Goffman

“Since then, the oratory has been put into a careful box, and the administration has concentrated on “cooling the mark down” – that is, as Ervin Goffman pointed out long ago, the phase in a con game when you make sure that the mark you’ve rooked doesn’t get so angry that he does something drastic.”

Matthew Yglesias » The Strange Death of the Public Option 2010

Since then, the oratory has been put into a careful box, and the administration has concentrated on “cooling the mark down” – that is, as Ervin Goffman pointed out long ago, the phase in a con game when you make sure that the mark you’ve rooked doesn’t get so angry that he does something drastic.

Matthew Yglesias » The Strange Death of the Public Option 2010

Committee attorney Jay Goffman of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP couldn't immediately be reached for comment Thursday afternoon.

Court Approves Key AMR Requests Jacqueline Palank 2011

Mark Goffman is the director "Dumbstruck," a new documentary that opens in New York Friday and follows five very different ventriloquists on their adventures with their puppets.

Pulling Strings on Camera Marshall Heyman 2011

Things are steaming up: Goffman offered up a juicy tease about Eliza Dushku's character: She'll kiss Neal Bomer joked that tongue was involved right in front of Peter.

White Collar: Is a Musical Episode in the Works? 2011

In their book Interpersonal Dynamics in Second Language Education (Sage 1998) Ehrman and Dörnyei, in attempting to define what a group is, argue that a key constituent of ‘groupness’ is focused interaction, and they cite Goffman (1985) who maintains that this occurs “when people effectively agree to sustain for a time a single focus”.

L is for Lockstep « An A-Z of ELT 2010

"At the core of our show is a comic duo between Matt and the FBI agent played by Tim DeKay," said Mr. Goffman after a recent screening of the film in Manhattan.

Pulling Strings on Camera Marshall Heyman 2011

The gang may not have to travel to the past for a big adventure, considering what Goffman has in store when the show returns in the summer.

White Collar Stars Reveal Their Dream Storylines 2011

Following him, or Bateson or Goffman or parts of Levi-Strauss, anthropologists could look at more than social relations, or better put at more than just function.

Matthew Yglesias » Books-a-Million 2010

Regarding the rumors that Anne Rice, author of Interview with the Vampire, might co-write an episode, co-exec producer Mark Goffman tells TV Guide Magazine that the writing staff is very excited about the prospect.

White Collar Stars Reveal Their Dream Storylines 2011