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Every time I begin to feel a bit guilty about my part in the Woodward hype machine ( Newsweek almost always excerpts his books, often on the cover) I reflect on my paltry powers to find out what happened at an unimportant Oval Office meeting, much less a solarium seance.
If the art is so much about "real life" as you praise it for being, communicating beyond the precious confines of the art world, dealing with themes and issues that are bigger than paltry aesthetic experiences, then all credit, surely, to Citizen Rudy for plunging right in with his criticism?
The story is viewed as a paltry excuse for Vidal to lash out yet again at American imperialism (set in 1939, it is the tale of a 13-year-old prep-schooler in the Smithsonian after-hours, when the exhibits come to life).
OSCAR NOTE I: The LAT says that "The Full Monty," made for a paltry $3.
Even a hefty $10 or $15 tip seemed a paltry thing to put in the hand of the owner of the salon.