Talk:Roger Ebert
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Photograph
The current lead photograph is cropped such that it looks as if he's had a bad accident and his arm is wrapped about his neck. WHPratt (talk) 14:42, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
- It looks to me like it's someone else's arm, as it's attached to the shoulders of someone next to him (which it is). I don't see any way around that, unless/until someone finds a better image that can be used. Nightscream (talk) 16:06, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
- It looks fine to me. It's obvious that both of Ebert's hands are in front of him (even though they're out of the frame), and that the third hand belongs to someone else. –BMRR (talk) 17:33, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
- The same pic, uncropped, appears farther on down, and explains the hand (it's Peter O'Toole's). I wasn't complaining, just commenting. WHPratt (talk) 18:50, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
- What about using the original, uncropped photo in the infobox? I'm not sure what the guidelines are for infobox photos, but maybe that would be less visually jarring than the cropped photo with the mystery hand. :-) –BMRR (talk) 06:06, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- Now I know what the arm-behind-the-head reminded me of: one of the corpses in the classic film Deliverance! Ebert would understand. WHPratt (talk) 15:57, 28 November 2010 (UTC)
Any else think his article should be updated with a more recent picture? I mean come on, 3 of the 4 pictures are from the early 2000's. How about one with his wife? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cobra4455 (talk • contribs) 05:22, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
Missing Part of Ebert's Bio
As a person who graduated from college in 1967, I would have loved to have started my career then. However, like millions of other boys, I was drafted. Perhaps Ebert was too overweight to be drafted, or had some other health problem, but it is a certainty that Ebert had to do something about the draft because the lottery was not in effect then. For a young male in the late 1960s, ignoring the issues of Vietnam and the draft is akin to ignoring the elephant in the room. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.44.149.170 (talk) 15:39, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
- No original research. Please support your proposed inclusions with reliable sources. DrNegative (talk) 16:10, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
- Also, new sections go at the bottom, not the top. Thanks. Nightscream (talk) 17:19, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
Bibliography
I added Mr. Ebert's newest book, The Pot and How to Use It: The Mystery and Romance of the Rice Cooker (ISBN 0-7407-9142-7), to the bibliography section. I happened upon it while reading an article on Gizmodo, and noticed that it was missing from his bibliography. Please let me know if the description is inappropriate; I tried to keep it as concise and accurate as possible. --Mr. Corgi (talk) 05:29, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
The books listed need their years of publication included. --71.174.160.206 (talk) 11:32, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
Sidebar
Under Spouse(s) in the sidebar, Chaz is listed as "Chaz Hammelsmith".
Perfunctory Googling suggests that her maiden name is in fact "Hammel-Smith". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.119.204.229 (talk) 12:49, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
Childhood radiation treatment possible source of his cancer?
From Roger Ebert's Journal entry, "Where I draw the line" of 25 November 2010:
- We're great in this country about doing things that are "good" for children. I had radiation beamed into my ear as a kid, to cure an ear infection, and look at me now. A small event in childhood can have a domino effect in your life.
Don't know if he's written about this more extensively elsewhere. --71.174.160.206 (talk) 11:43, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
"Style of critique and personal tastes" section needs more secondary sources
The "Style of critique and personal tastes" section is written mostly by cherry-picking Ebert's own columns. This section should be based on secondary, independent, reliable sources that discuss Ebert's critique, views and tastes, not on the analysis of Wikipedia editors of his columns. Fences&Windows 22:00, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
Opening paragraph
What is "Forbes has described him as "the most powerful pundit in America"" doing in his first paragraph? It is simply something that he has been called, and has little to do with the rest of his bio.