We are drawn to easy labels. ... It's a human characteristic to dichotomize things into black and white because it makes things seem so clear. But if you did the real story about a triangle like this, it wouldn't be as interesting.
It's very safe in the academic community; no one thinks anything of it. But to some extent there's more talk than action.
It's very safe in the academic community: no one thinks anything of it.
I think the fascination with this story says a lot about both men's and women's fantasies. I think a lot of women who have been dumped by men do have this fantasy about doing what Jean Harris did. And for men there's this great fear — and the thrill that comes with it — that even if you're dating a very classy woman, there's always a chance that you just might get killed.
Celebrities are put in a different category and are allowed to break the rules.
Celebrities are put in a different category and are allowed to break the rules. Celebrities aren't judged by the same standards.
That was a huge scandal, ... quite the glamour girl, and [Reynolds] was pigtails and gingham shorts.
I was thinking that times have changed. But actually they haven't. Celebrity culture still thrives on this idea of the scorned woman and the evil seductress.
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