chicagotribune.com - 8/29/2008
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Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert gave two big thumbs-down to Jay Mariotti, who resigned Tuesday as a Sun-Times sports columnist, in an open letter on Thursday. Apparently, Mariotti's exit looked to be the feel-good move of the year, but Ebert was no fan of the scene Mariotti made at the very end, especially the dialogue about newspapers being dead. Here is Ebert's review, er, letter: ...
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The Decline and Fall of Jay Mariotti —
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Thumbs up to you, Roger! Just a small batch of items for you to enjoy as you begin your Labor Day Weekend. Oh wait, that means you probably aren't going to read any of this. - Here's Roger Ebert's best review yet . The subject? Jay Mariotti. I tried to do the subject justice earlier this week, but Ebert's delightful vindictiveness trumped any words I could muster . Although I do have to ...
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Ladies and gentlemen of the jury of public opinion: I present to you a careful, articulate, and darkly humorous rip of our own Jay Mariotti by one of his former colleauges. Though I don't read a lot of his movie criticism, I'm a bit impressed by Ebert's capable pen. I think he correctly calls Jay out for his childish antics, and comes off the bigger for it. It's not a long article, but I think ...
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An Open Letter From Roger Ebert To Jay Mariotti —
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Mariotti is an easy target at the best of times, but his abrupt departure from the Chicago Sun-Times, right after they paid his way to China for the Olympics, left his most distinguished now-former colleague more than a little out of joint. And no one writes a screw-you letter like Roger Ebert.
