The saga of Tiger Woods, following its initial assault on our senses, “grew legs” as we say, bringing to mind however that a potential monetary settlement of his woes is not unknown among celebrities, including other wildly popular ones–like Johnny Carson. Nothing more prompts generosity than personal trouble. People who usually won’t spring a dime […]
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Tiger, Johnny and the Spirit of Giving
December 26, 2009Tiger by the Tail
December 12, 2009A TIGER BY THE TAIL The holiday season of 2009 began rudely with revelations of Tiger Wood’s secret life, prompting thoughts on the meaning of celebrity and on who ought to be whose heroes. To have a tiger by the tail is to have a problem: whether to hang on or let go. Neither is […]
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