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...past year, Johnson had been focusing on catching up to the favored O'Brien at the trials and beating him at the Olympics. "He trained like a maniac to beat Dan," says Johnson's coach, Terry Franson. Johnson's emotional response to O'Brien's inexplicable miss -- shock at first, and then a bear hug of support -- reflected Dave's conflicted feelings. On the one hand, O'Brien no longer stood between Johnson and the gold medal. On the other, the competition would somehow be diminished by his friendly rival's self- demolition...
Shadows and Fog is most obviously an exercise in style, a beautifully made tribute to the expressionistic cinema of 1920s Germany. It's all here: a homicidal maniac stalking the menacing night streets of a nameless, timeless city; a circus and a brothel populated by fringe figures who, naturally, are less hypocritical socially and sexually than the police, the church and the bourgeoisie; a score that features the music of Kurt Weill; lighting and a camera that pay homage to the whole Weimar school of cinematography...
...bloody purges of the Cultural Revolution -- "Mao's quarters sometimes swarmed with young women." The Great Helmsman staged nude water ballets in his swimming pool. "Art ensembles" and "dancing partners" were standing by wherever he went. One of Mao's doctors referred to him bluntly as "a sex maniac...
...life has been a living hell of violentnausea and terrifying nightmares ever since theawful day I ate a strange sandwich given to me bythat maniac Jeffrey Dahmer...
There seems to be only one advantage to Harvard's new book removal project: The wandering maniac who tears out the pages of Widener's books will spend most of his time off campus...