Word: egos
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...Bookended by a 40-ish Andy in the present day, the bulk of "The Death Ray" flashes back to the mid seventies when Andy attended high school and first found his powers. Like Spider-Man's alter ego Peter Parker, Andy's immediate family are all dead so he lives with an elderly relative, his grandpa, "Pappy." Unlike Peter Parker, though, he doesn't even have enough personality as a nerd to register with anyone except Louis, a whiny, hostile ego maniac ("Meeting me was the best thing that ever happened to you") with a shaggy, Prince Valiant-style...
...Reduction Company, which produced and sold high-purity oxygen, and which is still doing big business under the name AircoInc. During World War II, he served as an executive of the government?s War Production Board, which in months converted America?s peacetime economy to its mighty military alter ego...
...known as the Fire Bitch because of her ability to light on fire a surprising number of her body parts. Sami says she's not that good at the gig, except for the fire part, because she's too straight-talking to give the guys the doting, ego-stroking GFE--girlfriend experience--for which they spend the big money. Sami doesn't drink, likes dogs a lot and just bought a really nice house. Toward the end of our chat, she lets me touch her breast to feel the implant. I cannot figure out if this is an intimate form...
...SETUP Dexter is a forensic analyst with the Miami police department, specializing in the study of blood-spatter patterns. Dexter is also an emotionless serial murderer, driven by a remorseless alter ego he calls the Dark Passenger. He only kills people who deserve it--isn't that nice?--but when another serial killer starts preying on the citizens of Miami, Dexter hears the call of a kindred spirit. Or possibly some very unfriendly competition...
...meaning of life?' is quite high up,'' says Myers. He adds that pubs are a natural habitat for AQA users-much as they have been for Shazam, the popular two-year-old service that identifies the names and artists of songs. AQA has given rise to what Myers calls "ego texting,'' in which twentysomethings "look for fame" by showing off to their friends that AQA knows something about them. People can also check practical information such as train schedules and event listings, but AQA will only go so far on some subjects. It will not provide legal or financial advice...