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Hollywood & Line
We are all fascinated by celebrities. Even if you're not a betting person, there's some kind of guilty pleasure in speculating about the lives of the rich and famous. We all indulge in a little snicker or sharp aside about a celebrity now and then ... and who hasn't casually challenged co-voyeurs about the probable length of a marriage, or the outcome of a reality show?
It's about time, then, that we got some professional guidance in our "how much you wanna bet?" escapades. Benjamin Eckstein is president of America's Line, a daily syndicated odds column that appears in nearly 150 newspapers across the United States and Canada and reaches a readership of more than 10 million. His new weekly column, Hollywood & Line, turns odds on their head with lines on everything Tinseltown.
Eckstein's odds have been published in The Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, US magazine and TV Guide. He appears on television and is a contributor to "The Dan Patrick Show" on ESPN Radio.
Hollywood & Line is entertainment, a fun way for readers to keep a close eye on the comings and goings of the stars of movies and television. It's a natural addition to your entertainment pages or your TV listings. Hollywood & Line is just the needed zing for the pop culture fans among your readers.
Hollywood & Line — The Psychology of Gossip
Politics & Line a bonus feature for Hollywood & Line and America's Line clients.
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Samples
2008 Presidential Odds
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. .......................6/5
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. .......................7/5
Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y. ....................3/1
Between the Lines: No primaries this week, but a whole lotta Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. It took Sen. Barack Obama a few days to respond to Rev. Wright's press tour, but Obama has finally put in the divorce papers, issuing a very strong statement that puts distance between him and the reverend.
How much damage was done? We'll know after the North Carolina and Indiana primaries next week. According to most polls, Sen. Clinton has closed the gap among Democrats as far as getting the nomination, and has bounded ahead of Sen. McCain in most polls in the race for the White House. Therefore, we have moved Clinton up to 3/1. We still give Obama a very slight edge over McCain due to the vast numbers of new voters that the Democrats have signed up during the primary season.
Stay tuned to "Politics and Line," where we will update you every week until the election in November, or more frequently as events warrant.
Benjamin Eckstein is president of America's Line, a daily syndicated odds column that appears in 125 papers across the United States and Canada, with a readership of more than 10 million. Eckstein has appeared on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report," as well as ABC, CBS, Fox News, MSNBC and Comcast Sportsnet. On radio, Eckstein jousted with Imus and is a contributor to "The Dan Patrick Show" on ESPN. If you have questions, suggestions or a spectacular block of odds, please e-mail Eckstein at ben@americasline.com.
COPYRIGHT 2008 BENJAMIN ECKSTEIN Distributed by Universal Press Syndicate
