Yup, me too. I remember that article as well. I used to subscribe to the NYT until I realized that there were cheaper ways to line my son's ferret cage.

I have to be careful the way I phrase this, but haven't we learned anything about how bad the cult of personality is?

>I did... six-page article in Newyorker last summer (and don't know how recent the issue was... I'd just pick any off the pile). Looked like the machinery (as in "Star is born") was already oiled and primed and ready to churn.