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Dartmouth's All-America quarterback was no match for my fury.

How anger made me a star

It worked for Patti LuPone, and me too

In my haste to condemn anger in a previous column, I neglected to examine the critical role that anger has played in advancing my own career. Come to think of it, I owe my most significant achievement to anger, and only to anger.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

Editorials 6 minute read
Cortona's 'Rape of the Sabine Women': Where would we without anger?

The anger trap

My anger and me

Robert Zaller says Americans have good reason to be angry. If I could just find my pitchfork”¦.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

Editorials 4 minute read
'A Druid temple near Ground Zero? All in favor, say aye.'

The Druid case against the Ground Zero mosque

Are you truly, deeply, utterly offended by the Ground Zero mosque?

To me, as an observant Druid, all the arguments against the “Ground Zero mosque” have really hit home. How do you think my people feel whenever we must pass that humongous Catholic cathedral on Ben Franklin Parkway? And why now, when memories of the Spanish Inquisition are so raw?
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

Editorials 4 minute read
Petraeus or 'Betray-Us'? A liberal gibe that backfired.

Ethnic humor: Tips for Dr. Laura

It's OK for you but not for me: Three rhetorical tips for Dr. Laura

As someone who has practiced journalism, comedy writing and speechwriting for a living, let me attempt to set Dr. Laura Schlessinger straight about the rules of rhetoric, which also happen to be the rules of common sense.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

Editorials 6 minute read

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Mother Katharine Drexel: 'Fuhgeddaboutit!'

What hath Steven Slater wrought?

A role model for our time: What hath Steven Slater wrought?

Are you as inspired as I am by the dramatic resignation of JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater? Let's consider how other frustrated service workers might follow his example.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

Editorials 4 minute read
The no-nonsense wedding in 'Barry Lyndon': What's love got to do with it?

The "right' to gay marriage, reconsidered

Sex, society and gay marriage: A few points Judge Walker overlooked

When a California judge ruled that gay people have the right to get married, he made the right decision for the wrong reason. Marriage is no mere private contract; it's a lifelong commitment that two spouses make not only to each other but also to their community. That's not a right; it's a heavy responsibility.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

Editorials 6 minute read
Davis (right) confronts Baxter: No escape in the spotlight.

The trouble with "All About Eve'

Show business villains revisited: Eve Harrington vs. Sammy Glick

All About Eve won the 1950 Academy Award for Best Picture, and ever since it has been justly acclaimed for its incisive portrait of Broadway backstage backstabbing. But something about this classic always bothered me, specially when it's contrasted to Budd Schulberg's Hollywood novel, What Makes Sammy Run?
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

Editorials 3 minute read
Allen: Better read than heard.

My words, echoed by Woody Allen

Great minds think alike?

Once in a blue moon a critic finds his thoughts and words echoed by the very object of his criticism. This deliriously serendipitous experience recently happened to me. My object, of all people, was Woody Allen.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

Editorials 3 minute read
What could George Steinbrenner have learned from the Duke of Wellington?

George Steinbrenner in peace and war

The armchair warrior

George Steinbrenner, the imperious and fiercely competitive boss of the New York Yankees who died on July 13, made a fetish of modeling himself after military figures. Unlike his heroes, he seems not to have understood the critical differences between sport and warfare.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

Editorials 4 minute read
Abbas: Drowned out.

On not pitying Palestinians: A reply

The real Palestinian problem

For the sake of argument, let's suppose that all Palestinians are violent and self-destructive. Do they therefore forfeit any claim to our sympathy? For the answer, turn to Victor Hugo.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

Editorials 4 minute read