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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...like a festering stalactite." As Watanabe cowers outside a gangster's lair where Mary lies drugged and in peril after one more betrayal, a rat scurries past "with the paws of its offspring dangling from its mouth." But often she gets it right. In a bar full of devil worshippers, Watanabe muses on their devalued idol: "Reduced to a netherworldly C-lister, nowadays the Devil ekes out a living making guest appearances at black mass and Belgian metal concerts. Enough to make anybody think twice about drinking goat's blood." Baker's fantastical prose, with its references to gangster...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sayonara, Tsunami Bar | 3/6/2005 | See Source »

...Devil was pretty scary...

Author: By Jason L. Lurie, | Title: The Devil and Larry Summers | 3/2/2005 | See Source »

...which the Devil replied, “Yes, my infernal slave. I shall provide thee with what thou hath requested...

Author: By Jason L. Lurie, | Title: The Devil and Larry Summers | 3/2/2005 | See Source »

...Larry,” said the Devil, “before thou sates my diabolical hunger, I do have one question. What is the purpose of thy request? Why doth thou so desire this boon...

Author: By Jason L. Lurie, | Title: The Devil and Larry Summers | 3/2/2005 | See Source »

...Devil looked up with a start and sniffed the air. “Wait, my servant,” the Devil cried. “I sense someone spying...

Author: By Jason L. Lurie, | Title: The Devil and Larry Summers | 3/2/2005 | See Source »

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