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...sometimes at the top of national newscasts that don't usually feature such stories so prominently. In the U.S. the press coverage cyclone kicked up months ago with the kidnapping and murder of Danielle Van Dam in San Diego, California, then gained intensity with the still unsolved disappearance of Elizabeth Smart in Utah, and, incredibly, grew even fiercer with a series of cases from all over the country. The British parallels are Sarah Payne, who left a game of hide-and-seek with her siblings in July 2000 and was found dead 16 days later; Milly Dowler, still missing since...
...another virtuoso of feline virility, the King simultaneously performed and watched himself perform. The emotions he belted out never took him in. His sobs are more like a parody of sobs. Play I Want You, I Need You, I Love You, and listen to the second phrase nearly disappear under tones of mimicry--the title's order of emotions expresses the singer's ironic detachment. (Yes, there was irony...
...another virtuoso of feline virility, the King simultaneously performed and watched himself perform. The emotions he belted out never took him in. His sobs are more like a parody of sobs. Play I Want You, I Need You, I Love You, and listen to the second phrase nearly disappear under tones of mimicry - the title's order of emotions expresses the singer's ironic detachment. (Yes, there was irony...
...News reports may scare consumers off dubious diet drugs for a while, and outlawed brands will disappear from the market. But other potentially dangerous products seem sure to crop up. Already, ephedrine?an amphetamine-like stimulant cited in 80 deaths in the U.S.?is reportedly gaining popularity as a diet drug in the region. "Humans have short memories," sighs Adachi, the Japanese doctor who sounded the alarm over pills containing N-nitroso fenfluramine. "So long as people insist on being thin, dangerous diet drugs will persist." In other words: as long as Asians are dying to be thin, there...
...contemporary Chinese entrepreneur Matthew Ho, who narrates the final section of the novel, Lanchester manages to create a character even more restrained than Tom. Matthew ably illustrates the complexities of running a Hong Kong business after the 1997 handover, but makes such a light impression that he threatens to disappear from the page. As a result, the novel ends with a whimper...