All the Rage
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April 9, 2012
Books
----- On Film Criticism 1982-2001 John Simon Applause Books: 662 pp., $29.95 ----- On Theater Criticism 1974-2003 John Simon Applause Books: 838 pp., $32.95 ----- On Music Criticism 1979-2005 John Simon Applause Books: 504 pp., $27.95 ----- IT is now 32 years since actress Sylvia Miles permanently entered the lore of the literati by dumping a plate of pasta on the head of John Simon, who happened to be dining near her in a New York restaurant.
Nov. 20, 2005
Entertainment & Arts
The deaths of two noted critics raise questions about the shifting role of authority and expertise in writing about culture.
Dec. 23, 2019
California
When people talk with Simone Ward about her husband, John, the choice of verbs often creates hesitation.
Jan. 21, 1996
April 17, 2016
Norton Simon Museum: In an article in Friday’s California section about the dismissal of a legal case that jeopardized the Norton Simon Museum’s ownership of a pair of paintings by German artist Lucas Cranach the Elder, the last name of Judge John F.
Oct. 24, 2007
Archives
In “Protecting John Hinckley’s Right to Talk to Barbara Walters,” (by Roger Simon, Oct. 1), Simon starts by comparing Hinckley to such notorious convicted felons as Willie Horton, Charles Manson and John Wayne Gacy, and asserts that they are permitted to give interviews.
Oct. 5, 1989
The playwright turns into a boulevardier with his new comedy, ‘The Dinner Party.’
Dec. 3, 1999
Orange County may have improperly spent more than $800,000 in highly restricted John Wayne Airport funds to pay contractors at the former El Toro Marine base, documents show.
May 22, 2000
A PURE CLEAR LIGHT: A Novel by Madeleine St. John; Carroll & Graf $22, 234 pages
Aug. 10, 2000