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...these books portray, they nonetheless inspire elation, the thrill of watching craftsmen work with words. Roth and Elkin are both superb monologists, comic sprinters, which is one reason why excerpts from their longer works still seem satisfyingly self-contained. Roth describes himself as a child with "one foot in col lege, the other in the Catskills," and the Borscht Belt routine is what his first-person narrators constantly imitate, no matter how much they want to sound like Chekhov or Henry James. Elkin's characters are prone to bursts of speechmaking, and their creator is also fond...
...skepticism. After all, the circumstance surrounding this matter of extradition are extraordinarily disturbing. Enough evidence has emerged to strongly suggest that the assassination of Letelier and Moffitt was planned and executed with the knowledge and approval of Gen. Pinochet, Chile's chief executive, in much the same way the Col. Qaddafi knows and approves of Libyan-financed terrorist activity in Europe. That feature alone argues that we should not let Ambassador Barros' characterization of the U.S. response to the Chilean Supreme Court's decision as anti-juridicial go unexamined...
...middle of their gala wedding reception, he drags her outside and begs for fellatio. Then there's Judy's father, whom we first see presenting the newlyweds with a generous check; yet, in minutes, he commands his daughter to bring him cigarettes and ignores her to watch TV. And Col. Thornbush: at first, a firm but kind father figure who makes Judy his protege--then tries to rape her. Henri, the loving and compassionate Renaissance man becomes--like all other men--an insensitive, abusive monster. As he places the wedding band on Judy's finger she looks into his face...
...Cabrera 1 run (kick falled) Harv Col First downs 21 11 Rushes-yards 54-257 34-75 Passing-yards 137 71 Return yards 38 15 Passes 11-21-1 7-16-1 Punts 3-38 7-37.9 Fumbles-lost 2-1 3-2 Penalties-yards...
Feigned or not, Queen's illness and subsequent release will make him rich. He has signed to write a book for Doubleday and will be technical adviser for the upcoming motion picture Man From Tehran. That picture will star Marlon Brando as Col. Charles Beckwith with Omar Sharif as the deposed shah of Iran...