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Paul Giamatti

Multi-talented Giamatti

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Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor, a graduate of Yale, a member ofSkull and Bones, and… a soul singer?! The last one surprised us too when we rediscovered his performance inDuets(2000)— about karaoke singers. Kurt got the chance to chat with oh-so-modest Giamatti recently, who says, “I didn’t, and still don’t think of myself as […]

Paul Giamatti

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‘Rock of Ages’ hits the big screen with star-studded cast

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Paul Giamatti

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Paul Giamatti

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The late Harvey Pekar on his home state

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The news today that comic author Harvey Pekar had passed away this morning had a particular resonance here at The Takeaway. Before we were even a proper show, John Hockenberry interviewed Pekar for an early special about the 2008 election and Ohio.

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Letter debate

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In response to a new PR campaign by the US Poster Service, Fair Game’s Ed Herro and Jessica Vitkus debate the merits of old-fashioned letter writing.

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Letter debate

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In response to a new PR campaign by the US Poster Service, Fair Game’s Ed Herro and Jessica Vitkus debate the merits of old-fashioned letter writing.

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