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...well-disposed toward House of Meetings because the hero - the narrator's saintly brother - is named Lev, an unusual choice which I accept as an homage a moi.) I reached Amis by phone in Philadelphia, where his book tour has taken him. We chatted about House of Meetings, the ego of the novelist, the boredom of good characters, and why the English hate writers...
...best known for his roles in such hits as “Meet the Parents” (2000), “Zoolander” (2001), and “Dodgeball” (2004)—movies in which he starred as a hapless fiancée, an ego-stricken supermodel, and a fat man turned fitness guru, respectively. His most recent film, “Night in the Museum,” has grossed almost $210 million in the five weeks since its release. The 22-year-old Johansson, meanwhile, has already made a name for herself with...
...best known for his roles in such hits as “Meet the Parents” (2000), “Zoolander” (2001), and “Dodgeball” (2004)—movies in which he starred as a hapless fiancée, an ego-stricken supermodel, and a fat man turned fitness guru, respectively. His most recent film, “Night in the Museum,” has grossed almost $210 million in the five weeks since its release...
...Schwartz said that “the design school is a difficult place for woman designers to succeed.” Getting things done requires “force,” but “it’s damn unladylike to have an opinion to have an ego, it’s antithetical to get things done,” she said. “I’m a bit of a dancing bear...
Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will make their presidential intentions known in the next few weeks. They're probably running--but with greater reservations than you might imagine. These are serious, judicious people; neither has the untrammeled ego that enables some politicians to see past their own limitations. Obama knows he is inexperienced, and he knows that every wave eventually crashes--and that he'll need a second, more substantive act when, after his umpteenth visits to Iowa and New Hampshire, he is no longer a novelty. He has never experienced a tight, tooth-and-claw political marathon where...