My suggestion: In the future, get a rap fan to review rap music.
—James Ledesma
North Hollywood
DON’T KISS ME, GUIDO
Re: Nikki Finke on Michael Ovitz [“Vanity Too Fair,” July 5–11]. Finke wants to know why Vanity Fair writer Bryan Burroughs didn’t challenge Michael Ovitz for his complaints about a Gay Mafia undermining Ovitz’s entertainment career. What I wonder is why Ovitz was ever working in Hollywood to begin with. Books such as William Mann’s Behind the Screen and films such as The Celluloid Closet exhaustively document that gay people have had a heavy influence at all levels of the entertainment world since Hollywood as an industry began, around the beginning of the 20th century. If Ovitz finds homosexual people offensive, fine. But why did he get into the entertainment business? It is tantamount to opening a business in South-Central Los Angeles and creating a hostile work environment for black and Hispanic employees. And one would think Ovitz, being Jewish, would have more compassion for oppressed people. It makes no sense from any perspective.
THE OLD ONE-TWO
Dear Brendan Bernhard: Thoroughly enjoyed your series on the World Cup. Not to boast, old chap, but back in May I did pick Brazil-Germany to come in one-two, though admittedly erred on show (Argentina).
Unfortunately I couldn’t find a bookie. Would you be willing to share yours?
—Xose Alzona
Los Angeles
Great column! By the way, the Brazil side played the German Democratic Republic side on June 26, 1974, in a non-finals match. So they have met before.
—Daniel Kopti
Los Angeles
CORRECTION
In last week’s Slush column, we misidentified the first name of the “Disco Teorema” artist, which is Keith, not David.
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