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...also includes plenty of sex, but the only violence is of the mind. Finally back in print after first appearing in 1993, the book chronicles Chelsea's relationship during his early twenties with "Minnie," a gawky-looking but charismatic would-be actress with deep insecurities and a hopeless commitment phobia. The character's various pairings in the pre-HIV world of the early '80s read like a soft-core black comedy...
...when David returns to New York and tries to get Minnie to join him. After teasing him along for a few months she finally arrives, but moves out within days because she decides she doesn't love him. The remainder of the book is a detailed portrait of a hopeless emotional dynamic between a needy doormat, a manipulative neurotic and the various ancillary lovers that get involved with them. "David Chelsea in Love" reads like a comical horror show, compelling you to keep turning pages while sucking wind through your teeth at each new development. Even if the story gets...
...desperate politician. At a time when operatives can become as famous as the candidates they work for, Cahill's is not a name you hear on the cable-and-best-seller circuit. But few can match her record for turning around campaigns that are just this side of hopeless. And she was one of the few people left in Washington who shared Kerry's belief that his luck hadn't run out. "She felt it was winnable," Kerry told TIME. "She distinctly felt that, as I did. But we knew we had to make some adjustments...
With no real plan and no real political or financial backing, Nader has set out on a hopeless personal crusade, an act that even Democratic candidate Al Sharpton, one of Nader’s strongest supporters in 2000, said portrays him an “egomaniac.” With the 2004 election looming, following him again—disorganized campaign, lagging funding, regurgitated platform and all—is a mistake only the most clueless or cynical voters could make...
...Nepal has some serious issues, but the situation is not hopeless. It is preposterous to consider the opinion of a constitutional monarch, who may not play any active role in mainstream politics, on how vital his responsibility is while sidelining the other major political players, such as the constitutionally elected representatives and the Maoists. Yes, we have been swindled by our political parties time and again, but like it or not, our hopes rest with them. Let's give our infant democracy some time to grow. If Japan and Germany could rise up from ashes, literally, so will we someday...