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...doubt. Yates' life was as sad as his writing. When he was working on Revolutionary Road from 1956-1960, his marriage was falling apart and he was sinking into hardcore alcoholism. A four-pack-a-day smoker with emphysema, he devoted himself to his craft. "Yates' work was infinitely more important to him than anything in his life," says his biographer, Blake Bailey, whose 2004 book, A Tragic Honesty: The Life and Work of Richard Yates, opened a window on the novelist's anguish. "He lived in these squalid apartments, with cockroaches squashed all around his desk chair and curtains...
...laughs]. Logistically, it's a little more difficult for me when I go out fishing in a tournament. I stay so focused that I forget that I need to pee. I can go for 16 hours and then realize 'Oh yeah, that's right, I have to pee.' But apart from that, it's probably the physical strain. It's a long day and it's a tough day. It's standing up for 10-11 hours and casting non-stop. It's not your typical, 'Let's go out and have a drink and eat a sandwich and enjoy...
...aside from one incident in 2003, when he escaped and stopped traffic in Stamford for hours. But when Charla Nash, 55, a friend of Herold's, visited on Monday afternoon, Travis suddenly lashed out at her. The 14-year-old chimpanzee latched onto Nash's face and tore it apart. (See pictures of animals facing extinction...
...Harris with the offensive foul. Columbia with the ball. The jeer that Harvard is "falling apart" seems pretty accurate...
...trying again. If approved, his proposal could allow him to stay in power indefinitely and use his state power to annihilate any political dissent. In the last few years, apart from disrespecting contracts with foreign oil companies and eschewing American involvement in the region, Chávez has repeatedly attacked any media outlet that opposes his rule. Most notably, two years ago he refused to renew the broadcasting license of a TV station, RCTV, that he identified with the political opposition. With such dismal track record, the power of unlimited re-election would be tantamount to burying Venezuelan democracy forever...