Debacles
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Why Do You Hate Steve Martin?

I'm totally baffled by this brouhaha over the Steve Martin-Deborah Solomon discussion at the 92Y? According to the Times and others, it was a horrible nightmare and the audience is all actually getting refunds. But none of these accounts really make any sense or give any idea of what exactly was so horrible? Like this Mediaite account says: "Martin’s new novel is set inside the New York City art world, a world that he became familiar with through the years dating back to his time exploring galleries, museums, and libraries while on tour in different American cities. To Martin’s credit, he seems to know a good deal [...]