E-mail a friendJune 30, 2004
Journalist and former editor of The New Republic Michael Kinsley talks about his new position at the helm of the L.A. Times Op-Ed pages. Actor Willem Dafoe explains how he avoids being typecast.
Michael Kinsley
Michael Kinsley
E-zine pioneer and pundit Michael Kinsley is the new Los Angeles Times' editorial and opinion editor. He was the founding editor of the Web magazine Slate.com and co-hosted CNN's Crossfire. He was also a senior editor of The New Republic. In 2002, after acknowledging he suffered from Parkinson's disease, diagnosed eight years earlier, Kinsley left Slate's top spot but remained a columnist. A Harvard Law School grad, he's a member of the D.C. bar.
Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe is one of Hollywood's more provocative and engaging actors. He began acting as a teenager, joining Milwaukee's experimental Theater X troupe. He moved to New York where he was a founding member of The Wooster Group theater company. His breakthrough film role in Platoon earned him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination. Dafoe has four films coming out this year; first up is Fox Searchlight's, The Clearing.