Helene Cooper: The FishbowlDC Interview

Say hello to the New York Times’ Helene Cooper, author of “The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood.”

What word do you routinely misspell? appropiate

What’s the name of your cell phone ring? Guns and Roses Sweet Child of Mine

What time did you get up this morning? 8:08 a.m.

When did you last cry and why? girls don’t cry

How many emails do you receive a day, roughly? 300? 200?

What’s your favorite letter? C

What single person played the biggest role / had the biggest influence on your journalism career? Murphy Brown

When’s the last time you volunteered? Where? Oh dear.

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Who is your favorite active journalist? Dexter Filkins

What did you have for breakfast? A Starbucks Grande Latte!

What one toiletry item could you not live without? lipstick

If you could have one superpower, which one would it be? Vladimir Putin

Red or white wine? white

PG-13 or R? R

Lincoln, Jefferson or Washington Memorial? Lincoln

Leg or breast (chicken, of course) Neither, i like Popeye’s wings

Friday night or Saturday night? Saturday night

“Wedding Crashers” or “Old School” Ylech. Neither.

The Palm or Cafe Milano? Sigh. Again, neither.

Yankees or Red Sox? Yankees

Jenna or Barbara? ?

McSteamy or McDreamy? why choose?

Leno or Letterman? letterman

Stewart or Colbert? stewart

Boxers or briefs? briefs

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