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...months James Ostrowski, left, had a modest enough dream -- the gubernatorial nomination of New York's Libertarian Party. But last month something came between the Buffalo lawyer and his visions of matching wits with (or being ignored by) Mario Cuomo: a 900-lb., microphone-wielding gorilla named Howard Stern, who announced he was going after the party's nod. "I think I have a chance to win," said Ostrowski on the eve of the convention, held at the semicapacious Italian-American Community Center in Albany. "I feel Stern is using the party for his own purposes. I don't think...
...mysterious gorilla strolling in the Yard last week with the sign "Vote yes on U.C. Referendum" was an apt symbol of the the council's carefree (and careless) attitude toward democracy...
...emeralds? "Nyet," declared two of the Russians. The disagreement between the mine operators and bureaucrats might have been resolved by paying off both sides, but the foreigner's previous visit had aroused dangerous interest among the locals. A mafia group headed by a fearsome gangster nicknamed the Gorilla had got wind of the deal and was demanding a piece of any sale. The curiosity of the local KGB had also been piqued, and it too had no intention of permitting the emeralds to change hands without taking...
...stronger, smarter variety of human. From the neck down, Homo erectus, on average about 5 ft. 6 in. tall, was probably almost indistinguishable from a modern human. Above the neck -- well, these were still primitive humans. The skulls have flattened foreheads and prominent brow ridges like those of a gorilla or chimpanzee, and the jawbone shows no hint of anything resembling a chin. Braincases got bigger and bigger over the years, but at first an adult H. erectus probably had a brain no larger than that of a modern four-year-old. Anyone who has spent time with a four...
Stuffed animals have a way of warming thehearts of those who receive them: set yourrecipient's heart ablaze by buying out Calliope's(33 Brattle Street) entire collection of oversizedanimals: Kodiak bear ($300), Koko gorilla ($385)and Mickey Mouse ($150). What could one getfor$1,000 at Calliope? "Koko and a half" was thereply from the store manager...