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...generally tend - and it doesn't just apply to African politics - but I usually keep out of political comment. As a writer, I have readers who will have a range of political views. I don't think they look to me for political guidance. It's a bit of an abuse of a position to do that. I draw a distinction between the private side of one's live and the public...
...Origins: Wolverine is an O.K., not great, Marvel movie that tells the early story of the prime X-Man, and attempts to make it climax in a perfect coupling with the start of the known trilogy. In doing so, the film tears off a bit more than it can devour. The whole enterprise now spans a century and a half, runs backward and forward in time and expands the number of characters in the mythology, so they'll get their own prequels and sequels...
...from the talent coordinator of the Tonight Show who said, David Letterman said he saw you and that you might be a good candidate for the Tonight Show. I didn't get on until 12 years after, but once Dave got his NBC show, which was a little bit later, they just booked me. It was a really terrific break for me, because David Letterman basically said to me the first time I was on the show, I think you're terrific, and any time you have a set ready, come on. Just come on the show. So I think...
...President: Maybe you should. One fact that's not getting too much attention in these prospective deals, both at Chrysler and GM, is that they are a bit short on fairness. Just consider the plight of American taxpayers who have so far loaned $15.4 billion to GM and another $4 billion to Chrysler. As part of the latest flurry of announcements, both automakers are signaling that (a) they are not likely going to pay most of the government loans back, and (b) they will need many billions more. (See TIME's top 10 Chrysler moments...
Obama may also have been helped by a higher tolerance for calamity. After a winter of market mayhem, job losses and pirate attacks, our panic reflex may have toughened up a bit. We are always on alert now: the threat level is forever orange; the Internet fizzes with warnings and advice. This time, thousands of students stayed home from school in Texas, disrupting a day of standardized state tests, while in New York City, pharmacies reported a run on Tamiflu...