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...tell the tale themselves. So a frisson of disappointment ran through London's literary circles last week when it was revealed that Me Cheeta,, the just-published memoirs of the chimpanzee who starred in 11 Tarzan movies from 1934 to 1948, is actually the work of a ghostwriter, James Lever. Even before the "autobiography" appeared to a string of rave reviews, expectations for Me Cheeta, had been primed when it was longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award. Whether Cheeta's (or indeed Lever's) name will be forced from the list we shall see. But the attention might hasten...
While I realized it would be disturbing (and so it was), I nonetheless read your article on Hirst, since I'd had the misfortune some months back of seeing in the flesh one of his grotesque works (a slaughterhouse on display to the public, really) at the base of Lever House, on the streets of Manhattan. Like Hirst, I'm amused by the affluent morons who feel compelled to throw their money at him for the monstrosities that his production lines seemingly roll out in copious quantities. Hirst himself appears to be a thoroughly tortured individual. He deserves that state...
...just because passions are running high as a result of the Iraq war or the economy's woes. It also has something to do with the fact that the actual voting for President starts this week, and a record number of Americans are expected to pull the lever long before...
...fact that he and John McCain believed the U.S. should do more in Iraq at a time when most of America - and nearly all of the Congressional Democrats - wanted to get out. Lieberman tried to use his credibility as a former standard-bearer for the other party as a lever to peel McCain free of the Bush legacy. After dozens of speeches last week in Denver evoking "Bush-McCain," Lieberman offered this: "Trust me: God only made one John McCain...
...show a close race for President, the Republican vs. Democrat numbers look bleak for McCain. To win, he will need as many as 1 out of 5 of his voters to be a ticket splitter: someone who will vote Democratic for the House and Senate but pull the lever for McCain before leaving the booth. McCain will get some of those votes for free in the South, but the rest he will have to earn...