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...fatal case of tuberculosis, and during his convalescence he developed a taste for literature and addictions?later kicked?to alcohol and morphine. His 1964 novel Last Exit drew critical praise for its realistic portrayal of doomed prostitutes, dejected transvestites and predatory ex-cons, and was also scorned for its graphic depictions of rape, beatings and drug abuse. (TIME called it a "dirty book.") The work was the subject of obscenity trials in the U.S. and Britain, although both cases were eventually thrown out. "I knew these people," he told the New York Times, describing his characters. "How can anybody look...
...weeks ago I discovered a rather “special” LiveJournal community of music fans. LiveJournal is an online network of bloggers who often write personal journal entries, do impressive graphic design and take mediocre digital photographs. Like all gatherings of real people on the internet, the site is prone to melodrama and inflated self-worth...
Moving towards the end, the letters “X” and “Z” provide some of the most obscure and amusing entries in the book. The X-Cage was a locked repository for particularly salacious and graphic works, formerly located in Widener but since moved to the Harvard Depository in Southborough...
After hours of confusion and conflicting reports, a crowd gathered in War Memorial Plaza to watch CNN on massive screens, and perhaps for a concession speech. They waited, soaked in the cold rain of November. “All of a sudden, the graphic on the screens just changed to Bush, President of the United States,” says O’Mary. “Everyone was crying, shouting. Nobody knew what was going...
...take with you on your next flight? Then how about these charming depictions of the story of Buddha? Osamu Tezuka (1928-89), a pioneer of the manga (Japanese comic book), added his own characters and stories to the life and times of the great spiritual leader, creating a graphic-novel epic...