Much like this week’s splashy action picture Source Code, Trust features a story line about people at the mercy of technology. But there’s no science-fiction component to director David Schwimmer’s grim story of Internet-based pedophilia, and there’s no aspect of it that doesn’t feel painfully plausible.
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David Foster Wallace’s Posthumous Novel ‘The Pale King’
Two months after the writer David Foster Wallace killed himself, his agent, accompanied by his widow, went into his garage office to look through his papers. It was Thanksgiving weekend, 2008, and the weather was cold and gray in Claremont, Calif.
Viewpoint: How Libya Became a French and British War
As the military action against Libya to give teeth to U.N. Security Resolution 1973 began, one question kept nagging away: Why, precisely, were the governments of Britain and France in the lead
New York’s Gov. Paterson declares H1N1 state of emergency
Broadening the number of health care professionals who can administer vaccine, New York Gov.
Female writer says Letterman show had ‘hostile work environment’
The persistent sexual politics behind the scenes at late-night talk shows is far from a joke, believes former “Late Night with David Letterman” writer Nell Scovell. Under the international agreement between Washington, D.C
Letterman producer defends host to women’s group
The executive producer of the “Late Show with David Letterman” defended the company’s treatment of women in response to a letter from the president of the National Organization for Women, who said the star’s actions created a “toxic environment.” “Since we started as a company in 1993, we have taken very seriously the issues you raise regarding respect for women in the workplace,” Rob Burnett wrote in a letter dated October 15.
Paul Shaffer’s ‘Swingin’ ‘ message for the kids
“Late Show With David Letterman” bandleader Paul Shaffer is a walking Wikipedia of rock ‘n’ roll history — and now he’s added his own story to the mix. Shaffer’s new memoir, “We’ll Be Here for the Rest of Our Lives: A Swingin’ Showbiz Saga” (Flying Dolphin Press) offers his take on a colorful career, from piano lessons in his native Canada to a “Saturday Night Live” stint to the gig he’s had, and relished, for 27 years — Letterman’s sidekick
Inside David Letterman’s love life
Nearly two weeks after David Letterman first revealed that he was the victim of an alleged $2 million blackmail plot — and shocked fans with his on-air confession that he had had sex with women who work for him — the veil over the “Late Show” host’s previously super-private love life has lifted. And, as friends and other sources reveal, that love life has always been both idiosyncratic — and messy
McCain warns against ‘historic’ error in Afghanistan
Sen. John McCain said any added military deployment in Afghanistan smaller than the 40,000 troops reportedly requested by the top U.S
Israeli settlers burn fields after illegal outpost dismantled
Israeli settlers on Sunday set Palestinian fields and olive groves on fire after their illegal outpost in the West Bank was dismantled, Israeli military sources told CNN. Asked whether he thought the war in Afghanistan could be won with fewer troops than Gen