Word: feral
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...that big swig of Louisiana moonshine named Jerry Lee Lewis - stayed there when he became hot, and that is because, quite soon, he was not. (Marrying your 13-year-old cousin-once-removed will do that.) But it's Lewis who embodied - hell, embodies - so much of what was feral and profound about the new music. He knew its varied roots and how to tap them. As he announced at the conclusion of his belated, heroically defiant debut at the Grand Ole Opry in 1973: "Let me tell ya somethin' about Jerry Lee Lewis, ladies and gentlemen...
Barring a successful appeal, Skakel, now 41, will go to prison for the crime of the feral 15-year-old he once was. A last thread remains unresolved: Did he act alone, or did he have an accomplice? "I think it's unlikely he cleaned his mess up by himself," said Benedict after the trial. "That's about all I would venture to guess." Which goes to show there are some messes that will never be cleaned up and some secrets time will never tell...
...Jiang is not handsome. his broad chest, bold ears and feral demeanor is Ajax rather than Paris, more like Bogie than Grant. "He has a very common face," says Chinese novelist Wang Shuo, "but somehow his face has something that represents power." China's actress-of-the-moment Zhao Wei, who has acted with Jiang twice in the past six months, confides, "I don't like this kind of man. He's too strong." And, she says, he isn't pretty either. "Everybody's face looks like some animal," she jokes. "Jiang's looks like a gorilla...
...Japanese TV network, but Domo-kun has transcended those humble origins to become a cult icon among American hipsters. What's the appeal? With his vicious fangs and sad button eyes, Domo-kun is tough, yet vulnerable. Kind of like Harrison Ford, if Harrison Ford were a small, feral Teletubby. So far, Domo-kun dolls are a prized rarity Stateside, but you can catch his TV spots online at drew.corrupt.net/domo.html --By Lev Grossman
...Japanese TV network, but Domo-kun has transcended those humble origins to become a cult icon in Japan and America. What's the appeal? With his vicious fangs and sad button eyes, Domo-kun is tough, yet vulnerable. Kind of like Harrison Ford, if Harrison Ford were a small, feral Teletubby. Domo-kun dolls are growing in popular-ity in Japan and there have been several Domo-kun sightings in the U.S. You can catch the creature's TV spots online at drew.corrupt.net/domo.html....