It seems safe to argue that, were she to choose Finnegans Wake for her Book Club, Oprah Winfrey’s ratings might suffer slightly. But how much? A three percent drop? Five? Ten? Okay, now what if she were to choose American Psycho? Justine? The Protocols of the Elders of Zion?
Tim Carvell’s History’s Notable Persons Reconsidered
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Tim Carvell is the head writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He wrote this column long before that, though.
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