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...Lavin star. The Dresser (Steppenwolf Downstairs, Sept. 16-Nov. 14) John Mahoney as the egotistical actor in British playwright Ronald Harwood's comedy. The 500 Clown Frankenstein (Loop Theater, Oct. 15-Nov. 14) The company much of Chicago is talking about; a clutch of clowns reimagine Mary Shelley's monster number - humor at its darkest. 16 Grandmothers (Sept. 18), 16 Students (Oct. 10) and 16 Assholes (Nov. 7) The Rhino Fest at the Curious Theatre Branch features one-night stands based on (you guessed it) the number 16. Monty Python's Spamalot (Shubert Theatre, Dec. 21?Jan. 16) - Eric Idle...
...recent book on large predators, Monster of God (Norton; 2003), naturalist David Quammen is equally pessimistic: "The last wild, viable, free-ranging populations of big flesh eaters will disappear sometime around the middle of the next century." Quammen argues that as the world's population continues to rise, alpha predators will be squeezed...
...plow through the tropical heat, stewing in my silent rage. When I turn around there’s no signal, no wave, and no hesitation. That’s why I had to tailgate the Toyota, and all during the low-speed chase I thought about the monster I’ve become...
...have fun with those old games, but it was more of a detached, abstract sort of fun," Carmack says. "But when you take the exact same game play, put it in the first-person perspective, and you go around a corner, open up a door, and there's a monster, like, full-screen, right there, you saw people just go aggggghhh and jump back. That's something you never, ever could have done before." With Doom the monitor screen became a magic rabbit hole, and you fell down it, screaming...
...fund that assists new comix creators, the professional-looking 116-page, square bound, three-color book was priced to move at a mere $10. The quick-paced story involves a Spanish-speaking demon-hunter named Mario Roman, who, summoned by the prayers of a plagued town, battles a giant monster. Well above average for such genre material, Hiti's strong graphic style and Catholic themes make for an impressive debut. The other surprising discovery was also an oddly Catholic book. John Bagnall's "Don't Tread On My Rosaries," published by Kingly Books of Glasgow, Scotland, collects a group...