Word: gorilla
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...made by Vice President Dick Cheney, once a bitter opponent of Marxist liberation movements in Africa, to the Soviet-educated, former communist President Jose Eduardo dos Santos of Angola. Generally, the Administration got a good reception. "We're realistic enough to be on the side of the 800-lb. gorilla rather than between the gorilla and Iraq," confessed a senior diplomat from one Council member nation. China and Russia, both with veto power in the Council, said Powell's speech had changed little, but neither is thought likely to nix a new resolution. "Russia," said a Foreign Ministry official...
...comix chapters by Paul Karasik (a former associate editor of "RAW" magazine and co-author of the graphic novel version of Paul Auster's "City of Glass") get as close to an explanation of David's inner life one can hope to. One clever chapter is narrated by Gorilla Watson, an "Adventures of Superman" bad guy who David refers to repeatedly. Gorilla explains that while everything outside David's head is splintered, "Inside it's as tidy and rich as Fort Knox." At the end, in a sad twist the final panel shows Gorilla behind bars with David, calling...
...criticized for not realizing its vision. It is actually a very decent album as far as children’s music goes. Though hardly reaching the transcendent heights of They Might Be Giants’ “No!” or the Schoolhouse Rock albums, Fine Animal Gorilla is about on par with any of the Sesame Street releases (and is certainly no more deceptive than claiming that Elmo can sing). Highlights of the album include “Even Gorillas Get the Blues,” a slow-burner that actually sets a bluesy mood quite nicely...
...from the perspective of Koko, declares “I’ve been thinking ‘bout wide open spaces/Where my friends and I can roll and play/Oh, Maui’s calling me.” The song refers to the Maui Ape Preserve that The Gorilla Foundation, led by Dr. Francine “Penny” Patterson, is hoping to build in Hawaii...
...Fine Animal Gorilla worth the $14 that it costs at www.koko.org? With the humanitarian cause and serious camp value factors added in, Koko has a lot going for her. Take it from Vaux: “It’s not quite as unintentionally campy as ‘Golden Throats’ or ‘The Shaggs’ or ‘Sketches of my Culture,’ but it could be good for toddlers or tormenting unwanted guests...