Word: monkeyism
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...Ouija board in season four of the “Sopranos.” The music is meant to follow the lyrics’ lead: hence the thunder sounds when Eleanor is talk-singing about thunderstorms on “Ex-Guru,” and the monkey and cow noises in “The Old Hag is Sleeping” to indicate the rooster at dawn. Again, I once would have found this charming and imaginative. But the obscure lyrics rarely coalesce into a coherent narrative and the supporting noises only detract from the rather impressive hard rock...
...When Johnson turns his attention to a longer narrative his authorial gifts are still very much present, but their luster is dimmed.He remains extremely capable of crafting images that burn themselves into your imagination. His earliest are his best: A just-shipped-over seaman callously shoots a monkey, only to realize that the monkey, in its death throes, is crying. “Its breath came out in sobs, and tears welled out of its eyes when it blinked.” A new recruit’s first experience in ‘Nam: he lies in bed with...
...Dragons love ice cream, to cool their throats. Dragons love to chillllllll. Dragons love the Internet, and are so freaking good at it. Challenge them to find you a video of a monkey sniffing its butt and then passing out—in 10 seconds. See if they won’t get it for you. Challenge them...
...basics relaxation: cycling, cooking classes with local ingredients and impromptu arts-and-crafts sessions on the lawn. "A lot of families come here for the relaxed style and open space," says Siwanarak. Handily enough, the valley below is known for its gamut of child-friendly activities, from a monkey school to an orchid farm, go-karting track and, a little further north, the famous Elephant Nature Park sanctuary. For more details see www.proudphufah.com...
...Chinese zodiac symbols that adorned a palace water clock - was to have been a highlight of Sotheby's fall auctions in Hong Kong next week. But bitter memories were aroused from the moment its inclusion in the bidding became public. In 2000, ox, monkey and tiger heads from the same water clock surfaced in Hong Kong auctions, sales that were denounced by China's State Bureau of Cultural Relics. "It's ridiculous that they brought them back to a part of China to be sold," says Tsang Kin-shing, a Hong Kong district councilor who helped organize public protests against...