The charm of television entertainment is its ability to bridge the chasm between dinner and bedtime without mental distraction.
Russell BakerWhat the New Yorker calls home would seem like a couple of closets to most Americans, yet he manages not only to live there but also to grow trees and cockroaches right on the premises.
Russell BakerBaltimore is permissiveness. The pleasures of the flesh, the table, the bottle, and the purse are tolerated with a civilized understanding.
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