but the [American] spirit is out of in reach

The Alistair Cooke Memorial Lecture delivered by David Mamet.

– Alistair Cooke (in 1991)

Alistair Cooke’s remains were “surgically plundered” in late December, 2005. [New York Times article]

– David Mamet, detail of photo by Amanda Edwards

Paul Taylor writes a bad review of David Mamet.