane believed to be in the middle of a hijacking situation. The plane, which was flying from NYC to La, experienced a communications issue shortly before takeoff and sent out a distress code, prompting officials to take action. However, there was no security threat. In a statement to People, the airline company explained the miscommunication. Airbus A321 "experienced a radio issue impacting the crew’s ability to communicate and a false alarm was sent to JFK tower," the statement read. "While communication was reestablished via alternate channels, authorities responded out of an abundance of caution. The aircraft was cleared and returned to the gate for inspection." I am on a Jet Blue flight at JFK that lost its communications. Created a security crisis. 10 heavily armed cops boarded plane and just left. After 1.5 hours on runway being towed back to gate.
- 6/27/2018
- by Anna Quintana
- Life and Style
The co-author of Donald Trump’s book The Art of the Deal believes the president is “losing his grip on reality.”
In an interview on MSNBC’s The Beat with Ari Melber on Wednesday, author Tony Schwartz weighed in on Trump’s reported suggestions to multiple people that the infamous 2005 Access Hollywood tape may not be real.
“What it means in simple terms is he’s losing his grip on reality,” Schwartz said. “His reality testing is really poor and I believe that’s exactly what’s going on.”
Schwartz went on to say that Trump’s way of speaking...
In an interview on MSNBC’s The Beat with Ari Melber on Wednesday, author Tony Schwartz weighed in on Trump’s reported suggestions to multiple people that the infamous 2005 Access Hollywood tape may not be real.
“What it means in simple terms is he’s losing his grip on reality,” Schwartz said. “His reality testing is really poor and I believe that’s exactly what’s going on.”
Schwartz went on to say that Trump’s way of speaking...
- 11/30/2017
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
Art of the Deal ghostwriter Tony Schwartz appeared on CNN tonight to talk about President Trump's new battle with outgoing Republican senator Bob Corker.
- 10/10/2017
- by Ken Meyer
- Mediaite - TV
Protests erupted across the country on Monday morning as Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that President Donald Trump‘s administration would rescind Daca — the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy that offers work permits to people who entered the country illegally as minors.
Multiple demonstrators — including some undocumented immigrants — were reportedly arrested at Trump Tower as hundreds of local immigrants and advocates descended on the president’s midtown Manhattan residence and business headquarters to protest the repeal of Daca. Some of the protestors had staged a sit-in in the middle of the street and were arrested after they blocked traffic...
Multiple demonstrators — including some undocumented immigrants — were reportedly arrested at Trump Tower as hundreds of local immigrants and advocates descended on the president’s midtown Manhattan residence and business headquarters to protest the repeal of Daca. Some of the protestors had staged a sit-in in the middle of the street and were arrested after they blocked traffic...
- 9/5/2017
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
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He told the audience at the third and final presidential debate that “nobody has more respect for women than I do.” But minutes later, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump slammed his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton by calling her a “nasty woman.”
The comment came as the former Secretary of State was discussing Social Security â. a program she plans to add money to if elected on Nov. 8.
“I am on record as saying that we need to put more money into the Social Security trust fund,” Clinton, 68, explained. “That’s part...
He told the audience at the third and final presidential debate that “nobody has more respect for women than I do.” But minutes later, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump slammed his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton by calling her a “nasty woman.”
The comment came as the former Secretary of State was discussing Social Security â. a program she plans to add money to if elected on Nov. 8.
“I am on record as saying that we need to put more money into the Social Security trust fund,” Clinton, 68, explained. “That’s part...
- 10/20/2016
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Tony Schwartz, the man who ghostwrote Donald Trump’s best-selling book “The Art of the Deal,” has tips for Hillary Clinton on how to squash The Donald during Monday’s presidential debate: “Torture him with his own words.” “You break down his persona by showing how he’s really not nearly as intelligent as he says he is and would like to be,” Schwartz told the New York Times’ podcast “The Run-Up” on Friday. “He can’t avoid repeating himself. He can’t stay focused on a subject for very long.” “I’d be very calm, direct, and unflappable but...
- 9/23/2016
- by Itay Hod
- The Wrap
“The Art of the Deal” ghostwriter Tony Schwartz told MSNBC on Wednesday that Donald Trump’s campaign has sent him a cease and desist letter after he said the Gop nominee has “no heart and no soul.” Schwartz said the letter sent from Gop nominee’s campaign asks for him to return all royalties he made from the book. “It’s nuts,” he responded. The former journalist was hired by Trump to help write the book back in 1987, according to MSNBC, however, he recently made derogatory comments about Trump to The New Yorker. “I put lipstick on a pig,” Schwartz told the magazine.
- 7/22/2016
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
ABC Breaking News | Latest News Videos Donald Trump's co-author is speaking out about Trump's The Art of The Deal (he says he wrote it entirely, which Trump denies) - and why a Trump administration would "end civilization." During a Monday appearance on Good Morning America, Tony Schwartz said he regrets writing the New York Times best-seller for the now Gop candidate and called Trump, 70, an "insecure" man with a short attention span. "I wrote every word of it," Schwartz said of the memoir and business advice book. "Donald Trump made a few red marks when I handed him the...
- 7/18/2016
- by Char Adams, @CiCiAdams_
- PEOPLE.com
ABC Breaking News | Latest News Videos Donald Trump's co-author is speaking out about Trump's The Art of The Deal (he says he wrote it entirely, which Trump denies) - and why a Trump administration would "end civilization." During a Monday appearance on Good Morning America, Tony Schwartz said he regrets writing the New York Times best-seller for the now Gop candidate and called Trump, 70, an "insecure" man with a short attention span. "I wrote every word of it," Schwartz said of the memoir and business advice book. "Donald Trump made a few red marks when I handed him the...
- 7/18/2016
- by Char Adams, @CiCiAdams_
- PEOPLE.com
Benjamin Franklin spent his mornings naked. Patricia Highsmith ate only bacon and eggs. Marcel Proust breakfasted on opium and croissants. The path to greatness is paved with a thousand tiny rituals (and a fair bit of substance abuse) – but six key rules emerge
One morning this summer, I got up at first light – I'd left the blinds open the night before – then drank a strong cup of coffee, sat near-naked by an open window for an hour, worked all morning, then had a martini with lunch. I took a long afternoon walk, and for the rest of the week experimented with never working for more than three hours at a stretch.
This was all in an effort to adopt the rituals of some great artists and thinkers: the rising-at-dawn bit came from Ernest Hemingway, who was up at around 5.30am, even if he'd been drinking the night before; the strong coffee was borrowed from Beethoven,...
One morning this summer, I got up at first light – I'd left the blinds open the night before – then drank a strong cup of coffee, sat near-naked by an open window for an hour, worked all morning, then had a martini with lunch. I took a long afternoon walk, and for the rest of the week experimented with never working for more than three hours at a stretch.
This was all in an effort to adopt the rituals of some great artists and thinkers: the rising-at-dawn bit came from Ernest Hemingway, who was up at around 5.30am, even if he'd been drinking the night before; the strong coffee was borrowed from Beethoven,...
- 10/5/2013
- by Oliver Burkeman
- The Guardian - Film News
Chicago – Tommy Lee Jones’s production of Cormac McCarthy’s two-character play debuted last year on HBO to little fanfare. Now that the film has finally been released on Blu-ray and DVD, it deserves to be placed at the top of every cinephile’s queue. It is, quite simply, one of the best films of 2011 and the finest cinematic adaptation yet made of the great novelist’s work.
Using an oft-sentimentalized premise as its jumping off point, the film delves into a battle between two opposing viewpoints that question the fundamentals of existence. McCarthy’s astonishing dialogue cuts deep into mankind’s most primal obsessions and fears while allowing each man to articulate his impassioned beliefs, which are often as black and white as life and death. It’s only appropriate for the unnamed characters to be credited as White (played by Jones) and Black (a riveting Samuel L. Jackson...
Using an oft-sentimentalized premise as its jumping off point, the film delves into a battle between two opposing viewpoints that question the fundamentals of existence. McCarthy’s astonishing dialogue cuts deep into mankind’s most primal obsessions and fears while allowing each man to articulate his impassioned beliefs, which are often as black and white as life and death. It’s only appropriate for the unnamed characters to be credited as White (played by Jones) and Black (a riveting Samuel L. Jackson...
- 2/2/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
If you're like most people I work with in companies, the demands come at you from every angle, all day long, and you have to make difficult decisions without much time to think about them. What enduring principles can you rely on to make choices that reflect openness, integrity and authenticity?
Here are ten that work for me:
1. Always challenge certainty, especially your own. When you think you're undeniably right, ask yourself "What might I be missing here?" If we could truly figure it all out, what else would there be left to do?
2. Excellence is an unrelenting struggle, but it's also the surest route to enduring satisfaction. Amy Chua, the over-the-top "Tiger Mother," was right that there's no shortcut to excellence. Getting there requires practicing deliberately, delaying gratification, and forever challenging your current comfort zone.
3. Emotions are contagious, so it pays to know what you're feeling. Think of the best boss you ever had.
Here are ten that work for me:
1. Always challenge certainty, especially your own. When you think you're undeniably right, ask yourself "What might I be missing here?" If we could truly figure it all out, what else would there be left to do?
2. Excellence is an unrelenting struggle, but it's also the surest route to enduring satisfaction. Amy Chua, the over-the-top "Tiger Mother," was right that there's no shortcut to excellence. Getting there requires practicing deliberately, delaying gratification, and forever challenging your current comfort zone.
3. Emotions are contagious, so it pays to know what you're feeling. Think of the best boss you ever had.
- 7/13/2011
- by Tony Schwartz
- Fast Company
Good luck, right?
But here's the reality: naps are a powerful source of competitive advantage. The recent evidence is overwhelming: naps are not just physically restorative, but also improve perceptual skills, motor skills, reaction time, and alertness.
I experienced the power of naps myself when I was writing my new book, The Way We're Working Isn't Working. I wrote at home, in the mornings, in three separate, highly focused 90 minute sessions. By the time I finished the last one, I was usually exhausted--physically, mentally, and emotionally. I ate lunch and then took a 20 to 30 minute nap on a Barcalounger chair, which I bought just for that purpose.
When I awoke, I felt incredibly rejuvenated. Where I might otherwise have dragged myself through the afternoon, I was able to focus effectively on work other than writing until 7 pm or so, without feeling fatigued.
When Sara Mednick, a former Harvard researcher, gave her subjects a memory challenge,...
But here's the reality: naps are a powerful source of competitive advantage. The recent evidence is overwhelming: naps are not just physically restorative, but also improve perceptual skills, motor skills, reaction time, and alertness.
I experienced the power of naps myself when I was writing my new book, The Way We're Working Isn't Working. I wrote at home, in the mornings, in three separate, highly focused 90 minute sessions. By the time I finished the last one, I was usually exhausted--physically, mentally, and emotionally. I ate lunch and then took a 20 to 30 minute nap on a Barcalounger chair, which I bought just for that purpose.
When I awoke, I felt incredibly rejuvenated. Where I might otherwise have dragged myself through the afternoon, I was able to focus effectively on work other than writing until 7 pm or so, without feeling fatigued.
When Sara Mednick, a former Harvard researcher, gave her subjects a memory challenge,...
- 9/29/2010
- by Tony Schwartz
- Fast Company
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