Tom McCarthy
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It is amazing ... I look at my son, Patrick, who is 18 now and remember him coming to the ballpark and sitting up on the infield. Now, he’s bigger than I am.
There’s no doubt it changed my life, it changed a lot of lives ... I was 26 years old, writing for the paper, doing some local games on the radio when I could, Meg and I had just gotten married. It was a big step.
My favorite player was probably David Eckstein ... That was a great team, but they got knocked out of the playoffs by Norwich.More quotes »
Around the web
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Is Google Glass an affront to privacy? Rest easy: Congress has got your back | Tom McCarthy
Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off The bipartisan privacy caucus has asked the tech giant for answers about its potentially invasive innovation The arrival of Google Glass has caused unease among privacy advocates and campaigners. Phot from Guardian Unlimited Read more »
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At the RCA
‘What is “experimental” art,’ the late Christine Brooke-Rose once asked, ‘or an “experimental” novel? Is it a genre?’ The question was the theme of a symposium on her life and work at the Royal College of Art last week, organised by Natalie Ferris. Tom M from London Review of Books Read more »
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"Permanent Collection" Examines Fine Art in Black-and-White
Most productions aren’t as good the second time around, but director Seth Rozin’s staging of the marvelous drama Permanent Collection is even more enjoyable than when it debuted a decade ago. The biggest selling production in InterAct Theatre Company’s 2 from PhillyWeekly Read more »
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‘The Daily Show’s Aasif Mandvi Set For ‘Million Dollar Arm’
EXCLUSIVE: Aasif Mandvi has signed on to co-star with Jon Hamm in Million Dollar Arm, the Craig Gillespie-directed pic by writer Tom McCarthy (The Visitor) for Disney. The film is based on a true story about struggling sports agent JB Bernstein (Hamm) an from Deadline Hollywood Read more »
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Meet the 2013 Tribeca Filmmakers #39: Rob Meyer's Fresh Introduction to Birdwatching in Coming of Age Film, 'A Birder's Guide to Everything'
Films that inspired him: "Certainly a lot of classic coming of age films inspired me, but also the films of Alexander Payne, Wes Anderson, and Tom McCarthy. Visually, I loved Tree of Life and studied the photography of Gregory Crewdson. I also watched th from Indie Wire Read more »
