Letters from our readers
'Fire' Walk With Me
My heart gave a leap the moment I glimpsed Daniel Radcliffe's sapphire
eyes glinting at me from the cover of your magazine! I was happy to read
in your Harry Potter article (''Things Are Getting Harry'') that although
Radcliffe may be rich and famous, he's also a normal, down-to-earth
teen. He seems to care about other people, including his fans. I think
that if all celebrities followed his example, Hollywood would be a much
better place. Thanks for the brilliant view of him and the new movie
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
LARISSA NELSON
frodo_of_the_shire_@hotmail.com
Breckenridge, Minn.
It was a normal day: wake up, school, homework, get home late. Then I
walk in and my dad hands me three pieces of mail. First my report card
with all A+'s; I smile and he congratulates me. Next was an acceptance
letter from the University of Hawaii; my dad hugs me. And last was your
magazine, with Daniel Radcliffe on the cover. It was at that moment that
I got most excited. So my dad says, ''That's really exciting, good job
with the grades and college letter.'' ''Those?'' I said. ''I'm excited
because Harry's on the cover of EW!'' I guess that wasn't the response he
had expected.
JESSICA HONSINGER
Magnolia, Tex.
Love what you do and all. But please stop putting Harry Potter on the
cover. I know the Lord of the Rings nerds need something new to get
excited about nowadays, and the obsessed 12-year-old HP fanatics need
material to plaster their walls with, but I'd rather see an article
about Veronica Mars.
AUDREY WU
audreywu@gmail.com
Scarborough, Ontario
Dirty Words
I'm enjoying the article on Sarah Silverman (''Ball Buster'')
when—boom—there it is: ''If she hopes to widen her audience to include
the kinds of red-state folks who regularly tune in to Jay or Dave, she
might just have to tone down her material....'' If it were the first shot
at red-staters in EW, I probably wouldn't have reacted, but it happens
all too frequently and raises the questions: Just who exactly do your
writers presume red-staters to be and would you prefer that we not
subscribe to your magazine? I subscribe to EW to find out about things
that are worth searching out. Not because we're all such idiots but
because in any rural area, red or blessed blue, you're going to get a
lot of blockbusters and have to look hard to find Good Night, and Good Luck. I expect slams when I read a publication like Vanity Fair and I'm
prepared. But in EW, it stings.
LORI ROGERS
MaggieTheCat13@aol.com
Griffin, Ga.
I had never heard of Sarah Silverman before I read your article. Now I
hope I never hear about her again. Just because a woman can show
disrespect does not make her funny. Jerry Lewis may not be right about
women not being funny, but maybe he was just talking about Silverman.
DON ROBERTSON
DROBERTSON@netscape.com
Henderson, Tenn.
