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...what raises Me Cheeta above the run-of the-rumor-mill celebrity bio is the author's refracted take on Hollywood's human wildlife. He's fascinated, for example, by their obsession with sex. Among chimpanzees, the sex act tends to be brief and to the point, whereas almost every act by a male human in the book is seen as "an attempt to attract the attention of some sexually receptive females. ... as part of its elaborate courtship displays this species has invented telephones, moving pictures, cars, music, money, organized warfare, tigerskin rugs, alcohol, mood lighting, speedboats, mink coats, cities...
...Clean Ayers? Claire Suddath's article "A Brief History Of: The Weathermen" might well have been written by the Obama campaign [Oct. 20]. It implied that Bill Ayers' terroristic activity was ancient history and that he reformed his ways long before his relationship with Obama. Quite the contrary: In 2001, Ayers said of his group's activities, "I don't regret setting bombs. I feel we didn't do enough." Not to report this salient fact was misleading and biased. Andy Horvath, Elverson, Pennsylvania...
Claire Suddath's article "A Brief History Of: The Weathermen" implied that Bill Ayers' terroristic activity was ancient history and that he reformed his ways long before his relationship with Obama [Oct. 20]. Quite the contrary: In 2001, Ayers said of his domestic bombings that he felt his group didn't do enough. Not to report this salient fact was misleading and biased. Andy Horvath, ELVERSON...
...starlet Brigitte Bardot—abandons her husband for the narcissistic, almost ghoulish American film producer Jeremy Prokosch, played by Jack Palance. Bardot, in a wide-brimmed hat and large black sunglasses that recall Jackie Kennedy, displays a cold yet alluring ambivalence toward her piggish new lover. They exchange brief words, casual affections, but barely understand one another—Bardot’s character speaks no English, Palance’s hardly any French. Godard cuts back and forth between the ill-conceived new couple and Camille’s jilted screenwriter husband Paul, played by Michel Piccoli...
Beyond the posters, there seemed to be no trace of ADPhi on campus. The contact information led only to a brief phone call with a man named “Mo,” an undergraduate in the Brandeis chapter. And members of Harvard’s other fraternities had no clues. In fact, the only suspicion of any ADPhi-related activity was miles away...