Word: cousin
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...Golden Age." A revival of "The Best Man," his hit 1960 play about infighting at a national political convention, has just opened on Broadway. And despite Vidal's deeply held atheism, there must be a God, or god, showering his current visibility with reflected glory. A distant cousin (fifth, Vidal thinks) is the Democratic nominee for President. During the party's August convention in Los Angeles, the author told reporters, "I do believe they are nominating the wrong Gore...
...Observing the current presidential campaign, the author has some uncharacteristically kind things to say about "Cousin Albert." Among them: "He is a serious politician. He understands the issues." He returns to form on the topic of George W. Bush: "Imagine coasting on his father's name. His father was a failure as a President. I mean, where is Herbert Hoover Jr. when we need...
...more to the angular and funky than the hook-laden, Fagen and Becker flex their ever-awesome studio chops to stir things up both musically and lyrically, with the infernally catchy rhythm of the title track and the wistfulness and jaunty lechery of "What a Shame About Me" and "Cousin Dupree," respectively...
...strap one to your desk, and it's time for blast-off, right? Pretty much. The Cube is just as speedy as its larger G4 cousin. It's also shockingly silent, thanks to Apple's fan-free liquid cooling system--a technology that has clearly undergone some improvement since it was first used in the iMac last year. Back then, the casing got so hot you could fry an egg on it; the Cube is much better at keeping its cool...
...cousin and I make a "Montana Mist" the second week in July, when we kill at least 300 prairie dogs in one day. In spite of the pressure we put on the "dog towns," they continue to grow. The two ranchers with whom we have an understanding have asked that we step up our prairie-dog-killing efforts; otherwise they will have to poison the animals. RICHARD L. FRITZLER Laurel, Mont...